Holodomor is Genocide

Commemorating the Victims: A Tribute to History

📅 Date: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024 📅
🕯️ starts at 3:00 PM

Join us at the Boston City Hall Plaza in front of the Boston City Hall for a solemn gathering, as we come together to remember the millions of souls lost to the devastating man-made famines that plagued Ukraine. We will honor the memory of those affected during the mass artificial famine of 1921–1923, the Holodomor of 1932–1933, and the mass artificial famine of 1946–1947.

🕯️ Candles of Remembrance and Symbols of Hope

To illuminate the darkness of history, we kindly request that you bring LED candles to light in memory of the victims. In addition, please consider bringing wheat stalks, a symbol of growth and resilience, as a mark of remembrance and hope for the future.

📅 Збережіть дату: П’ЯТНИЦЯ – 15 ЛИСТОПАДА, 2024 року 📅
🕯️ Початок о 15:00 год.

Запрошуємо Вас приєднатись перед мерією Бостона для вшанування пам’яті мільйонів душ, втрачених від жорстоких штучних голодоморів в Україні. Ми вшановуватимемо пам’ять тих, хто постраждав від масового штучного голоду в 1921–1923 роках, Голодомору 1932–1933 років і штучного голоду 1946–1947 років.

🕯️ Свічки Пам’яті та Символи Надії

Для вшанування пам’яті жертв, ми вас заохочуємо прийти зі світлодіодними свічками. Крім того, розгляньте можливість взяти з собою колоски пшениці, як символ росту та стійкості, знак пам’яті і надії на майбутнє.

Join us for this moment of reflection and remembrance as we stand together to ensure that the past is never forgotten, and the future is filled with hope.

Event Overview:

The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Boston Chapter, is sponsoring in conjunction with other local organizations, a commemoration of the 91^st  anniversary of Holodomor, the Ukrainian Famine Genocide of 1932-1933. The commemoration will start at 3PM, November 15, 2024, at Boston City Hall Plaza.

The event is dedicated to remembering the victims of the man-made famine, conducted by the Soviet regime of Joseph Stalin, which caused the death, by starvation, of millions of Ukrainians in 1932 and 1933.

The event will feature a brief introduction, comments by honored guests, an opportunity to view an exhibit by the Holodomor Remembrance Committee and will conclude with a brief candle lit ceremony for the victims including an appeal for the end of Genocide on our planet.

If you or your staff have any questions or concerns regarding either the event or need some additional background information, please contact us by email uccaBoston@gmail.com or phone 617-640-1246 (cell), we will be happy to help.

Draft Program:

3:30     Exhibit Opens

3:15     Open event – mc Lody Petriv

Introductory speech – Paul Rabchenuk

Prayer –  fr Morris

3:30     Speakers – Ed Flynn and others-

Governor’s Proclamation – Maria Walzer

Witness recollections – Fr Yaroslav, and others

4:00     Lighting + setup candles – Vladyslav playing Sax while as candels are placed

Moment of silence

Sung Payer – Fr Roman.

4:15     Group Photo – and invite to continue viewing exhibit

Exhibit description:   The exhibit has four components:

• A basic overview of the Holodomor presented on 9 banners that employing a striking combination of graphics, text and survivor statements.
• A demonstration table and related materials that bring to life the reality of how human beings attempted to sustain life without access to traditional food supplies.
• Graphic visual language posters that reclaims the style of constructivist posters of the period and reinterprets traditional Ukrainian embroidery. These posters depict events of the Holodomor and explain its consequences. Each of the posters is interactive and accompanied by augmented reality animation viewable on the viewers phone.
• A resource table staffed by volunteers that can help answer questions.

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