I spent my Remembrance Day checking out the Holodomor Exhibit at the North York Civic Centre. Here are some photos:
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Ukrainian news round-up – Nov 11, 2008
- Eight heads of state are expected to attend an international forum on the Holodomor, Presidents of the Baltic States, Poland and Georgia have officially announced they will be attending, and confirmations were still to be received from two European countries.
- Yulia Tymoshenko said on Monday her government was working on a gas supply agreement with Russia that would keep the price at the current level.
- I can’t believe my eyes! The Washington Times gets it right in Ukraine-Russian relations.
- The main militant group in Nigeria’s oil region said it freed a Ukrainian and three Nigerian hostages, while still holding two British nationals.
- The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is scheduled to perform traditional Persian music pieces in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
- After complaints to the city Buildings Department, and concern from the Urkainian (oh c’mon NY Times you have spellcheck) Ukrainian community in the East Village, Cooper Union removed a giant banner with a reproduction of a Picasso drawing of Jospeh Stalin. Some of the kudos must go to Cyber Cossack who raised the issue immediately. In another unbelievable moment, the article gets Holodomor issues right including Duranty denial
Yarmarok 2008 at St. Mary’s in Mississauga
This post was for 2008, we have details for the 2009 event!
I made an impromptu visit to the Yarmarok (Ukrainian Bazaar) at St. Mary’s Dormition of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mississauga, Ontario today. The place was packed and everyone was enjoying themselves with great entertainment, food and culture on hand. I only had my camera phone to take pictures and while the basement lighting didn’t help, but here’s what I snapped:
As a consolation, here are also pictures from last year’s event.
Holodomor Exhibit at North York Civic Centre starting tomorrow
From the League of Ukrainian Canadians:
Media Advisory: Holodomor Exhibit at the North York Civic Centre
The exhibit, which is sponsored by the League of Ukrainian Canadians and League of Ukrainian Canadian Women, will be on display at the North York Civic Centre from 7:30am on Nov 10 to 3:00pm on Nov 23, 2008.
This year, Ukrainians worldwide are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33, in which as many as 10 million Ukrainians, almost half of them children, perished through forced starvation.
In Canada, the Ukrainian Canadian community began to mark the 75th anniversary by displaying the exhibit Holodomor: Genocide by Famine at Toronto City Hall in April of this year, and by sponsoring the journey throughout Canada of the International Remembrance Flame.
The exhibit Holodomor: Genocide by Famine was produced by the League of Ukrainian Canadians in cooperation with the Kyiv Memorial Society in Ukraine.
The exhibit includes 101 panels ranging from opposition to collectivization; to why the genocide was organized; to how the genocide was organized, including the blacklisting of villages, ban on travel, and export abroad; to why the Holodomor was indeed a genocide. On behalf of the League of Ukrainian Canadians and our partner the League of Ukrainian Canadian Women, we invite you to view our most revealing exhibit on the Holodomor.
For further information regarding the exhibit, please contact us at 416-516-8223 or luc@lucorg.com. Please visit our website www.lucorg.com for information on Holodomor recognition in Ontario, as well as for our teacher package on the Holodomor.
In addition, please visit the website www.holodomoreducation.org for information on the distribution of our exhibit worldwide.
North York Civic Centre
5100 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M2N 5V7
On the west side of Yonge Street, five blocks north of Sheppard Avenue
Public Transit: subway to North York Centre Station
Congratulations Alberta! Holodomor Day Bill passed!
First it was Manitoba, then Saskatchewan and then the whole country, but now Alberta has followed suit and approved Bill 37 last Tuesday to proclaim the 4th Saturday in November to be ‘Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day’ in the province. Only twice in Alberta’s history has a bill moved through all three stages in a single day! The bill then finally reached Royal Assent to officially become law, active immediately. You can download the bill here (PDF). This couldn’t have been done without the bill’s sponsor, Conservative and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gene Zwozdesky, as well as Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach.