March 21, 2017 – Toronto: Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) celebratesInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This is animportant day to consider the implications of racism and bigotry in Canada andaround the world.

 "Itis quite disconcerting that 72 years after the Holocaust when six millionJewish people were murdered, that antisemitism and racism in general wouldcontinue plaguing our planet.  For this reason, FSWC works to promotetolerance, justice and human rights for everyone" said FSWC President andCEO, Avi Benlolo.

Today,FSWC will educate 530 school children from Ottawa to Woodbridge through ouraward winning Tour for Humanity and workshop programming.  We encouragegovernment and communities at large to double their effort to counter hate anddiscrimination. 

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Media Contact

AtaraCadesky 

CommunicationsAssociate  

416.864.9735x 30 / acadesky@fswc.ca

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Friends of SimonWiesenthal Center (FSWC) is a leading Canadian non-profit human rightsfoundation directly representing over 30,000 members. FSWC is committed tocountering racism and antisemitism and to promoting the principles oftolerance, social justice and Canadian democratic values through advocacy andeducational programs including workshops, Freedom Day, the Spirit of HopeBenefit, Tools for Tolerance and the widely acclaimed new Tour forHumanity. FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, aninternational Jewish human rights organization headquartered in LosAngeles, which has won two Academy Awards, has built two Museumsof Tolerance (with a third being built in Jerusalem) and is an NGO at theUnited Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the LatinAmerican Parliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca