Komunizmo aukų nuo 1917 m. buvo daugiau kaip 100 milijonų įvairiuose kraštuose. 28 nukentėjusių tautybių pabėgėliai arba palikuonys gyvena Kanadoje. Jų bendruomenių iniciatyva yra noras statyti „Victims of Communism” paminklą.
Daugiakultūrinė organizacija “Tribute to Liberty” nuo 2008 m. ruošia šį projektą, tačiau pastaruoju metu, buvo tam tikrų nesutarimų apie paminklo statybą – būtent, paminklo svarbą ir paskirtą vietą statybai. Kanados paveldo ministrė Mélanie Joly sakė ji nuspręs „nedelsdama” apie paminklo mastą ir statybos vietą.
Čia rasite laišką iš svarbios Europos organizacijos, kuri pabrėžia „Tribute to Liberty – Victims of Communism” paminklo Otavoje svarbą ir skatina ministerį pirmininką Justin Trudeau užtikrinti jo statybą. Skaitykite ir platinkite!
Mélanie Joly promises prompt decision on „Victims of Communism” Memorial
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly said she will decide „promptly” about the scale and location of the controversial victims of communism memorial, which she called a „priority” in her portfolio.
Joly made the statement at the National Art Gallery Thursday afternoon, following a meeting with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, who has been a vocal opponent of the memorial’s size and planned location on Wellington Street west of Parliament Hill.
Architecture and heritage groups have also criticized the plan to build the memorial on a vacant lot between the Supreme Court of Canada and Library and Archives Canada. Joly, the minister responsible for the National Capital Commission, said she still needs to meet with other stakeholders to make sure she has all the information she needs to make a decision.
Watson said that Joly is „wise to consult” given that there was „not proper consultation” under the Conservative government. He said a two to three months would be an appropriate timeline for a decision.
Watson has echoed the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in suggesting that the monument be built in the Garden of the Provinces and Territories, a little further west down Wellington Street from the Conservatives’ preferred site.
As you know, the „Tribute to Liberty – Victims of Communism” monument is facing serious challenges from within Canada. Please read this letter from an European organization encouraging the Prime Minister of Canada to support the monument and allow its construction to proceed.
