Vigil for Ukraine and Day of Solidarity

Wednesday, March 1: Vigil and Day of Solidarity, hosted by the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton, to commemorate the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. All-day events at St. Joseph’s College on the U of A campus, free and open to the public. For meal registration, venue location, and other information, visit https://forms.gle/G4hrWxuN3S4phhou9, or contact deacon.kennedy@eeparchy.com.

Schedule:
11AM Prayer Service for Peace (Molebyn) – St. Joseph’s College Chapel
11:45AM Ukraine, her neighbours, and her adversaries: A Conversation with Professor Oleksandr Melnyk
1PM Writings from the War: Archiving and Disseminating Testimonials of Ukrainians – lecture by Alex Averbuch
2:00PM – Rewriting history by Rewriting landscapes: Soviet distortion of Crimean Tatar toponyms – lecture by Oleksandra Kushnir
4PM – The 2014 Maidan as a Student Spirit(ual) Protest – discussion with Rev. Yosafat Khaimyk, OSBM
5PM – Free Ukrainian Supper (Borshch and Perogies) with testimonials from Ukrainian students
6PM – Candlelit Vigil for Victims of the Invasion (Panakhyda) – St. Joseph’s College Chapel