ACTION UKRAINE REPORT
(AUR)
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In-Depth Ukrainian News, Analysis and Commentary
Ukrainian
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the World
RE: INVITATION:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011,
HOLODOMOR: TWO EVENTS
3
p.m., National Press Club and 5:30 p.m., U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
(USUF),
Washington, D.C.
EVENT 1.
MORE THAN A GRAIN OF TRUTH: THE
BIOGRAPHY OF GARETH JONES
National
Press Club "AFTERNOON NEWSMAKER" News Conference
Featuring
Nigel Colley on his book 'More Than A Grain of Truth: the
Biography of
Gareth Jones'
Monday, November 21, 2011, 3 p.m., National Press Club (Zenger Room)
529 14th Street, N.W., 13th Floor, Washington, D.C.
Author Nigel Colley (grand nephew of Gareth Jones) from the UK will
discuss his
book 'More Than a Grain of Truth: the Biography of Gareth Jones', a
Welsh
journalist who took on the media elite and the Soviet government to
expose an
artificial famine that killed from 6 to 10 million people in Ukraine
and
neighboring areas in l932-33. The book details how Jones defied Soviet
censors
and military to get into Ukraine, visited ghost towns and interviewed
survivors
and other witnesses.
No RSVP is necessary, everyone is
welcome.
For additional information contact Oksana
Yakovenko
(U.S.-Ukraine Foundation), (202) 223-2228 (tel), [email protected].
NOTE: We have just been
informed
that Nigel Colley's mother, Margaret Siriol Colley, died yesterday in
the
UK. Siriol spent most of her time the last 13 years
in cooperation
with her son Nigel, telling the world about the HOLODOMOR and
Gareth Jones
and about Gareth's role in exposing the tragic events
in Soviet
Ukraine in the spring of 1933. We have lost a great friend in
Siriol. Nigel has decided to go ahead with his presentations
in
Washington, D.C. before returning home.
Nigel is
sure his mother would have wanted him to continue to tell the story of
the
HOLODOMOR and Gareth Jones, a story Siriol and Nigel have dedicated so
much
time and effort to over the past years. Our sincere condolences to
Nigel and
the family. Siriol and Nigel have made a great contribution
to
the efforts to tell the world about the Holodomor. I
first
discovered the website they created in the year 2000, www.GarethJones.org and
contacted
them. We started working together and I quickly passed the
word around
about their discovery of Gareth's historical documents and their work
in
creating the website. We all owe them a debt of gratitude for
their
outstanding work. Morgan
EVENT
2. GARETH JONES: A MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Presentation by
Nigel Colley, "Gareth Jones: A Man Who Knew
Too Much"
November
21, 2011 at 5:30 p.m., U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF)
One Thomas Circle NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) in cooperation with the Ukrainian
American
Coordinating Council (UACC) invites you to meet Nigel
Colley and to
attend his presentation 'Gareth Jones: A Man Who Knew Too Much',
followed by a
reception. Nigel Colley is a great nephew of Gereth Jones; editor
of www.GarethJones.org, and
publisher of 'More Than a Grain of Truth: The Biography of Gareth
Richards
Vaughan Jones'. The presentation will be at 5:30 p.m.,
Monday, November
21, 2011 at the offices of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) in
Washington,
D.C.
In 1933, Gareth Jones was a young investigative journalist who risked
his life
and reputation to take on Stalin and Walter Duranty to expose a
man-made famine
in Ukraine that killed countless millions. Jones was only 28 years old
when he
went to Moscow as a stringer and defied Soviet censors and military to
trek
into Ukraine, visiting ghost town after ghost town, interviewing
survivors and
other witnesses. In 2009, Cambridge University produced a successful
exhibit of
Jones diaries, covered here by The Times of London.
RSVP: please contact Oksana
Yakovenko at [email protected]. or
(202) 223-2228. Space is limited.
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Mr. E. Morgan Williams, Editor, Action Ukraine Report (AUR)
Director,
Government Affairs, Washington Office, SigmaBleyzer,
Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group;
President/CEO, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
"A strong international voice for business in Ukraine"
1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 720W, Washington, D.C. 20005
Mobile in USA: 202 437 4707.
[email protected];
www.usubc.org
ACTION UKRAINE REPORT
(AUR)
An
International
Newsletter, The Latest, Up-To-Date
In-Depth Ukrainian News, Analysis and Commentary
Ukrainian History, Culture, Arts, Business, Religion, Economics,
Sports, Government, and Politics, in Ukraine and Around the World
RE:
WHITE HOUSE
STATEMENT ON UKRAINIAN HOLOODMOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
The White House, Washington, D.C., November 19, 2011
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
Office
of the
Press Secretary
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November
19, 2011
Statement
by the
Press Secretary on
Ukrainian Holodomor Remembrance Day
As
we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s
independence -- a testament to the spirit and determination of the
people of
Ukraine -- we also remember the suffering they endured seventy-eight
years ago
during the catastrophic famine that has come to be known as the
Holodomor – the
“death by hunger.” This terrible tragedy, created by the
intentional seizure of crops
and farms across Ukraine by Joseph Stalin,
was one of communism’s greatest atrocities. Today, Americans
join with
the people of Ukraine and Ukrainians around the world in remembering
those who
suffered and died senselessly as a result of this manmade famine.
In the
wake of this brutal and deliberate attempt to break the will of the
people of
Ukraine, Ukrainians showed great courage and resilience. The
establishment
of a proud and independent Ukraine twenty years ago shows the
remarkable depth
of the Ukrainian people’s love of freedom and independence.
The
United States values the friendship between our peoples and
offers our deepest condolences on this solemn occasion. As we
remember
this tragedy, we
recommit ourselves and reaffirm our shared determination to prevent
similar
tragic acts from ever happening again.
БІЛИЙ
ДІМ
Офіс
прес-секретаря
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Для
негайного розповсюдження
19
листопада
2011
року
Заява прес-секретаря на День пам’яті українського
Голодомору
У
той час як ми відзначаємо 20-у річницю незалежності
України, що стала проявом сили духу та рішучості народу України, ми
також
згадуємо страждання, пережиті ним 75 років тому під час катастрофічного
голоду,
який став відомий як Голодомор, тобто "смерть від голоду". Ця
жахлива трагедія, що сталася в результаті навмисного захоплення врожаю
і
господарств по всій Україні Йосипом Сталіним, була одним з найбільших
злочинів
комунізму. Сьогодні американці приєднуються до народу України і
українців по
всьому світу, щоб згадати всіх, хто постраждав і безневинно помер
внаслідок
штучно організованого голоду.
Перед
лицем цієї брутальної спланованої спроби зламати
волю народу України, українці продемонстрували велику мужність і
стійкість. Створення гордої незалежної держави Україна
двадціть років
тому свідчить про неабияку глибину любові українського народу до
свободи і
незалежності.
Сполучені
Штати цінують дружбу між нашими народами і
висловлюють свої глибокі співчуття з цього сумного приводу. Поминаючи
цю
трагедію, ми знов зобов’язуємося і підтверджуємо нашу спільну рішучість
не
допустити будь-коли повторення таких трагічних подій.
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Mr. E. Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs,
Washington Office, SigmaBleyzer,
Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group;
President/CEO, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
"A strong international voice for business in Ukraine"
1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 720W, Washington, D.C. 20005
Mobile in USA: 202 437 4707.
[email protected];
www.usubc.org