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VANCOUVER COMMEMORATES THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION RISE UP! A Revolutionary Retrospective October 1st - 31st 2006 An Evening of Commemoration October 23rd 2006 Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and all over the world, wherever there are Hungarians, preparations are under way to commemorate this unique event. Not only will we be celebrating and promoting the popular uprising, we will also be showing those around us a great deal about who we are and who we have become. If we want to remain on the cultural fore-front we must project a clear and high quality picture of ourselves - and that we have also entered into the 21st century alongside our neighbours, and will continue to be an influential and respected culture – here, outside of Hungary’s borders as well. This year will be the time for us to shine, not necessarily as past heroes and revolutionaries, but as brave and enlightened citizens, stronger from our experiences and more empathetic to those who suffer under tyranny and occupation. As Hungarians we have a lot of experience to share, and as the sons and daughters of immigrants we can also contribute by combining what we have learned with our new perspectives. There are countless projects and events underway, and I hope you all take part in some way, as this will be an important year in our lives. My main focus will be on the exhibition at the downtown branch of the Vancouver Public Library – I will do my very best to bring all Vancouverites a taste of what Hungary was like in the 1950’s, and how the Revolution unfolded. I’m collecting original documents, photographs, uniforms, insignia, weapons, revolutionary newspapers, flags, military equipment, secret police items and other artifacts, including everyday items from the Revolution for our display. I’ll also making maps, diagrams and scale models. It should be informative and exciting – I hope you’ll like it! Greg Csiszár and Andi Szilágyi are working on a fascinating project. They are researching the local archives and newspapers from 1956 in order to bring you the unique Vancouver perspective of the Uprising and the subsequent arrival of the Hungarian refugees. This material, on display and published in our special anniversary booklet, will be an important key in relating this event to our friends and neighbors, and those of us who were born here. We will be printing as many issues of our booklet as possible, and they will be available free of charge – we hope to touch as many people as we can with our heritage. Our website will also carry the additional 1956 material, and I am sure that our webmaster Rodney Kovács will present it in a way that our world-wide Internet audience will greatly appreciate and enjoy. Greg is also cooking up a special Revolition project that will air nationally - stay ‘tuned’ to the NHV for updates! On October 23 rd , the official day of the start of the Revolution, we will be presenting an evening of commemoration at the downtown library’s 325 seat auditorium. Lorraine Weideman will be organizing guest speakers and video presentations that will be very dynamic and informative. Ron Dutton, the Public Service manager of the Fine Arts and History Department of the Vancouver Public Library has been incredible with his help with the library co-sponsoring our project and with the 6 th floor display area and the auditorium. He is truly a great friend to all Hungarians! We will keep you informed of our progress in each issue of the NHV, and we look forward to celebrating and commemorating the 1956 Hungarian Revolution with you this year. Peter Czink VRNT Below: Preliminary scale model for some of the library exhibits on the 6th floor. MHBK 4
Mike Pratt’s NHV INTERVIEW Frigyes Kabók has been involved with the Forrás folk band as a fiddle player since 1998, performing on stage and at táncház. Currently he’s pursuing an English degree and making music. Frigyes came to Canada with his family in 1992 from the Vajdaság area. What is the biggest challenge facing the Hungarian community here I would say lack of togetherness. It seems to me that people get discouraged by smaller problems in the community and because of this they drop out or give up. Also, there is no recognition for individual contribution. What is the solution to this challenge Since there are only a few members in the community who are keeping it together, we need to solidify our community and broaden it by being diverse and catering to the diversity of the Hungarian population. What are some other things you'd like to get involved with or see other members get into I would like to see myself and others become more active in the Hungarian Hall. Let's face it, as much as people don’t like directly dealing with the Hungarian Hall, it is the only Hungarian organization that everyone should have access to outside of the different organizations like churches, dance groups, etc. that might only accommodate to specific groups of people. The Hungarian Hall should be an umbrella for all the smaller groups - the head to the body so to speak. Unfortunately, because we don’t have this kind of situation there, the Hungarian community is like a chicken with its head cut off. Many people don't feel welcome at the Hungarian Hall - what could the leadership do to make more people want to walk through their doors For the Hungarian Hall to attract younger people they have to stop putting their meanest member at the door - people get turned off by a very bad first impression. Another reason people get turned off is because they don’t see young people involved there. It’s a vicious circle, but I believe that the only way we can change things is if the youth here gets involved. The original immigrants don’t have a contingency of younger people to take over - do you think they are sincerely interested in handing over the reins to their children I think that the leadership knows that 5 at some point they have to give over the steering wheel or say goodbye to the community. I don’t know whether they want this to happen now or later but I have already started to notice a difference in the communication between the Hungarian Hall and the younger people, which tells me that they want us to be there. But to answer your question plainly, I don’t know. I’m only hoping that when we get involved, (becoming members and all) we will not be ignored and our requests and ideas will be equal to theirs. Where does the Forrás band fit into the community Our role in the community is about the preservation of Hungarian folk music, dancing and customs. This, however, does not really target the general Hungarian crowd here. I don’t think it is the duty of Forrás to target everyone, rather, it should be the duty of the members of Forrás to realize that just being a part of the dance group or band is not enough. What is it about Hungarian folk music is it that drew you so close to it Primarily the party atmosphere. I became attracted to the fact that Forrás was drawing Hungarian youth together, outside of dance practice. I grew older and realized the significance of what we were doing. After all that, I fell in love with the music. Where do you see the Hungarian community in 10 years I have seen more Hungarian youth out there than ever before. With two newspapers and dance groups, the local Hungarian theatre group and more partying amongst youth (without the Hungarian Hall acting as a ‘facilitator’), I have a good feeling we’ll be OK by then. We still need a common bond and we need to communicate more and support each other, to make sure that none of us abandon the community.
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