Events across Canada commemorating the 76th anniversary of the Holodomor Famine Genocide in Ukraine 1932-33
National Events
November 28, Holodomor Memorial Day, 9:00 a.m. A moment of silence and candle lighting in homes.
November 29 A requiem service in all Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches across Canada with solemn tolling of bells 10 times in memory of 10 million.
Calgary, Alberta
November 22, 4:30 p.m. Calgary Premier of “Okradena Zemlya: Famine Genocide 1932-33”, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Parish.
November 29, 11:00 a.m. 1932-33 Holodomor Anniversary Commemoration presented by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Calgary Branch, Commemorative Service at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Cultural Centre.
Edmonton, Alberta
November 20, 7:00 p.m. Seminar: Andrea Graziosi, Department of History, University of Naples “Frederico II” The Holodomor and the Soviet Famines, 1931-33 Contact: Canadian Institute for Ukrainian Studies.
November 23, 12:00 noon. LUC Exhibit – Holodomor: Genocide by Famine, Alberta Legislature, and coordinated by UCC-Alberta Provincial Council, Rotunda Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
November 28, 12:00 noon. Annual Holodomor Commemoration Ceremony sponsored by UCC-Edmonton Branch; Clergy celebrate a Memorial Service, guest speaker Sen. Raynell Andreychuk. Edmonton City Hall.
November 28, 12:00 noon. Exhibit – Holodomor: Genocide by Famine, Presented by the League of Ukrainian Canadians, Edmonton City Hall.
Hamilton, Ontario
November 23, 7:00 p.m. Film: FAMINE – 33, Ukrainian with English subtitles; Ukrainian Cultural Centre.
November 23-29. Installation of 33 black flags in memory of Holodomor victims, Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection.
November 25, 1:00 – 8:00 p.m. Visit to the newly opened first Holodomor museum in Canada in the Metropolitan Wasyly Learning Centre, Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Vladimir. Eyewitness accounts from Holodomor survivors.
November 27, 12:00 a.m. –November 28, 9:00 a.m. 33-hour fast in commemoration of Holodomor victims, Student Centre, McMaster University.
November 27. Holodomor Memorial Day marked in schools of the Hamilton-Wentworth District and Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Boards.
London, Ontario
November 22, 2:30 p.m. London Premier of “Okradena Zemlya: Famine Genocide 1932-33”, Ukrainian Cultural Centre.
St. Catharines, Ontario
November 23-29. Installation of 33 black flags in memory of Holodomor victims, St. John the Theologian Ukrainian Catholic Church.
November 28, 8:45 a.m. Candle Lighting Ceremony, St. John the Theologian Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Toronto, Ontario
November 16-29. LUC Exhibit – Holodomor: Genocide by Famine, Scarborough Civic Centre.
November 17, 6:00 p.m. Annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture, Andrea Graziosi (University of Naples, Italy) "The Holodomor and the Soviet Famines, 1932-1933", Co-sponsored by the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Toronto Branch, the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, & the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine; Combination Room, Trinity College, University of Toronto.
November 22-26. LUC Exhibit – Holodomor: Genocide by Famine, Toronto City Hall.
November 23-29. Installation of 33 black flags in memory of Holodomor victims, St. Vladimir Institute.
November 23, 7:00 p.m. Holodomor Education Week Opening Ceremonies; The week was sponsored by the League of Ukrainian Canadians, League of Ukrainian Canadian Women, Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada and Ukrainian Students’ Club (University of Toronto) with the support of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Consulate General of Ukraine; Ukrainian Cultural Centre, Toronto.
November 24-28, 10:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. daily. Holodomor Education Week program included the newest films on the Holodomor, exhibits, meetings with survivors, lectures and poetry readings on the Holodomor; Ukrainian Cultural Centre, Toronto.
November 27. Holodomor Memorial Day marked in schools of the Toronto District School Board.
November 29, 3:00 p.m. Commemorative Concert, sponsored by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Toronto Branch; Ukrainian Cultural Centre.
Windsor, Ontario
November 15, 1:00 p.m. Memorial Service and Commemorative Program at the Holodomor monument and St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Parish Hall. Sponsored by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Windsor Branch.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
November 22, 4:00 p.m. Premier of a film from Ukraine, “Zhorna”, Museum of Man and Nature (Planetarium).
November 28, 1:30 p.m. Memorial service in front of the Famine Monument, Winnipeg City Hall.
.jpg){kind=logo}
