Media Invitation - The Fondation Jasmin Roy in conjunction with the Ministère de l'Éducation, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche and the Peace Grantmakers Network presents

MONTREAL, May 28, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ -We have the great pleasure to invite you to launch the project The Grandes Rencontres: to create a positive and welcoming school climate. This training program will visit the 17 Quebec administrative regions over a period of three years. We are devoted to the struggle against violence and bullying and together provide school system stakeholders with training such as conferences and workshops during the Grandes Rencontres held in each of these regions.

What:	Announcement of a province-wide project against bullying and violence in schools
When:	Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 11 am
Where:	École des métiers de la restauration et du tourisme de Montréal 1822 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal H3A 1J8

Who:

• Jasmin Roy, president of the Jasmin Roy Foundation
• Sophie Desmarais, godmother of the Jasmin Roy Foundation
• Emilia Bierre, actress and spokesperson of the Jasmin Roy Foundation
• Marcia Wetherup, member of the board of the Peace Grantmakers Network and head of the working committee "Bullying Prevention"
• Richard Thibault, vice president of the Federation of Quebec school boards
• Louise Chabot, president of the Centrale des syndicats du Québec
• Catherine Harel-Bourdon, president of the Montreal School Board
• Allan Lombard Quebec Provincial Association of teachers
• Representative PREVNet

SOURCE Fondation Jasmin Roy

Image with caption: "Jasmin Roy, président et Émilie Bierre, porte-parole de la Fondation Jasmin Roy (CNW Group/Fondation Jasmin Roy)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20150528_C2951_PHOTO_EN_17186.jpg

Image with caption: "Sophie Désmarais, marraine de la Fondation Jasmin Roy et Jasmin Roy, président de la Fondation Jasmin Roy (CNW Group/Fondation Jasmin Roy)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20150528_C2951_PHOTO_EN_17187.jpg

Image with caption: "Jasmin Roy, président Fondation Jasmin Roy (CNW Group/Fondation Jasmin Roy)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20150528_C2951_PHOTO_EN_17188.jpg

Mylène Isabelle, Project Manager, The Grandes Rencontres, Jasmin Roy Foundation, Cell: 514.816.3844