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Media Advisory: Ottawa Inter-faith community to speak out against Islamophobic speech at public institutions
Monday, February 04, 2013 3:55 pm
Media Advisory: Ottawa Inter-faith community to speak out against Islamophobic speech at public institutions
News Conference Tonight at 6 p.m., Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch
- For Immediate Release –
(Ottawa – February 4, 2013) The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN), a national Muslim civil liberties organization, will be joined by members of Ottawa’s various faith communities to speak out against the legitimization of Islamophobia at public institutions.
Canadians across the country have written to voice their concerns about a scheduled appearance tonight of an anti-Muslim campaigner, Gavin Boby, who has been invited to speak at the Ottawa Public Library’s Main Branch by an organization called ACT! For Canada. Boby is a UK-based activist lawyer who works to prevent mosques from being built in communities.
See: Daily Mail UK – ‘Mosque buster’ says he can stop the ‘tide of Islam’
Several members of Ottawa’s faith communities will speak about the issue at a news conference just before Mr. Boby is scheduled to speak.
What: Inter-faith Community News Conference
Where: Outside of the Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe Street
When: 6:00 p.m.
Who:
The Reverend Dr. Meg Illman-White, Minister, Southminster United Church;
Diana Ralph, Independent Jewish Voices, 613-321-2765;
Colin Stuart, Quaker Community, 613-565-6608, 613-290-6609;
Imam Samy Metwally, Ottawa Muslim Association
CAIR-CAN is a national, non-profit, grassroots organization striving to be a leading voice that enriches Canadian society through Muslim civic engagement and the promotion of human rights.
CONTACT:
Ihsaan Gardee, CAIR-CAN Executive Director, 613.254.9704; 613.853.4111
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