Commissioned by the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation and prepared by Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk, this display makes it easy for even smaller communities to provide basic information about the nature and consequences of this Soviet genocide. Centered on a striking graphic, drawn in 1933 by the Ukrainian avant-garde artist Vasyl Sedliar, the banner also includes a map showing the regional geography of famine losses in Soviet Ukraine, along with quotations from diplomats and eyewitnesses of the Holodomor.
Thanks to the generosity of a Canadian donor who prefers to remain anonymous, a limited number of Holodomor banners are being made available, free of charge, in Canada. These will be distributed in early October. The banners are three feet wide and six feet long.
Organizations or community groups wishing to secure a banner should send an email to UCCLF on or before September 20 and provide the following information: name of organization; complete postal/shipping address; contact person’s name, e-mail, home and cell phone numbers; and a short paragraph explaining when and how the Holodomor banner will be displayed.
A leaflet providing a reading list of additional sources accompanies the banner.
Commenting on this initiative, UCCLF spokesperson, Borys Sydoruk, said: “Thanks to the generosity of an UCCLF supporter, we are able to offer Canadian Ukrainian organizations a ready-made display, easily assembled, taken down and stored, which offers the public a chance to learn about the Holodomor and recall the millions of victims of this Stalinist genocide.”
Organizations and individuals outside of Canada who would like to secure a banner are invited to contact UCCLF by e-mailing [email protected] with “Holodomor banner” in the subject line.
For more on the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation and to support the organization, readers may visit www.ucclf.ca.
The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association is a non-partisan, voluntary, non-profit research and educational organization committed to the articulation and promotion of the Ukrainian Canadian community’s interests and to the defense of the civil liberties and human rights of Ukrainians in Canada and elsewhere.