On behalf of the Ukrainian community of Glen Spey, NY, we invite you to join us in this year’s commemoration of the Famine-Genocide on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 2 PM at the Narrowsburg Union. On this opening day, you can visit the poster presentation and information regarding the HOLODOMOR and listen to presentations by various speakers.

There is widespread consensus that the Holodomor-Genocide remains insufficiently recognized around the world and as such, information regarding this human rights tragedy must not remain hidden.

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the commemoration of the Holodomor (1932-1933) – the Famine- Genocide that resulted from policies implemented by Joseph Stalin and the Soviet regime in 1930s Soviet Ukraine. We remember the millions in Ukraine who became the victims of this regime. Ukraine today is once again fighting for survival against the same aggressor with the same intention to destroy Ukrainian culture, language, religion and identity as a separate people and a sovereign nation in Russia's invasion of Ukraine (2014) and full-scale war (2022). 

Understanding the Holodomor and its consequences and comparing it to the actions of Russia in Ukraine today is relevant in today’s world. As a society, we must try to prevent or stop human rights abuses and atrocities from continuing to occur in the world. We must remind ourselves and others of the value of speaking out and standing up for these victims whose only "crime" is their identity.