The importance of song through intergenerational traditions

Oct 18, 2021 | Blog Posts

By Aleksa Gobosz   Там, під Львівським замком старий дуб стояв, А під тим дубочком партизан лежав.  Did you, by any chance, start humming the song? Perhaps had glimpses of you and your fellow пластуни or сумівці singing by the fire? The song ‘Там, під Львівським...

Who is someone that inspires you?

Sep 27, 2021 | Blog Posts

By Larisa Hemon Cтрийко Teodor, fourth from the left (or right), singing with his brothers and nephews Who is someone that inspires you? — Is that not a question we have all been asked at some point in our schooling journey? Most likely you have come across this...

Independent Ukraine: Reflecting on our freedom

Sep 11, 2021 | Blog Posts

Photo courtesy of Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute By Danya Pankiw The freedom of Ukraine has left a mark on Ukrainians worldwide. A nation of much-persecuted people that have faced inimitable tragedy has now built an independent nation of three decades.  It has...

SUSK: The interns tell-all

Jul 28, 2021 | Blog Posts

Over the summer, the Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union (SUSK) hired three student interns through the Canadian government’s Summer Jobs program. These individuals worked diligently for many months in an effort to keep SUSK running and prepare for our...

Nord Stream 2: SUSK’s position and what it means for Ukraine

May 7, 2021 | Blog Posts

By Roman Grod Despite the recent military de-escalation, Russian forces continue to hold threatening positions on the eastern front of Ukraine. They have illegally occupied Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula and parts of the Donbas region over the past seven years. Russia’s...

The importance of genocide education

Apr 8, 2021 | Blog Posts

By Danya Wasylyk The art piece commissioned by Danya Wasylyk in her Grade 12 night school course with Tamara Kowalczyk. The first time I truly recognized the word ‘genocide’ was on a Saturday morning, 14 years ago, in my Ukrainian School classroom.  I had heard the...