Илинден повторно прогласен за Ден на македонското наследство во Вашингтон
August 2, 2021 Advocacy, News, Policy and Education 0Comments

Илинден повторно прогласен за Ден на македонското наследство во Вашингтон

Прокламација на градоначалничката на Вашингтон Мјуриел Бaузер Ден на македонско-американско наследство 2-ри август, 2021 ДОДЕКА, денес Обединетата македонска дијаспора и македонско-американската заедница го одбележуваат Илинденското востание од 1903 година, бунт во потрага по слободна, независна и суверена Македонија; ДОДЕКА, македонската независност првично беше краткотрајна, Илинденското востание значително резултираше со формирање на првата демократска република во Југоисточна Европа и ги постави…

UMD: Macedonians Are Entitled to Their Independent Place Among the Nations
August 2, 2021 Advocacy, News, Policy and Education 0Comments

UMD: Macedonians Are Entitled to Their Independent Place Among the Nations

The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) celebrates the 118th anniversary of the Ilinden Uprising and the founding of the Krusevo Republic – the first democratic republic in Southeast Europe – and the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Fascist Assembly for the People’s Liberation of Macedonia, ASNOM. Ilinden and ASNOM symbolize the Macedonian people’s unequivocal determination for independence, which dream…

ОМД: Македонците имаат право на независно место меѓу народите
August 2, 2021 News 0Comments

ОМД: Македонците имаат право на независно место меѓу народите

Обединетата македонска дијаспора (ОМД) ја слави 118-годишнината од Илинденското востание и основањето на Крушевската Република – првата демократска република во Југоисточна Европа – и 77-годишнината од основањето на Антифашистичкото собрание за народно ослободување на Македонија, АСНОМ. Илинден и АСНОМ ја симболизираат недвосмислената определба на македонскиот народ за независност, чијшто сон се оствари пред 30 години, на 8-ми септември 1991 година,…

UMD Congratulates Tokyo Olympics Silver Medalist Dejan Georgievski
July 27, 2021 News 0Comments

UMD Congratulates Tokyo Olympics Silver Medalist Dejan Georgievski

The United Macedonian Diaspora congratulates 22-year-old Dejan Georgievski on winning the Silver Medal in the men’s +80kg Taekwondo competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Georgievski’s achievement today is Macedonia’s first Olympic Silver Medal since becoming independent 30 years ago, and second Olympic medal. His win showcases the determination of the Macedonian people, their love of sports, bringing greater global attention to…

How the 1963 Skopje Earthquake Brought the World a Little Bit Closer
July 26, 2021 News 0Comments

How the 1963 Skopje Earthquake Brought the World a Little Bit Closer

By: Alex Whitmire, UMD International Policy and Diplomacy Fellow “The 1963 Skopje earthquake, Mw 6.1, struck Skopje, Macedonia, on July 26, 1963. It killed more than 1,070 people, injured around 4,000 and left more than 200,000 people homeless, destroying about 80 percent of the city itself” – Australian Earthquake Engineering Society 2013 Conference, Nov 15-17, Hobart Tasmania. Less than two…

July 25, 2021 Advocacy Australia, News 0Comments

MAKING MACEDONIANS COUNT – THE AUSTRALIAN CENSUS

Australian Census – Tuesday, 10 August 2021 The Census will contain multiple questions on cultural background. This is an invaluable opportunity to have our voices heard and our Macedonian heritage counted. UMD Australia considers that it is vitally important to have our say in the current climate, particularly when our Macedonian identity continues to be questioned and erased. The information…

UMD Furthers Macedonian Human Rights at 1st IRF Summit in Washington, D.C.
July 22, 2021 Advocacy United States, Human Rights, News, Policy and Education 0Comments

UMD Furthers Macedonian Human Rights at 1st IRF Summit in Washington, D.C.

On July 13-15, 2021, over 1,000 attendees, the leading global voices on religious freedom, came together in person at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. for the inaugural convening of the annual International Religious Freedom Summit (IRF Summit). “The issue of international religious freedom touches every culture, nation, religion, and political system. At present, almost 80 percent of the…

July 13, 2021 Advocacy Australia, Human Rights, News, Policy and Education 0Comments

UMD Australia Statement on Australian Hellenic Council’s Discrimination Campaign

The United Macedonian Diaspora Australia (UMD Australia) is compelled to express our profound concern at the demands contained in the Australian Hellenic Council’s (AHC) public letter to the Prime Minister of Australia, which are aimed at curbing the fundamental rights of our Macedonian Australian community to identity, language, culture, and freedom of expression in Australia. The AHC letter openly denigrates…

UMD Recognizes Canada Day While Standing in Solidarity with Indigenous Community Members
July 1, 2021 Advocacy Canada, Human Rights, News 0Comments

UMD Recognizes Canada Day While Standing in Solidarity with Indigenous Community Members

The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) recognizes the 154 years of Canadian Independence, and all that Canada has done for immigrants throughout history, especially the influx of Macedonians into Canada over the past century. This year it is with great sombre that we must stand in solidarity with the Indigenous community members of Canada. Canadian Macedonians are continually grateful for being…

June 24, 2021 News 0Comments

UMD Welcomes Five Summer International Policy and Diplomacy Fellows

Since 2008, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) has hosted over 100 students for its internship program in Washington, D.C. For the past year, the UMD International Policy and Diplomacy Fellow Program went fully virtual due to COVID-19 restrictions. We are pleased to announce that our current summer program is a hybrid model, three, fully vaccinated students, in Washington, D.C., two…

ОМД, ПримеПоинт Партнери и ДПД Архангел Битола заедно организираа хуманитарна активност во Битола
June 22, 2021 News 0Comments

ОМД, ПримеПоинт Партнери и ДПД Архангел Битола заедно организираа хуманитарна активност во Битола

На Домот за стари лица во Битола „СЈУ Рајдер“ беше донирана облека, која поради ограничувања на КОВИД-19 се изврши само до влезната врата од објектот за да не се загрозат животите на постарите граѓани. Втората донација која се состоеше од облека и помош за дом, беше наменета за семејството Митрески, кое неодамна го загуби својот дом во трагичен пожар. Исто…