Ukraine Remembers – The World Acknowledges Victims of the Holodomor

“20 survivors of the Holodomor Famine of 1932-33 bear witness”

The Ukrainian Canadian Community of Oshawa & Durham Region will commemorate the 75^th anniversary of the Holodomor Artificial Famine in Ukraine 1932-1933, with several events organized by the regional Holodomor Committee.

Oshawa McLaughlin Library Exhibit: October 10^th –18^th

Guests of Honour: Durham Region Holodomor Survivors

The exhibit, Holodomor:Genocide by Famine, produced by the League of Ukrainian Canadians in cooperation with the Kyiv Memorial Society in Ukraine, will be on display in the Oshawa McLaughlin Public Library commencing Friday, Oct. 10^th until Saturday, Oct. 18^th, inclusive. The Opening Ceremony is on Friday, Oct. 10 at 1:00 pm in McLaughlin Library. This 101 panel exhibit documents why and how the genocide was organised and includes evidence of resistance to farm collectivisation, denials, cover-ups, protests, appeals for assistance and thwarted attempts at relief.  Also on display will be commemorative art by noted Ukrainian artist Olexander Wlasenko.

Film Documentary Night: Wednesday, October 15, Odesa Hall, 31 Bloor St. East (Oshawa) at 7 pm.

Braty (“Brothers”) - this film focuses on Western Ukraine’s attempt at famine relief. The film is in Ukrainian.

Holodomor: Technology of Genocide - this documentary, produced in 2005 by the National TV Network of Ukraine highlights the government “machinery” of the Holodomor. The film is in English. 

Memorial Service: Saturday, October 18, Memorial Park, at Simcoe and Metcalfe Streets (Oshawa at 2 pm.

The week-long awareness raising exhibit in the McLaughlin Library will culminate in a memorial service including a Panachyda at Memorial Park. The Consul General of Ukraine in Toronto, Oleksandr Danyleiko, will be in attendance as an honoured guest and keynote speaker. Holodomor survivors will initiate a candlelight vigil which will be followed by a brief procession to the library to view the exhibit on its final day of display. 

These Holodomor commemorative events are under the honorary patronage of:

Archbishop Yurij, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, Toronto and the Eastern Diocese  Bishop Stephan Chmilar, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada

Oleksandr Danyleiko, Consul General of Ukraine in Toronto