NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS & DISTRICT MULTICULTURAL CENTRE
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After inducting three members in its inaugural year, nominations are once again open for the Timmins Human Rights Wall of Fame.
This year, selected individuals will be inducted to the Wall of Fame at the 2nd annual Evening of Applause on March 30 in the École Secondaire Catholique Thériault Auditorium.
The event is in conjunction with the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination for Racial Discrimination which takes place around the world on March 21 each year.
This will be the second year for this project to be celebrated in Timmins.
The event is organized by a planning committee representing the Université de Hearst, Collège Boréal, District School Board Ontario North East, Conseil Scolaire Public du nord-est de l'Ontario, Northeastern Catholic District School Board, Conseil Scolaire Catholique de District des Grandes-Rivières, Northern College, Timmins Local Immigration Partnership, Timmins & District Multicultural Centre, Algoma University and the City of Timmins.
The selection committee is seeking nominations for people who have shown leadership in human rights or anti-racism activities locally, regionally, nationally or internationally.
Award winners are honoured along with Students Who Make a Difference from all grade levels and inclusive (anti-racism) poster contest winners from all local schools.
Photos of inducted members of the Human Rights Wall of Fame will be displayed near the main entrance to the Timmins Public Library/ CHMA Building, which has been generously sponsored by the City of Timmins.
Nominations should be submitted using the nomination form that follows and should contain as much information as possible.
The nomination forms are also available in the Timmins & District Multicultural Centre office.
Please bring nomination forms to Melanie-Lynn Lafreniere, Communication and Event Intern, at the Timmins & District Multicultural Centre, 119 Pine St. S., Unit 10, Timmins, ON P4N2K3 or by email to [email protected].
The deadline for nominations is February 26, 2016.
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