Media advisory - Unveiling of the AFNQL action plan on racism and discrimination towards First Nations in Quebec Français

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Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador

Sep 28, 2020, 07:00 ET

WENDAKE, QC, Sept. 28, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - The Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL), Ghislain Picard, invites media representatives to a virtual press conference during which the AFNQL Action on Racism and Discrimination towards First Nations in Quebec will be presented.

EVENT :

Unveiling of the AFNQL Action on Racism and Discrimination towards First Nations in Quebec


WHO:
  • Mr. Ghislain Picard, Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Québec-Labrador
  • Ms. Verna Polson, Grand Chief of the Council of the Algonquin Anishnabeg Nation and spokesperson for the AFNQL Council of Elected Women
  • Ms. Adrienne Jérôme, Chief of Lac Simon First Nation and spokesperson for the AFNQL Council of Elected Women
  • Mr. Pierre Corbeil, Mayor of Val d'Or
  • Ms. Noémie Veilleux, Vice-President of the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec
  • Representative of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Youth Network

DATE :

Tuesday, September 29, 2020


TIME :

10:00 AM


CONNECTION :

Virtual press conference


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FRENCH: https://produceredition.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1377375&tp_key=943455d0f0

NOTE: In order to comply with COVID-19 pandemic health guidelines and to avoid the risk of spreading the virus, the press conference will be offered exclusively in virtual format. Journalists who wish to attend the press conference and ask questions to the speakers are requested to ask their questions on the virtual platform. Individual interviews will then be possible upon request, either by telephone, video conference or in a studio in Montreal.

About the AFNQL
The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is the regional political organization that brings together 43 First Nations Chiefs in Quebec and Labrador. Follow the AFNQL on Twitter @APNQL.

SOURCE Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador

Alain Garon, Communications Advisor, Cellular: 418-254-4620, [email protected]

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Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador

The Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador is the political organization regrouping 43 Chiefs of the First Nations in Quebec and Labrador. Follow us on Twitter...