ACTION ALERT: June 15 - Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care

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Join us for a National Day of Action on June 15th, 2015

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Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care invites you to join us on June 15th for the third National Day of Action. It is an opportunity to show the Federal Government that Canadians will stand up for the most vulnerable among us.

Please see below for a list of participating cities and please check back frequently for more details as well as contact information for an event in your city.

National Day of Action events (all times local):

Vancouver – Noon; rally in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board office at Library Square, 300 West Georgia; contact: docs4refugeebc@gmail.com

Victoria – Noon; rally corner of Government and Warf Street; contact: reachrefugeehealthcare@gmail.com

Edmonton – Noon; University of Alberta Hospital in the foyer of Bernard Snell Hall; Contact: bamohame@ualberta.ca

Calgary – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm; Information booth in Marlborough Mall; contact: calgaryrefugeehealth@yahoo.ca

Saskatoon – Noon; St. Andrew’s College Library, 1121 College Drive; contact: Mahli.brindamour@gmail.com

Moose Jaw – details to be confirmed

Winnipeg – 11 am; in front of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights; contact: mbdocs4refugees@mymts.net

London – Noon; rally at Victoria Park, northwest side near Central and Richmond; contact: london4refugeecare@gmail.com

Kitchener – Noon; rally in front of City Hall, 200 King Street West; contact: kwrefugeehc@gmail.com

Guelph – 1:00 pm; media event in front of Guelph Community Health Centre, 176 Wyndham Street North; contact: lhasulo@guelphchc.ca

Hamilton – 1:00 pm; rally in front of the regional Citizenship and Immigration office, 55 Bay Street North; contact: hamiltonnoifhcuts@gmail.com

Mississauga – Noon, in front of Mississauga City Hall; contact: mississauga4refugeehc@gmail.com

Brampton – Noon, in front of the Brampton Public Library, Lester B Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Drive, contact: lbanerjee@rogers.com

Markham – Noon, in front of the Markham Civic Centre; Contact: Markham4refugeecare@gmail.com

Toronto – Noon; rally in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board, 74 Victoria Street; contact: docs4refugeehc@gmail.com

Kingston – 11 am, Springer Market Square, Kingston, contact: jmccall@qmed.ca

Ottawa – Noon; rally on Parliament Hill; contact: ottrefugeehc@gmail.com

Montreal – Noon; Place de la Gare Jean-Talon (métro Parc), Coin Hutchison et Jean-Talon; contact: juan.chirgwin@mcgill.ca

Halifax –Noon ; in the Tupper Courtyard, located between the Tupper Building (on College street) and the Clinical Research Centre (5849 University Avenue); contact: halifaxrefugeeclinic@gmail.com

St. John’s – Noon; information booth in the lobby of the Faculty of Medicine,Memorial University; contact: Kate.Duff@med.mun.ca

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For more information and for media inquiries please contact: Christopher Holcroft at chris_holcroft@yahoo.com/ 416-996-0767