Julia Gillard, GPE Board Chair, Alice P. Albright, GPE CEO, & The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau join Sam Roberts in Ottawa
Ottawa, ON May 29, 2017 - Today, international advocacy organization Global Citizen announced Global Citizen Unplugged, an event to call for Canada to support education on the fringes of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Board Meeting in Ottawa.
Among those in attendance at the event on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at the Chateau Laurier, will be Julia Gillard, Board Chair of GPE and former Prime Minister of Australia, Alice P. Albright, CEO of GPE, and The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau , Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, for an evening of music and advocacy. Global Citizen Unplugged will feature an intimate acoustic set by Sam Roberts.
Displaying public engagement and support for education around the Global Partnership for Education’s Board Meeting in Ottawa is a critical step in securing broader support and engagement from the Government. The event will provide an advocacy moment that will reach those who would not typically be engaged in the topic of education. One of the key causes Global Citizen supports is global education, and the replenishment for GPE, which will require an unprecedented surge in global funding.
Global Citizen Unplugged serves as a follow up to a Global Citizen-hosted event in February, where Julia Gillard met with local civil society organizations, Emily Haines, and members of parliament to discuss Canada’s role in achieving global education for all.
WHO:
The Honourable Julia Gillard, Board Chair of GPE and former Prime Minister of Australia
Alice P. Albright, CEO of the Global Partnership for Education
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development & La Francophonie
Nesmy Manigat, Advisor in Education, Office of Prime Minister, Haiti
Sam Roberts, Juno Award-winning Canadian Artist
Patrick Langlois, iHeart Radio Host
WHAT:
Global Citizen Unplugged - an event to call for Canada to support education on the fringes of the Global Partnership for Education’s Board Meeting in Ottawa. Despite encouraging progress made since 2000, 263 million children and adolescents are out of school, including 130 million girls who are still more likely than boys to never enroll in school.
WHERE:
Fairmont Château Laurier - The Drawing Room
1 Rideau St, Ottawa
WHEN:
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Media arrivals begin at 6:45 PM
Reception begins at 7:00 PM
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Chelsey Smith, Global Citizen, Chelsey.smith@globalcitizen.org, 778-977-6811
Jason Lee, Global Citizen, lee@sunshinesachs.com, 646-574-5327
Katia Gianneschi, Global Partnership for Education, Katia.Gianneschi@gmail.com, 613-614-9740
*Space is limited and media must RSVP to attend.
**Interviews on the step and repeat may be accommodated upon request.
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About Global Citizen
Global Citizen is a social action platform, for the global generation that wants to solve the world’s biggest challenges, where you can learn about issues, take action on what matters most and join a community committed to social change. Global Citizen believes extreme poverty can be ended by 2030, because of the collective actions of global citizens across the world. In 2016, Global Citizen brought the movement and action-based model to Canada and India for the first time. Over the last six years, more than eight million Global Citizens around the world took over ten million actions to solve the world’s biggest challenges, set to affect the lives of over 1 billion people.
About The Global Partnership for Education
The Global Partnership for Education works with more than 60 developing countries to ensure that every child receives a quality education, prioritizing the poorest, the most vulnerable and those living in countries affected by fragility and conflict. GPE mobilizes financing for education and supports developing countries to build effective education systems founded on evidence-based planning and policies.