UCCLF - High School Civil Liberties Award Recipient Announced

CALGARY - The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) is pleased to announce Antin Stowell of Winnipeg, Manitoba as the recipient of this year’s inaugural High School Civil Liberties Award.

This award was to be given to a high school student who submitted the highest-quality research essay based on a Holodomor theme, an initiative undertaken in  recognition of the 75th anniversary of Ukraine’s Famine Genocide.

Antin’s essay was among numerous submissions which were adjudicated by the Award Selection Committee, which included Professor Ludmilla Voitkovska.  It is deemed to have been superior in research, organisation and presentation.

The UCCLF would like to congratulate Mr. Stowell and all the students who submitted an essay. Each participant in this writing competition will be awarded a  copy of Into Auschwitz, For Ukraine by Stefan Petelycky for their efforts.

The UCCLF would also like to remind readers to look for the upcoming announcement of the Civil Liberties Opinion-Editorial Award recipient. Valued at $1000, this award is given to a high school or post-secondary student whose Holodomor-based opinion editorial appeared in a major Canadian newspaper on or prior to October 1, 2008.

For more information, please contact UCCLF at their email address: UCCLF@hotmail.com.