A rally organized by the Ukrainian Club of Moncton was held Sunday in front of city hall in New Brunswick’s largest city.
“Help Ukraine, please,” pleads one of the people gathered on February 27, 2022 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
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People also gathered in front of city hall at. CharlottetownPrince Edward Island.
Participants in the Ukraine Solidarity Rally denounce Russia’s invasion Saturday at the Grand Parade in front of City Hall in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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On Saturday, demonstrations in support of the Ukrainians took place in front of Halifax (Nova Scotia) city hall, in front of the New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton and in Saint John (New Brunswick).
Rally in support of the Ukrainian community on Saturday in Saint John, New Brunswick.
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Holding banners, many participants called for an end to the increasingly harsh attacks and sanctions against Russia.
A participant in the Ukraine solidarity rally calls for sanctions against Russia, February 24, 2022 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Oksana Posatska, who issued the invitation to which about 150 people responded Saturday at Saint John, is a Ukrainian from Lviv who has been living in Canada for seven years.
She called on the international community to ban Russia from accessing the platform. SWIFTwhich allows banking transactions.
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We are so far away from Ukraine
Oksana Posatska said, But we can ask for help. We can put pressure on our governments, on our politicians.
This is not the civilized world we want to raise our children in.
he added.
A Ukrainian flag is displayed in Halifax on Saturday. Participants sang the national anthems of Ukraine and Canada.
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In the capital of New Brunswick, several politicians joined a vigil in support of the Ukrainian community late Saturday.
Rally in support of the Ukrainian community in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on Saturday.
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Mayor of Fredericton, Kate RogersMinister of Education, Dominic Cardythe leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, David Coonand Federal Liberal MP Jenica Atwin were among them.
Participants in Ukraine solidarity rally denounce Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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In Moncton on Sunday, a small group of people carrying placards denouncing health measures against COVID mingled with people gathered to denounce the war in Ukraine, much to the chagrin of the latter.
Participants in the Ukraine demonstration were embarrassed by the presence of anti-VIOC protesters in Moncton on Sunday.
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Some people felt uncomfortable about not inviting these protesters to come and hijack their message. They wanted to disassociate themselves from their demands.
Rallies hours after the Russian attack.
Rally in support of the Ukrainian community on February 24, 2022 in Moncton, New Brunswick.
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Hours after the first Russian strikes were launched against Ukraine on Thursday, people had also gathered to denounce the aggression.
A participant in a Ukraine solidarity rally calls for sanctions against Russia on February 24, 2022 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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At least 100 people gathered in Moncton to support a shocked and concerned Ukrainian community.
The “tryzub”, the Ukrainian coat of arms, on a flag waved by a man demonstrating on February 24, 2022 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, against the Russian war.
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In Halifax, people gathered in front of the downtown public library on Thursday.
With information from Sarah Déry
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