November 2021 Canadian Newsletter |
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It’s been a busy fall, but warm weather has kept us all motivated and working hard! November – lystopad – is the month when the leaves start falling from the trees, the days get shorter and the nights get longer.
Throughout the month of October and with the financial support of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund, the UCC ran a national advertising campaign to inform the public about Canada’s First World War Internment Operations. I’ve been very pleased with both the high numbers who viewed and the engagement which we had.
Last weekend, we held our Annual General Meeting, where we could reflect on the great work our community did in the past year. If you were unable to attend, you may be interested in reading the wonderful reports from our provinces, branches, and councils and the many volunteers at work across the country. Click HERE to read the reports.
At our AGM we were excited to announce that the next Triennial Congress (XXVII) will be taking place in Winnipeg, Manitoba in the fall of 2022. I’m excited to start planning for hosting the Ukrainian Canadian community in my hometown, which was also where the UCC was founded 81 years ago.
We were very pleased to share the preliminary results of our Community Engagement Survey, which you can read about below. The final report is coming in early December and there will be a lot to learn and discuss.
Finally, since 2015, Canadian Armed Forces personnel have been deployed to Ukraine on Operation UNIFIER, Canada’s military training mission in Ukraine. Op UNIFIER has provided training to over 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers, greatly enhancing their ability to defend Ukraine from Russia’s invasion. As a sign of respect and gratitude from the Ukrainian Canadian community for their service, the UCC is organizing Holiday Cards for Operation UNIFIER. Cards can be found HERE.
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Ihor Michalchyshyn
CEO & Executive Director
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UCC Presents Preliminary Report of Community Engagement Survey
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The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) presented the preliminary results of the 2021 Community Engagement Survey on November 6.
This was the first-ever national survey of self-identified Ukrainian Canadians. The project was undertaken by the UCC Charitable and Educational Trust, with the support of the Temerty Foundation.
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National Internment
Commemoration Day
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On October 28, Canada marks National Internment Commemoration Day.
From 1914-1920, 8,579 Ukrainians and other Europeans, who were branded ‘enemy aliens,’ were imprisoned in 24 internment camps across Canada. Men, women, and children suffered during Canada’s First National Internment Operations, not because of anything they had done, but only because of who they were and where they had come from.
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Commemorations around the nation |
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UCC Holodomor Awareness, Education and Archives Assistant
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The UCC would like to welcome Devon Sereda Goldie on board for the next 16 weeks as the Holodomor Awareness, Education and Archives Assistant.
Devon will be working closely with the Chair of the UCC Holodomor National Awareness Committee, Iryna Mycak, on preparing archival and communications materials and resources, creating a database of Holodomor descendants based on archival material and research, and organizing archival material for the production of Holodomor awareness videos and sharing of materials on digital platforms.
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This position was made possible thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs Program |
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WEBINARS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED |
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The Torture Camp on Paradise Street |
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Op Unifier Mission Update |
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Happy belated 63rd Wedding Anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Iwanusiw - our loyal donors, community activists, supporters, and advocates
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Mr. & Mrs. Iwanusiw are the UCC's President's Club donors and big supporters of the Parliamentary Internship Program. They believe that our youth is critical to our community's future, and investing in them will only benefit our community and Ukraine.
Ms. Bozhena Iwanusiw (Wertyporoch) & Oleh Iwanusiw came to Canada at a young age. Oleh settled with his parents and siblings in Alberta, first in Picture Butte, then Lethbridge, and finally in Edmonton. He completed his education in Alberta, having graduated from the University of Alberta as an Electrical Engineer.
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Janine Kuzma, CFRE
UCC National Fund Development Manager
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UPDATES FROM UCC COMMITTEES |
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UCC National Archives Committee |
The UCC Archives Committee and the Sustainable Ukrainian Canadian Heritage program at the Kule Folklore Centre are pleased to invite you to an online workshop on managing electronic records.
The challenge of inadequate resources is the reality for many small Ukrainian archives and museums. One way to handle the challenge is to create an advanced volunteer program and learn the art of delegating.
Drawing on his experience at the Galt Museum & Archives, Andrew Chernevych shows how to delegate elements of arrangement and description and take control over the ever-growing backlog of unprocessed materials.
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UCC Saskatchewan 2021 Nation Builders & Community Recognition Awards |
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On Nov 7, the UCC Saskatchewan held their Online Honouree Announcement of the 2021 Nation Builders & Community Recognition Awards.
Congratulations to the honourees who were formally presented online.
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Paul Yuzyk Institute for Youth Leadership Seminar - Nov 13 |
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This event will bring together Ukrainian Canadian students and recent graduates with leaders in our community, for a series of workshops and training sessions on intercultural communications, relationship-building, and inclusion and diversity.
Registration will be open to all youth across Canada.
For those residing in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, there will be an in-person networking event at a local restaurant during the evening of November 13th.
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nîkânihk: майбутнє - Nov 17
Our Futures On These Lands
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The Indigenous Ukrainian Relationship Building Initiative--a joint collaboration between URDC and The Kule Folklore Centre, University of Alberta--are pleased to announce the final panel discussion to conclude the series "askîy / земля / the land".
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Вебінар "Голодомор і нація: вплив через покоління"
18 листопада
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Напередодні 88 роковин вшанування пам'яті жертв Голодомору-геноциду 1932-33 років, запрошуємо долучитися до онлайн-події, присвяченої довготривалим наслідками впливу Голодомору, за участі провідних експертів, істориків та науковців.
18 листопада, о 19:00 за Києвом, 12 ранку за Торонто, відбудеться вебінар "Голодомор і нація: вплив через покоління".
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Culinary Series: My Baba’s Holubtsi & Mushroom Sauce - Nov 21 |
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Are you ready to make a quintessential Ukrainian favourite? Back by popular demand, Chef Mykola Rutkay leads participants step-by-step through the making of Ukrainian holubtsi (cabbage rolls) with a traditional mushroom sauce. Vegetarian option demonstrated. He shares some innovative tips and modern options.
Mykola has a deep culinary pedigree with a grandmother and mother who are truly gifted cooks. They’ll chime in with their take on more traditional methods and family stories. Eat them now or store them in your freezer until Christmas.
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Not by Starvation Alone: Stalinist Cultural Genocide in Ukraine - Nov 26 |
This year's Annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture, Not by Starvation Alone: Stalinist Cultural Genocide in Ukraine, will be delivered online on November 26 by Serhy Yekelchyk, Professor of History and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria.
Professor Yekelchyk is the author of seven books on Ukrainian history and Russo-Ukrainian relations, including the award-winning Stalin’s Citizens: Everyday Politics in the Wake of Total War. He is the current president of the Canadian Association for Ukrainian Studies.
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Governor in Council appointments are public appointments by the Government of Canada to Crown corporations and federal entities (such as boards, agencies and commissions etc.)
We encourage qualified Ukrainian Canadians to put their names forward and to serve Canada and its people.
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