Holodomor Remembrance Candle

Winnipeg (UCC) - Canadians will mark the 77^th anniversary of the Holodomor Famine Genocide in Ukraine 1932-33 with commemorative events scheduled across Canada during Holodomor Awareness Week, November 22-28, 2010.

The focus of this year’s commemorations is Svichka Molinnia or Remembrance Candle - the initiative of the Ukrainian World Congress - which began its journey in Kyiv, Ukraine in June.  Its flame will continue to light candles throughout Ukraine and 33 other countries symbolizing unity in Holodomor remembrance and raising awareness of this act of genocide and crime against humanity.

The Remembrance Candle was presented during the XXIII Congress of Ukrainian Canadians in Edmonton, and will be the symbolic source of light for all commemorations throughout the country as Canadians continue to Keep the Flame Alive.

A variety of lectures, film nights, discussions with survivors and commemorative services, and installations of black flags at prominent locations in cities across Canada will pay tribute to the millions of children, women and men who were victims of the Soviet regime’s ruthless genocidal policy against the Ukrainian people.

A Commemoration Ceremony will be held on November 30 in the Nation’s Capital, Ottawa, sponsored jointly by the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada and the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Saturday, November 27 marks International Holodomor Memorial Day and National Holodomor Memorial Day as legislated by the Government of Canada.  Canadians will honour the memory of the victims with a moment of silence at 19:32h (7:32 p.m.) and light candles of remembrance in their homes.  Memorial services will be celebrated in churches across the country on Sunday, November 28.

For a list of 2010 Holodomor Events across Canada, please visit http://www.ucc.ca/programs/projects/holodomor/

Ukraine Remembers - the World Acknowledges!