University of Alberta Holodomor Denial Response

Jul 27, 2020 | Press Releases

Below is SUSK’s response to the University of Alberta’s announcement to take action based on the previous issue surrounding one of its faculty members and his Holodomor denial claims. To download our response, click here. uofa response...

Coping with Quarantine and Starting Your Own At-Home Boulangerie

Jul 14, 2020 | Blog Posts

By Chase Gargus, President of the UVic Ukrainian Students’ Society As I’m writing this, we’re coming into the fourth month of quarantine and boy has this put a lot of things into perspective for me. Over these past couple of weeks, I’ve really been struggling to...

What does it mean to be Canadian? Reflecting on Canadian Identity and the WW1 Internment Camps

Jul 2, 2020 | Blog Posts

By Devon Sereda Goldie with Chris Gaines, Darby Thorogood, Vanessa Wood, Sophie Groves, and Laura Motz It’s Canada Day and our country is turning 153 years old. Once again, I find myself struggling what it means to be Canadian and the expectation of celebrating this...

Reflecting on My Privilege as I Remember My Family’s History

Jun 23, 2020 | Blog Posts

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Luba Maslej Recently, I had occasion to reminisce about a story my grandfather, or dido Emil, used to tell me about his childhood. In 1942, while he was living near the Ukrainian border, the Nazi Army rolled into his hamlet and...

Why Ukrainians Should Support Black Lives Matter

Jun 4, 2020 | Blog Posts

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Devon Sereda Goldie In light of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests across Canada and the United States calling for an end to police brutality, violence, and systemic racism towards black people and people of colour, I wanted...