75th anniversary of the 1932-33 Famine-Genocide in Ukraine

We commemorate this year the 75th anniversary of the 1932-33 Famine-Genocide in
Ukraine.  The Ukrainian Association of North Carolina is sponsoring a series of
events to commemorate this tragic event.  The
program of events includes:

  • A Holodomor exhibit at the Chapel Hill Public Library, to be held on September
    2-10, 2008.

  • A series of academic events organized in collaboration with the Center for
    Slavic, Eurasian  and East European Studies at the University of North
    Carolina at Chapel Hill, to be held on September 12, 2008, preceded by a
    Holodomor Art and Book Exhibition at the UNC Global Education Center (see
    press release). Directions and Parking information.


We encourage our members to support these activities with their presence.  We
specially would like to ask you to try to attend the following events:

  • September 12, 5:30-7:15 p.m. Traditional Ukrainian Dinner, at the UNC Global
    Center. For dinner reservations, contact Oleh Wolowyna at  (919) 933-6428 or
    olehw@aol.com.  Please RSVP by Friday, September 5, 2008.

  • September 12, 7:30 p.m. Keynote Address: Mark von Hagen, Arizona State
    University UNC FedEx Global Education Center Nelson Mandela Auditorium

  • September 13: commemoration event at the Ukrainian Catholic Church in
    Garner, NC

We welcome contributions to cover the costs of these events.  We are grateful to the
following persons who made generous contributions so far:

Susan and John Washinsky – Rostyslav Levytskyj – Oleh Wolowyna – Roman Slyzh