Venezuela Ukraine and Vancouver British Columbia

Vancouver British Columbia: About 30 people, many of them recent immigrants, gathered in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery around 4:30 p.m. PT to draw attention to the growing crises in their home countries. , according to CBC. More than 10,000 kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean, meanwhile, Ukraine has been in political upheaval and under threat by Russian military forces mobilizing in Crimea. Members of the Ukrainian and Venezuelan communities in Vancouver held a joint rally Wednesday in support of peace and freedom in their home countries. Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's death. Since then, the country has experienced economic turmoil marked by rising crime, food scarcity, and inflation and daily anti-government protests. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.