Holodomor Commemorations in Manitoba- Calendar of Events for 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
Holodomor presentation “Cause and Consequences, Continuity and Change: Holodomor Genocide. Current
ecocide as a weapon of war in Ukraine and Climate Education”.at the MTS Manitoba Social Science Teachers
Association (MSSTA) Conference
Holodomor session presenters: Orysya Petryshyn, École Secondaire Sisler High School Teacher and
Valentina Noseworthy, Holodomor Education and Awareness Committee, Ukrainian Canadian Congress,
Manitoba Council and National Holodomor Descendants Network Committee.
November – Winnipeg Millennium Library 251 Donald St. - first floor display case - Holodomor resource exhibit
November 4, 2024 at 7:00 pm EST
Toronto Annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture – by internationally acclaimed scholar Alex de Waal, who will be
speaking on famine denialism, both historical and contemporary. Online registration at
A million deaths is a statistic”: A history of famine denialism | The Munk School (utoronto.ca)
November at Oseredok, 184 Alexander Ave. E., Winnipeg (dates TBA)
Visit the new HØLØDØMØR exhibit, by Ukrainian Canadian artist Yuliya Fedorovych. The exhibit consists of a
series of augmented reality posters titled HØLØDØMØR, which explores the history of the Holodomor through a
universally understood pictographic language. This exhibition is designed to inform individuals about the
historical events and impact of this genocide, resulting in the loss of millions of lives. For information about the
exhibition, including the artist's background and her works, please visit
yfedoro.com/work/holodomor-genocide-awareness
Friday, November 22, 2024
Holodomor Remembrance Day in Schools - education.holodomor.ca/holodomor-memorial-day-2024/
Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Winnipeg City Hall, 510 Main Street
National and International 91’st anniversary Holodomor Famine Genocide Memorial Day panachyda
Memorial service served by Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic clergy of Winnipeg.
Service. All members of the public are invited to attend.
In recognition of the years 1932-33, communities are asked to ring church bells and families are asked to light
candles of remembrance in their windows at 7:32 p.m. – 7:33 p.m. (19:32 – 19:33 hrs.) while observing a
moment of silence.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Panachyda memorial services following the Divine Liturgy at Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian
Catholic Churches
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In-gallery programming in the Breaking the Silence Gallery
Film screenings of Covering the Holodomor: Memory Eternal, in English, French and Ukrainian
with discussion opportunities in the adjacent theatre following the film showings
Visit and/or lay a flower, wreath, or stalk of wheat at local Holodomor monuments:
The Mother and Child monument in front of Winnipeg City Hall
The Bitter Memories of Childhood monument on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature
The Bitter Memories of Childhood monument at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Visit online - Ukrainian National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide - holodomormuseum.org.ua/en/
