UCC launches new campaign to promote awareness of First World War Internment
October 1, 2021. OTTAWA, ON. Today the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) launched an Internment Education Campaign . This campaign will reach thousands of Canadians on various media platforms with emphasis on mobile devices and social media.
Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund lends support to investigations into residential schools with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) unit
Winnipeg, July 15, 2021 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) joins Indigenous communities and all Canadians in mourning the loss of thousands of innocent children at Canada’s residential schools.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW INTERNEE DESCENDANT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND (CFWWIRF)
The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, Shevchenko Foundation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Pawliw as the Internee Descendant Representative of the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.
To All Internee Descendants of Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.
The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking an internee descendant representative for March 2021 to March 2022
APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIR OF THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND (CFWWIRF)
The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, Shevchenko Foundation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Borys Sirskyj (Ottawa) as Chair of the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.
National Internment Education Day
October 28th is National Internment Education Day, commemorating Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914-1920.
Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation is proud to launch,Pause in Plight
Toronto, Canada – Pause in Plight, a 17-piece art exhibit, created by artist, Kerri Parnell reveals the Canadian WW1 national security fears and wartime prejudice, which led to the internment of more than 8,000 men, women and children primarily of Ukrainian and Eastern European descent deemed as “enemy aliens”.
NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE CFWWIRF ENDOWMENT COUNCILAUGUST 5, 2020
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Commemorating 100 Years of the end of Canada’s First National Internment Operations, 1914 to 1920.
( Winnipeg) – June 20, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.