On behalf of Dialog Foundation, it is my pleasure to invite you and your company to 7th Annual Intercultural Friendship & Dialogue dinner. The main theme of this year will be ‘Québec , One Big Family’ and the keynote will be delivered by Dr. Jack Jedwab, Executive Director, Association for Canadian Studies. The reception and dinner will respectively take place at 18:00 and 18:30 at Centre Mont-Royal, (2200 Mansfield Street, 
Montreal) on November 25th, 2010, Thursday.

Master of Ceremony:
Bernard St-Laurent
Host of Radio Noon, CBC Radio One

Keynote: Dr. Jack Jedwab, Executive Director, Association for Canadian Studies

Some participants and Remarks by:
Dr. Judith Woodsworth, President and Vice-Chancellor, Concordia University
Debra Arbec, news anchor, CTV Montreal
Dr. Bernard Patry, Member of Parliament, Liberal Party
Frantz Benjamin, Conseiller de la ville, Ville de Montréal
Laura-Julie Perreault, Journaliste, La Presse
Ginette  Bergogne, Directrice générale, Cercle canadien de Montréal
Marcel Tremblay, juge de la citoyenneté, Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada juge de la citoyenneté
Jean-François  Roussel, Vice-doyen, UdeM, Faculté de théologie et de sciences des religions

Organizer: DIALOG FOUNDATION (IDI Montreal) www.dialogfoundation.ca
Place : Centre Mont Royal, Montreal
November 25, 2010 Thursday
Reception: 18:00 – 18:30    Program & Dinner: 18:30 – 21:00

Master of Ceremony: Bernard St-Laurent
Host of Radio Noon, CBC Radio One

Keynote: Dr. Jack Jedwab, Executive Director, Association for Canadian Studies

Message from Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Message from Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Immigration
By Agop Evereklian, Candidate, Conservative Party
Message from Mayor Gerald Tremblay
By Frantz Benjamin, Conseiller de la ville, Ville de Montréal

Remarks by:
Dr. Judith Woodsworth, President and Vice-Chancellor, Concordia University
Debra Arbec, News Anchor,CTV Montreal
Mme. Ginette Bergogne, Directrice générale, Cercle canadien de Montréal
Prof. Satoshi Ikeda, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University
Mrs. Lise Zarac, MP, Liberal Party (to be confirmed)
Dr. Bernard Patry, MP, Liberal Party

Videos:
Dialog Foundation Intro Video
Intercultural Trip to Turkey
“Quebec one big family” short video

Presentations:
KIDS PEACE CHOIR – Bialik High School
Turkish Water Art “Marbling” by Hulya Arslan

TURKISH Live MUSIC

Participants:
Representatives from different areas (Education, Media, Religion, cultural community, Politician, NGO, Governmental organization)

Family Picture & Closing

This program is organized by Dialog Foundation (IDI Montreal) and by invitation only. Free admission

Dialog Foundation (www.dialogfoundation.ca) was established by Turkish Community in 2003 as a non-profit organization with a mission of cultural tolerance and collaboration. The foundation is exclusively open to all regardless of one’s cultural and religious roots. It works toward global peace, cultural harmony, and love for others
–
Fehmi Kala