UCC Announces National Holodomor Awareness Week

November 19 - 25, 2012

Canadians prepare to mark 79th anniversary of Ukrainian famine genocide

Ottawa - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) is launching the fifth annual National Holodomor Awareness Week November 19-25, 2012. The goal is, annually, to unite the Ukrainian community and all Canadians in remembering the victims and raising awareness of this genocide.

International Holodomor Memorial Day will be observed on Saturday, November 24. In Canada, this day has been enshrined in both federal and provincial legislation as Holodomor Memorial Day.

The Holodomor, by its geographical focus and intensity, is one of the greatest genocides in human history. It is an example of the deprivation of the human right to food and embodies the human rights violations suffered by the victims of Communism around the world.

The UCC continues its efforts to secure this genocide’s rightful place in the new publicly funded Canadian Museum for Human Rights, and to ensure that the Holodomor is included in school curricula across the country. The UCC believes it is vital that this tragedy not be forgotten as it is the best hope against history repeating itself.

For a complete list of events across Canada marking the 79th anniversary of the Holodomor visit: http://www.ucc.ca/programs/projects/holodomor/holodomor-2012/

Let’s reveal the truth about the Holodomor to the world!

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