Sunday, 16 June 2024 at 2pm
Each year Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians commemorate the 14th of June, 1941 mass deportations from the three Baltic States. For the Baltic States that historical event has again become acutely relevant since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and we feel deeply Ukraine’s suffering.
Sydney
83rd anniversary of mass deportations from the Baltic State by Soviet Union occupying forces 1941
LATVIAN HOUSE
32 Parnell Street
Strathfield, 2135
Guest speaker: Pauls Raudsep
Leading Latvian journalist and political commentator
“Russian imperialism, the Ukraine war and 14th of June”
The concert will feature performances by
- Estonian Mixed Choir Kooskõlas
- Latvian Male Choir and Mixed Choir
- and other performances
After the concert, please join us for refreshments
Organised by The Joint Baltic Committee
Melbourne
Commemorating past wrongs -living in the present- with a view to the future
Melbourne Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church
40 Warrigal Road, Surrey Hills
Speakers from the Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian and
Ukraine communities
Performances by
- the Melbourne Latvian choir Daina, male choir Veseris and youth choir Ausma
- Lithuanian mixed choir Dainos Samburis, and
- the Estonian Women’s Choir, Kodu
Entry by donation
Organised by the Association of Latvian Organisations in Melbourne, with the Australian Lithuanian Community in Melbourne and the Estonian Society of Melbourne.
