Mar 9 - Taras SHEVCHENKO (1814-1861) birthday. In Alberta, annual Shevchenko concerts organized by UCC Edmonton Branch and Ukrainian Music Society of Alberta, and UCC-Calgary Branch.
Photo: Taras Shevchenko portrait on the stage of the Ukrainian Youth Complex in Edmonton, during Shevchenko concert, Mar. 7, 2010
Mar 4 - "If you are a Sports enthusiast and enjoyed the thrill of the most recent Olympic Games in Vancouver, then this is your chance to make a diffrence in your local Ukrainian Canadian community." (Renata Roman PT, Chair, National Sports Committee, UCC). Contact: UCC National, 1.866.942.4627, ucc@ucc.ca, www.ucc.ca
Mar. 1 - the UCC-APC e-Bulletin No. 19 has been circulated. Read in
. Join the UCC-APC e-mail distribution list - uccab@telus.net!Feb. 19 - Friends of the Ukrainian Village Society - UCC-APC Member Organization - Employment Opportunities. Click here for the information.
Feb. 11 - Full text of the UCC-APC Letter submitted to the Editor of the Edmonton Journal.The Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Alberta Provincial Council (UCC-APC) is stunned by the inaccurate column and editor-assigned heading to D. Marples’ article Feb .7..."Hero of Ukraine linked to Jewish killings; Honorary title sure to provoke divisions among Ukrainians today". We raise two critical points in this regard.
Our first criticism is towards the highly inflammatory heading assigned to this column, a heading, which is reminiscent of articles written in Alberta papers a century ago, which discriminated against various ethnic groups. Today, some 110 years later our office is receiving calls from respected individuals in Alberta society who are being harassed at work as a result of an inaccurate, inappropriate and sensational headline and column. Furthermore it is important to inform your readers of the change made to this column on the Edmonton Journal website as of Feb. 10. Today it reads "Yushchenko erred in honouring Bandera; Honorary title may provoke divisions among Ukrainians today". Our second critical point focuses on the misleading content of D. Marples' column, the content of which has been corrected by many letters to the Edmonton Journal, some which were published and many which were not. The superficial remarks and innuendo throughout this column do not reflect the purpose or conduct of Stepan Bandera or the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.
Regrettably, even with the change of the tone of the column online, the damage has been done. We urge the Edmonton Journal to allow space for a balanced and accurate article on this topic. Respectfully, UCC-APC President Daria Luciw
2010 Deadlines
UCC-APC Hetman Awards nominations deadline: June 1
Centenary Pioneer Recognition Program nominations deadline: June 30
Програма визнання стoріччя іміґраціï піoнерів номінації до: 1 червня
2010 Schedules
CIUS Seminars (January - April 2010) schedule available , the UCC-APC Calendar of Events. CIUS: (780) 492-2972, cius@ualberta.ca.Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts - UCC-APC Member Organization - 2010 Arts Classes and Folk Art Courses available
, the UCC-APC Calendar of Events. ACUA: (780) 488-8558, info@acuarts.ca.
Important dates
2010 - June 5-7: Canada Ukraine Business Forum: Agriculture, Energy & Finance in Edmonton, AB
2010 - November 5-7: XXIII Congress of Ukrainian Canadians in Edmonton, AB, and UCC National 70th anniversary
2011 - Apr. 26: 25 years since Chornobyl catastrophe
2011 - Aug. 24: 20 years of Ukraine’s independence
2016 - 125 years of Ukrainians in Canada
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