TORONTO, September 26, 2008—Representatives from Canada’s ethno-cultural communities have created a non-profit organization, Tribute to Liberty, to establish a memorial in Ottawa to the Victims of the Crimes of Communism.
“Because of this project Canadians will have an opportunity to learn about the Crimes of Communism, and how they have affected the lives of so many Canadians. Public awareness is very low in terms of the huge number of Canadians who have suffered under Communism in the countries they came from, and this memorial will change that,” says Philip Leong, Tribute to Liberty Board Chair.
“Ambassadors and their delegates from 14 countries have written to the Prime Minister calling for the creation of a memorial,” says Leong. “We hope to build on that broad international endorsement with comparable support from Canadians coast to coast to coast.”
Proponents of the project are engaging with representatives from a range of communities in Canada including Afghan, Armenian, Chinese, Cuban, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mennonite, Polish, Russian, Slovakian, Tibetan, Ukrainian and Vietnamese, among others.
The members of the Tribute to Liberty Board of Directors are Philip Leong, Chair; Alide Forstmanis, Treasurer; Reet Marten-Sehr, Secretary; Alexandra Chyczij; and Wladyslaw Lizon.
Contact: Carolyn Foster, Project Coordinator, Tribute to Liberty
416.421.4114,
info@tributetoliberty.ca PRESS RELEASE
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Kommentaarid on kirjutatud EWR lugejate poolt. Nende sisu ei pruugi ühtida EWR toimetuse seisukohtadega.
to Mina (obviously Maxim)11 Oct 2008 20:41
Who is Erik? A guy well-known in Toronto, aka Maxim, Maxinahv, Maxim de la Trine.
Maxim wants respect...09 Oct 2008 14:47
...but he'll settle for attention.
Mina09 Oct 2008 05:42
Could someone please tell me once and for all who is Erik? Did he possess a left-leaning mentality, or did he just shoot straight from the hip joint? I have heard from numerous Estonian men that indeed the call to fight with the reds was partly motivated from a better material advantage, since the Russian front was a dismal place to be, but where Russians marched in with joy on their faces, there were better servings of food rations and clothing was markedly better than the German soldiers'. This was due to the fact that Hitler turned his back on his troops at the most crucial point in 20th century European history, but aside from the Leningrad blockade, Red Estonians survived largely due to the lack of starvation which pervaded a lot of wartorn fronts.
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