On Monday, February 13 at 12:00, the Crimean Tatar Resource Center at the Ukrinform news agency will hold a press conference We will return the names – we will return Crimea, during which the speakers will talk about the importance of restoring historical toponyms in Crimea.
Speakers:
- Eskender Bariiev – Head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, head of the Department for Legal Affairs and Foreign Affairs of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people;
- Tetiana Podvorniak – Communications Manager of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center;
- Refat Chubarov – Head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people;
- Victor Yelenskyy – Chairman of the State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience;
- Andrii Yermolenko – cartoonist.
During the event, speakers will inform:
– when were the historical toponyms in Crimea renamed?
– how does Russia use toponymy in the information war?
– why is it important to restore historical toponyms in Crimea for the indigenous peoples of Ukraine, for Ukraine as a state, for the international community?
– what tools exist for the restoration of historical toponyms in Crimea?
The broadcast of the event will also be available on the Facebook page of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center – https://www.facebook.com/ctrcenter
Contact: [email protected], 067343 7454
The campaign is implemented with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation.