Rally held in Montreal's financial district (12/05/04)

Rally held in Montreal's financial district

by Simon Kouklewsky

MONTREAL - Up to 300 people gathered on November 24 in Square Victoria, located in Montreal's financial district, to show solidarity with the 1 million demonstrators in Ukraine.

Montreal demonstrators supported Viktor Yushchenko by shouting "Yushchenko - President" and many other slogans. Various people presented speeches, including Eugene Czolij, vice-president of the Ukrainian World Congress, who stated, "The Ukrainian World Congress, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and Ukrainians worldwide are manifesting to denounce the gross illegalities committed by the current regime during the electoral campaign and on the days of the vote."

The Montreal demonstrators kept an open telephone line with Mr. Yushchenko's office in Kyiv, expressing support. People waved signs and flags. They sang Ukrainian patriotic songs, as well as the Ukrainian national anthem and recited poetry. The rally began at 8 a.m. and ended one hour later.

The mass media (both French and English) picked up on the press releases, which were sent out the previous day, and they showed up in force to cover the protest rally.

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