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Muslim and Christian students challenge MPs to address UN Millennium Development Goals

January 10, 2011

TORONTO, ON – Mus­lim, Chris­t­ian and Jew­ish stu­dents will call on Mem­bers of Par­lia­ment to step up Canada’s com­mit­ment to the Unit­ed Nations Mil­len­ni­um Devel­op­ment Goals at a din­ner on Tues­day, Jan­u­ary 11, 2010.

Reach­ing across reli­gious dif­fer­ences, stu­dents at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to demon­strate that reli­gions can work togeth­er for good as they address issues of pover­ty, peace, and the envi­ron­ment. Stu­dents will present their col­lab­o­ra­tive work in advanc­ing the UN Mil­len­ni­um Devel­op­ment Goals to MPs Bon­nie Crom­bie, Andrew Kania, and Rob Oliphant.

EVENT DETAILS

WHAT: Recep­tion and Din­ner with Mus­lim & Chris­t­ian Stu­dents and MPs
Re: UN Mil­len­ni­um Devel­op­ment Goals

When: 6 p.m., Tues­day, Jan­u­ary 11, 2010

Where: Mul­ti-Faith Cen­tre, 569 Spad­i­na Ave, Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to

For more infor­ma­tion, please con­tact:

Richard Cham­bers
416–946-3119
richard.chambers@utoronto.ca

April Kemick
Media Rela­tions Offi­cer
Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to
416–978-5949
april.kemick@utoronto.ca