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Thursday, November 23, 2006

Grand-nephew of Welsh journalist Gareth Jones comes to Canada

Late November is when Ukrainians traditionally commemorate the Holodomor. If you're in the "Golden Triangle" area, don't miss this:

In commemoration of the Famine-Genocide in Soviet Ukraine, 1932-33.

International guest speaker: Nigel Linsan Colley, author and independent researcher from the UK, and grand-nephew of acclaimed newspaper journalist Gareth Jones.

Title of talk: Gareth Jones: The Man Who Knew Too Much. How a Welsh journalist exposed Soviet Ukraine's famine-genocide and met a tragic fate.

TORONTO: Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, 7:00 p.m. at the Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation, 2118-A Bloor St. West, Toronto

OTTAWA: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's University, 223 Main St., Ottawa, Amphitheatre, room 1124, Guigues Hall.

MONTREAL: Nigel Linsan Colley speaks on: The Gareth Jones Diaries, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, 2:00 p.m., Faculty Club, McGill University, 3450 McTavish, Montreal, and Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, 7:00 p.m., St. Sophia's church hall, 6270 12th Avenue, Rosemount.

Contact: Prof. Yarema Kelebay: (514) 398-4972 or (514) 481-5871.

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