On October 3, 2018, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation that officially “recognizes” that the Holodomor is genocide.
Among the 5 concluding statements of the resolution, it is stated that the Senate:
Members of the Ukrainian American Community of Greater Hartford CT participated in the Holodomor Candle of Remembrance on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Ukrainian National Home of Hartford to honor the victims of Holodomor on the 85th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Holodomor Famine Genocide. The Connecticut Holodomor Awareness Committee will sponsor a Holodomor Memorial exhibit at the Connecticut State Capitol Legislative Offices from Thursday, November 1, 2018 through Friday, November 30, 2018. Photo by Christina Iwanik.Read More
TORONTO, CA | September 27, 2018 | 7:30pm, UNF Hall at 145 Evans Avenue – Please join us in celebrating the premier launch of the new and comprehensive teaching resource Holodomor in Ukraine, the Genocidal Famine 1932-1933: Learning Materials for Teachers and Students by Valentina Kuryliw, Director of Education for the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium. A real milestone in Holodomor education, this long-awaited resource offers plenty of prime new learning materials for students.Read More
Please take a look at this truly unique project about Ukraine’s Maidan. The producer is Joseph Sywenkyj, a resident of Kyiv and Connecticut native whom many of us know for his major photojournalism projects – from Chernobyl survivors to the wounded soldiers of the current war in Ukraine. He was awarded the very prestigious W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography in 2014.Read More
On Thursday, 20 September 2018, the Ukrainian Institute of America and the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation will be unveiling a multilingual plaque (English, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Yiddish) honouring Dr Raphael Lemkin, the “father of the UN Genocide Convention,” specifically in reference to the speech he gave in New York City (20 September 1953) acknowledging the famine of 1932-33 as a Soviet genocide. Please RSVP to attend.Read More
Dear Friends of Ukraine,
The U.S. Congress returns after the Labor Day weekend following their August recess. The next several weeks are a good opportunity to contact your Senators and Representatives to support the Holodomor resolutions. Congress will recess once again in October to continue their campaigning for the November elections. Please note it is important to register to vote and participate in the electoral process. Read More
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