MONTREAL, Sept. 2 /CNW Telbec/ -WHEN: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 at 11 a.m. ET
WHERE: Place des Arts Esplanade
Montreal, Quebec
WHAT: PhotoSensitive's Cancer Connections debut in Quebec will take
place in Montreal on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 and
continue on display through to Sunday, September 28, 2008.
This free and public traveling photography exhibition of (as
to date) over 360 black and white images as to date -
including 50 from Quebec - showcases the many ways cancer
affects the lives of countless Canadians. It features the work
of professional and amateur photographers from across Canada
who have been touched by cancer and were inspired to document
it.
WHO: Speakers will include:
- His Worship Gerald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal
- Louise Labrie, President of the Board, Canadian Cancer
Society, Quebec Division
- Andrew Stawicki, PhotoSensitive co-founder & award-winning
photographer
The event emcee is actress Mireille Deyglun.
Several Cancer Connections' photographers and their photo
subjects will attend the event and be available for media
interviews.
PhotoSensitive, a non-profit , national collective of
photographers, has partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society
to bring the Cancer Connections exhibition to major centres in
each province through to 2010. Chase Canada is the presenting
sponsor of the exhibition.All photos in the Cancer Connections exhibition also can be viewed on
www.photosensitive.com/cc.
About PhotoSensitive
PhotoSensitive is a non-profit, national collective of photographers that
harnesses the power of the camera to contribute to dialogue and impact on
important issues of the day. For the past 18 years, the sum of these visions
has provided compelling social comments on issues such as AIDS, child poverty,
hospital care, health, racism, injustice, literacy among First Nations
peoples, and the aftermath of the tsunami disaster, to name a few. Cancer
Connections is its most ambitious project to date. Utilizing photographers
across Canada to photograph issues that impact the well-being of Canadians,
PhotoSensitive uses the camera to tell a story, spur viewers to action and
change the world, one photo at a time.
About Canadian Cancer Society
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national community-based organization of
volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of
the quality of life of people living with cancer. When you want to know more
about cancer visit our website at www.cancer.ca or call our toll-free,
bilingual Cancer Information Service at 1 888 939-3333.
About Chase Canada
Since 1965, JPMorgan Chase has provided Corporate and Investment Banking
products and services to the Canadian market under the JPMorgan brand. In
2005, the company expanded and became the credit card issuer of the Sears
MasterCard and Sears Card in Canada. Now, the company also offers the Marriott
Rewards Platinum Visa Card and the Chase Gold MasterCard under the Chase
brand. JPMorgan Chase employs more than 1,600 Canadians in its offices in
Surrey, B.C., Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario.
For further information: Media RSVP, Interview Requests & Additional
Information, contact: PhotoSensitive Cancer Connections: Valérie Gonzalo,
(514) 626-6976, gonzalo@videtron.ca; Johanne Carrier, (514) 591-0502 or (514)
751-9983 (pag), jccom@videotron.net; Jennifer Lynn, (416) 759-9863,
jennifer@lynncomm.ca; Canadian Cancer Society, Quebec Division: André
Beaulieu, Senior Consultant PR, (514) 393-3444, abeaulieu@quebec.cancer
