BRAMA, June 3, 2004, 1:00 am ET
Press Release
Ukrainian Famine-Genocide Monument in Washington, DC
Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), co-chair of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, has once again introduced a bill (H.R. 4450) to erect a monument to the victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. This bill proposes to allocate a plot of land in Washington, D.C. to honor the memory of the millions of victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide. The monument will be unveiled during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Ukrainian Famine-Genocide in the year 2008.
Currently, as many as 15 additional Members of Congress have co-sponsored the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide Memorial Bill. The Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) requests that the Ukrainian American community contact their Representatives and urge them to co-sponsor this bill. Below, please find attached a sample letter. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact UNIS at (202) 547-0018, by email at unis@ucca.org, or visit us at http://www.ucca.org/unis.
SAMPLE LETTER
The Honorable (Name)
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Representative (Name):
As a member of the Ukrainian American community, I was pleasantly informed of H.R. 4450, introduced by Rep. Levin, which would allocate a plot of land in Washington, D.C. for the Ukrainian American community to erect a monument to the victims of Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933.
The communist government, in order to break the will of the nation and stop the resistance against collectivization and russification of the Ukrainian people, perpetrated the genocide of the Ukrainian people. The Soviets annihilated nearly 10 million Ukrainian civilians and for nearly 70 years the world was unaware of this disaster. After the collapse of the Evil Empire, the topic of the genocide became paramount to ensuring historical justice and vindicating millions of innocent victims who lost their lives because, just like all Americans, they wanted to live freely and govern their state democratically.
It is important that the memory of the innocent victims does not vanish. Knowledge of the horrors suffered by the Ukrainian nation will serve as a constant reminder that the Free World cannot rest as long as oppressive regimes exist worldwide. It is our duty to prevent similar genocides from happening ever again. A monument to the victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide in the capital of the United States will demonstrate that our great nation has always fought, and will always fight, for the oppressed.
I respectfully urge you to join the co-sponsors of this bill and support its passage.
Sincerely,
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