To All Internee Descendants of Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.
During Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to1920 thousands of men, women and children were branded as “enemy aliens.” Many were imprisoned. Stripped of what little wealth they had, forced to do heavy labour in Canada’s hinterlands, they were also disenfranchised and subjected to other state sanctioned censures not because of anything they had done but only because of where they had come from, who they were.
About CFWWIRF
The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund was established to support projects that commemorate and recognize the experiences of all of the ethno-cultural communities affected by Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.
Opening Ceremony of Parks Canada’s Exhibit of Canada’s First World War Internment Operations, 1914 to 1920
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – June 4, 2019 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) Parks Canada, and The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association encourage you to save the date to attend the opening ceremony for Parks Canada’s Exhibit of Canada’s First World War Internment Operations 1914-1920.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW INTERNEE DESCENDANT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND
The Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Loughery to the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND
UAlberta Press Announces Book Tour:Sandra Semchuk, Photographer and Author, Talks of Internment Camps in the First World War
Edmonton, AB — University of Alberta Press has published an important new book by Sandra Semchuk, a photographic, text, and video artist, and the winner of a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (2018). Semchuk will be touring Canada in the coming months to create a discussion around The Stories Were Not Told: Canada’s First World War Internment Camps.
AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY, THAT NEVER HAPPENED BY RYAN BOYKO OF ARMISTICE FILMS CROSS CANADA RELEASE
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – September 28, 2018 – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) announces the cross Canada release of the documentary, That Never Happened, Canada’s First National Internment Operations.
Media Release: Grant will help faculty and students develop interactive virtual reality look at Brandon’s WW1 internment camp
BRANDON (Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018) – A joint project bringing together instructors and students from Brandon University and Assiniboine Community College has received a grant of nearly $30,000 to begin building a virtual reality exploration of a First World War internment camp in Brandon.
ENDOWMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND MEET IN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA TO APPROVE GRANTS
To All Affected Communities of Canada’s first national internment operations, 1914 to 1920
The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is currently seeking two representatives from the affected communities to be on the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.