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Donations for flood victims continue but more rain predicted
07.08.08

While cleanup operations continue in all areas of Ukraine affected by severe flooding, weather forecasters predict more heavy rainfalls over the Carpathian mountains.  Further downpours are also...
AUGB publishes five year report for forthcoming WCU... UPDATE... Now with link to report...
04.08.08

The AUGB has today released a report (in Ukrainian) highlighting its main activities over the past five years.  It includes details on some of the AUGB's educational and cultural joint ventures...
AUGB joins World Congress of Ukrainians call for aid to flood victims
30.07.08

The AUGB has joined the World Congress of Ukrainians in calling for aid to areas of western Ukraine that have been affected by severe flooding.  Five days of heavy rain have caused...
UK Government urged to provide emergency assistance to flood victims
30.07.08

The AUGB has raised the issue of the severe floods in Ukraine in a letter to the Secretary of State of the Department for International Development, Mr Douglas Alexander.  It calls...
AUGB Council meets for the second time in two months
28.07.08

On 26 July 2008 the AUGB's General Council ("Rada SUB") held its second post-AGM meeting.   Matters discussed/ratified: A new sub-committee has been formed to review the whole...
Holodomor witness speaks out
24.07.08

A British journalist, Donna Richardson, has uncovered yet another witness testimony about the horrors of the Holodomor. In an exclusive interview with eighty-two-year old Maria Volkova, the voice...
Welsh Assembly Members call for Holodomor Recognition.
11.07.08
Cardiff

The visit of the Holodomor Torch to the Welsh National Assembly on July 3 produced an immediate result. The Assembly Members who received the Torch are calling for recognition of the Holodomor as genocide....
OSCE Draft Resolution on Holodomor
10.07.08

According to a BBC report dated 9 July, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) during its Annual Meeting in Astana in Khazakhstan ratified...
AGM Minutes reach wider audience
09.07.08

The minutes of the 63 AUGB AGM which took place on 31 May were released late last week.  This year, possibly for the first time in the AUGB's history, they were sent out to every subscriber of Dumka...
Torch of Remembrance - the end of the journey around Great Britain
05.07.08

  On Saturday July 5 2008, over 1000 people gathered at Tarasivka in Derbyshire, at the Ukrainian Youth Association’s 60th anniversary national rally, which was also the culmination of the Torch...
The Torch of Remembrance in Nottingham
04.07.08

“Everywhere the cry, we have no bread, we are waiting for death”. These are the ‘lost’ voices of Ukrainian peasants who were starved to death during the Soviet attempt to achieve...
The Torch of Remembrance at the London Assembly
03.07.08
London

Ukrainian Londoners, although they had greeted the Torch at its arrival at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral and then at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Sunday 29 June had been disappointed that Boris...
Torch of Remembrance in Gloucester
03.07.08
Gloucester

 Yaroslav Nebesniak received the memorial torch on behalf of the Ukrainian community in Gloucester, from Askold Lozynsky, President of the Ukrainian World Congress, Vladislav Rohoviy from the Ukrainian...
Holodomor Torch in Edinburgh
02.07.08
Edinburgh

The Holodomor torch was received by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh in the very grand and appropriately named European room at the City Chambers. Amongst the local Ukrainian Community present were invited...
The Torch of Remembrance in Stockport
01.07.08
Stockport

Around 100 members of the Ukrainian community in Stockport, together with the Lady Mayor of Stockport, Councillor Pam King, gathered at the Ukrainian centre to receive the Torch of Remembrance on Tuesday...
The Torch of Remembrance in Manchester
01.07.08
Manchester

On 1 July 2008, at 19.00, the Holodomor Torch of Remembrance arrived at Manchester Town Hall in Albert Square in the hands of the representative of AUGB Stockport Branch, Mr Mike Kuziw, who handed the...
The Torch of Remembrance in Ashton
01.07.08
Ashton

On 1 July 2008,on the steps of the Ukrainian centre and in the presence of the Mayor and Mayoress of Tameside, local Councillors, distinguished guests and three generations of the Ukrainian community,...
The Torch of Remembrance in Rochdale
01.07.08
Rochdale

On Tuesday 1 July, in front of Rochdale Town Hall, members of the Rochdale, Bury and Todmorden Ukrainian communities, together with guests, welcomed the Torch of Remembrance. As the town hall bell...
AUGB and others react to Russian accusations of 'historical revisionism' on Holodomor
30.06.08

On Monday 23 June, the Times published an excellent article on the Holodomor entitled "The Ukrainian ‘genocide by starvation’". On Friday 27 June a letter from the Russian Ambassador denied...
DerbyThe Torch of Remembrance in Derby
30.06.08
Derby

The Torch was greeted officially by The Mayor of the City of Derby, Councillor Barbara Jackson, on the steps of the historical Council House Building. Joe Kupranec ((Branch Vice-Chairman) handed...
Bradford TorchThe Torch of Rememberance in Bradford
30.06.08
Bradford

Around 250 Ukrainians from Bradford and neighbouring communities gathered in Centenary Square, at the bottom of the stairs into City Hall. Miss Natalka Pylak began by explaining why the Torch was coming...
The Torch of Remembrance in Barnsley
30.06.08

The Holodomor Commemorative Torch was received by the Mayor of Barnsley, Cllr Kenneth Sanderson.  He was accompanied by Cllr Stephen Houghton, Leader of Barnsley Council and Mr Phil Coppard, Chief...
The Torch of Remembrance in Keighley
30.06.08
Mayor of Keighley addresses guests in Keighley Town Hall Council Chamber

On the morning of the arrival of the Torch, Mykola Lajszczuk, Peter Szczur and Stefan Pryimuk from AUGB Keighley Branch were interviewed for 20 minutes on BCB (Bradford Community Broadcasting), to...
CoventryThe Torch of Remembrance in Coventry
29.06.08
Coventry

Over 100 people gathered at the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Coventry to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor. Neighbouring communities from Rugby, Leicester and Wolverhampton were also represented....
Ukrainian-AmbassadorsThe Torch of Remembrance in Great Britain: The Journey Begins
29.06.08

Following weeks of preparations, the Torch of Remembrance has arrived in Great Britain after a journey which has so far included Australia, Canada, the United States and Ukrainian communities in Latin...
Annual General Meeting 2008
31.05.08
Nottingham

'Honouring our past – facing the challenges of the future'One of the few sunny days in recent weeks saw almost 100 AUGB branch delegates and guests, including representatives of the Embassy of Ukraine,...
AUGB Annual Report issued
24.05.08

“A year of change, a turning point in the development of AUGB…”, says AUGB President, Zenko LastowieckiThe Annual Report for 2007 (PDF, 4.74Mb) was published on 24 May, ahead of the...
22 November commemoration details released
06.05.08

We can now confirm that the commemoration will be held at Westminster Central Hall, starting at 14.00 on Saturday 22 November (at the same time as commemorations will be starting in Kyiv and in many other...
Torch Rally dates confirmed
04.05.08

The UK dates have now been confirmed. The torch will arrive here from Chile on Saturday 28 June and leave for Sweden on Saturday 6 July.We have looked at several options for getting the Torch to as many...
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