MEDIA ALERT
UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY NATIONAL RALLY
PUTTING UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN GOVERNMENTS ON NOTICE
The world is watching !
Human and National Rights must be defended
Date SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2011 – CANBERRA
commencing 11.00am
Purpose
- Rally to protest President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych’s Regime defying the Constitution of Ukraine which is impacting on rights and freedoms
- Respond to call from Ukrainians in Ukraine seeking support to highlight their plight
- To protest the Russian Federation’s Medvedev -Putin Regime violating rights of Ukrainians in Russia
- Closing down of Ukrainian NGO’s , Cultural centre and Library
- Kangaroo courts being applied
Action
- Rally at Embassy of Ukraine to show support for Ukrainian people and deliver Memorandum from Australia’s Ukrainian community to President of Ukraine to be presented to Ambassador of Ukraine
- Demonstration outside Russian Embassy to protest violation of human and national rights against Ukrainians in Russia
- Memorial Service and Lighting of International Candle of Remembrance ( visited over 20 countries and most parts of Ukraine ) for victims of the 1932-33 Famine -Holodomor – Genocide
Participants
Members of Ukrainian community from throughout Australia, Clergy ,Members of Parliament
Details
11.00 am Commemorative Service for Holodomor – 1932-33 Famine Victims
Ukrainian Holodomor Memorial 6 McKay Gardens Turner
11.45pm March to Embassy of Ukraine 60 Marcus Clarke Dr Canberra
12.45pm Demonstration outside Russian Embassy 76 Canberra Ave, Griffith,
Media Release to follow
Contact | Stefan Romaniw | 0419 531 255 |
Mike Tkaczuk | 0416 255 715 | |
Baz Jarockyj | 0400 626 230 |