'National Holodomor Awareness Week' is w/c 20th November and this year commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor.
The Holodomor, also known as the Great Ukrainian Famine, was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed 7 millions of Ukrainians.
Mariana Mazur - key worker on our United for Ukraine initiative - and formerly from Ukraine tells us more:
"Here are a few photos of my great-great mum in the middle – Kateryna Hilchuk, who was born in 1914 and was talking a lot about that horrific time. Another picture is a Memorial Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine.
"While scholars are in consensus that the cause of the famine was man-made, whether the Holodomor constitutes a genocide remains in dispute. Some historians conclude that the famine was deliberately engineered by Joseph Stalin to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement.
"Since 2006, the Holodomor has been recognised by the European Parliament, Ukraine, and 33 other countries as a genocide against the Ukrainian people carried out by the Soviet government.
To honour those who perished in the Holodomor, monuments have been dedicated and public events held annually in Ukraine and worldwide on the fourth Saturday of November."
The cost of living crisis can affect all communities including those from underrepresented ethnic communities. You can find out more about food insecurity in the UK and donate to, and/or consider using your two GC Volunteering days to support The Trussell Trust - Stop UK Hunger