TOWN HALL INVITATION
For Immediate Release: September 28, 2011
MEDIA ADVISORY
AIAI TO HOST PROVINCIAL ELECTION TOWN HALL AT FRIENDSHIP CENTRE
London, ON– In an effort to foster wider public awareness and knowledge of First Nation issues as Ontario heads to the polls, the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) will host a town hall with London area party candidates and First Nation citizens. The party representatives are:
- New Democratic Party, Jeff Buchanan, candidate
- Ontario Liberal Party, Chris Bentley, MPP
- Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, TBA
- Green Party of Ontario, Kevin Labonte, candidate.
Candidates for London will be asked to share their parties’ visions for working with First Nations for the benefit of all Ontarians. This event will be a moderated Q and A-style discussion and will be streamed live via Nation Talk. First Nations citizens, their leadership, media, and the public are cordially invited to attend.
DATE: Monday, October 3, 2011
TIME: 7:00 to 9:00PM
LOCATION: N’Amerind Friendship Centre
260 Colborne Street
London, Ontario
AIAI is mandated as a political territorial organization to defend and enhance the Aboriginal and Treaty rights of its eight member First Nations. Their website may be visited at www.aiai.on.ca .
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For more information, please contact: John Jones, Communications Coordinator - AIAI at 519-434-2761 or jjones@aiai.on.ca .
