The Central and Eastern European communities invite all Canadians to join the millions of Canadians whose families were victims of Nazi and Soviet tyranny by wearing a black ribbon and joining commemoration events across Canada.
Events will be held on August 22 and 23 in St. John’s, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, and a video about the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the events will be produced and published.
“While Western Europe was liberated by the Allied forces in 1945, most of Central and Eastern Europe remained captive behind the Soviet Iron Curtain until the early 1990s,” said CEE President, Marcus Kolga. “Today, the people of Belarus and Russia remain victims and prisoners of their authoritarian rulers and we stand with them today, as we remember the victims, in solidarity and hope that they too will once become free and democratic nations.”
The CEEC represents the interest of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern Euroepan heritage.
Visit BlackRibbonDay.org for more information.
Black Ribbon Day Events
- Ottawa – Parliament Hill, Center Block Lawn – August 23, 2021, 4pm
- Toronto – Nathan Phillips Square Freedom Arches – August 23, 2021, 7pm
- Vancouver – Jericho Beach – August 22, 2021, 3pm