Media Advisory RE: Remembrance Day Centenary
Kingston City Hall as viewed from the southeast (Wikipedia)
June 22nd, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PeaceQuest to Announce Major Kingston Remembrance Day 2018 Events
(Kingston, ON) Members of PeaceQuest will announce a series of special events, including an international visiting guest, to be held in Kingston to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War in November 2018. The events will attract people from across Southern Ontario and Quebec, who will join with Kingston residents in discussing the significance of the Remembrance Day Centenary, and how Canada can contribute to global peace-building.
PeaceQuest is a non-profit, non-denominational, and non-partisan organization based in Kingston. It supports and facilitates peace-building initiatives across Canada. It was founded in 2012 to commemorate World War One by organizing events that emphasize peace — a value that, its members believe, Canadians cherish. http://www.peacequest.ca
What: Announcement of special events on the Centenary of the end of the First World War
Who: Jeff McLaren, Kingston City Council
Jamie Swift, PeaceQuest co-founder and author of The Vimy Trap
Ann Boniferro, co-chair of PeaceQuest
Musical performance by PeaceSong
Where: Kingston City Hall, sidewalk near front entrance
216 Ontario St, Kingston, ON
When: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
10:30-10:45 AM
Contact: Jamie Swift
- jswift6@sympatico.ca
- 613 583 8292
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