Media Advisory - KAIROS Comes to Parliament Hill

Church Leaders Hold Press Conference

OTTAWA , Dec. 7 /CNW/ - Church and NGO Leaders will hold a press conference on Parliament Hill to address the unprecedented decision of International Cooperation Minister, Bev Oda , to cut all funding to the human rights program of KAIROS, an ecumenical organization comprised of 11 churches and faith-based organizations in Canada , representing millions of Canadians.

    
    Press Conference Details:

    When:           Tuesday, December 8, 2009

    Time:           10:00 am

    Where:          Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block
                    Parliament Hill

    Participants:   Archbishop Roger Ebacher, Archdiocese of Gatineau-Hull

                    Bishop Philip Poole, Area Bishop for York-Credit Valley,
                    Anglican Diocese of Toronto

                    Deborah Kitumaini, widow of Pascal Kabungulu, former
                    Executive Secretary of Les héritiers de la justice (The
                    Heirs of Justice), a KAIROS-CIDA partner in the
                    Democratic Republic of the Congo

                    Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International
                    Canada

                    Gerry Barr, President, the Canadian Council for
                    International Co-operation (CCIC)

                    Mary Corkery, Executive Director, KAIROS
    

For further information: Adiat Junaid, Communications Program Coordinator, KAIROS, Cell: [phone], Office: [phone], ext. 223, E-mail: [email protected]