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Holodomor left off of TDSB’s genocide curriculum


From the Toronto Sun:

Leaders of an “insulted” Ukrainian community last night blasted the Toronto District School Board for approving a genocide class that doesn’t include the 1932-33 Holodomor in its list of three atrocities to be studied in-depth.

The TDSB last night unanimously approved the course design for the Grade 11 genocide class, which will focus mainly on three mass murders — the 1915 Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, and the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

But a board superintendent, Nadine Segal, said other genocides, including the current Darfur crisis as well as the Soviet-engineered Ukrainian Holodomor famine, will be touched upon in a broader, survey context. Students will have the opportunity to choose other genocides for independent study, Segal said.


From the Globe and Mail:

A group of Ukrainian-Canadians sat in the board meeting’s audience in support of an effort to have the Holodomor, the 1932-33 Ukrainian genocide, included as a core case study.

The board passed some minor amendments aimed at bolstering the profile of the Holodomor in the curriculum, including a mandatory statement that crimes against humanity not used as one of the three core case studies were not of lesser importance than those that were, and that other atrocities could be included as case studies.

While most of the media focused on the Armenian-Turkish battle over the course, it was refreshing to see some bring up the issue and keep the topic fresh in the media. The course unfortunately will not be reviewed for another three years.

Meanwhile in 2009 Alberta will start teaching the Holodomor and the internment of Ukrainians during WWI in its schools, the League of Ukrainian Canadians have had their Holodomor education plan posted for quite some time, and there are plenty more resources in the US.

Nash Holos Ukrainian (Bilingual) Radio Program – May 4, 2008

Nash Holos: British Columbia’s longest-running and only bilingual Ukrainian radio program! It airs live Sundays at 6pm on 1320AM CHMB Vancouver.

On this week’s episode:
Sylvia has easy and delicious cooking tips for beets, Myrna has gift-giving ideas for travelers to Ukraine, Fr. Edward Danylo Evanko on the Ascension, an interview on hemachromotis and the effect of iron overload on Ukrainians, proverb, community events and plenty of great Ukrainian music. CD of the Week: V-V Krayina Mriyi.

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Nash Holos Ukrainian (Bilingual) Radio Program – April 27, 2008

Nash Holos: British Columbia’s longest-running and only bilingual Ukrainian radio program! It airs live Sundays at 6pm on 1320AM CHMB Vancouver.

On this week’s episode:
Sylvia has a recipe for mushroom stuffed eggs, Myrna describes Easter in Ukraine, Fr. Ihor Kutash on the Resurrection, an interview with pysanka artist Joan Brander and her new book launched recently in Washington DC, proverb, community events and plenty of great Ukrainian Easter music.

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