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Baltic Evening 8/8

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Festive dinner in Toronto held in honor of the restoration of independence of the Baltic states.

In September 1991 Baltic Federation in Canada held a festive dinner in Westin Harbor Castle Hotel in Toronto in order to celebrate the restoration of independence of the Baltic states. More than 800 participants were present, including Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, members of Canadian government and parliament, city advisers of Toronto.The film depicts the socializing part of the dinner party. We can see Arvo Niitenberg, Udo Petersoo, Ilmar Heinsoo and others. Toomas Trei, the Secretary of the Baltic Federation in Canada, holds a welcome speech. People sing the national anthems of Canada, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia with the professional foresingers ...
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Baltic Freedom 1991 Celebration at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto

Title in Estonian: Balti riikide vabanemise tähistamine Torontos

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel, Other categories, Film footage | Director:

Celebration of "Baltic Freedom´91" at Nathan Phillips Square, Torontos. The Baltic people in Canada are celebrating the restoration of the Baltic States.

Hundreds of expatriate Baltic people have gathered under the national flags to Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on the evening of November 1st. People in high spirits are celebrating the restoration of the independence in three Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Art Eggleton, mayor of Toronto, holds an opening speech after which a memorial tablet "Freedom Arches" is being inaugurated. The tablet has been applied to a post taken from the Berlin Wall and has texts in English and French on it. There are representatives of the expatriate Baltic youth lining up at the square, dressed in national ...
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Baltic meeting. Representatives of national organisations of Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia meet in Canada

Title in Estonian: Balti pagulasorganisatsioonide esindajate kohtumine Torontos

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Representatives of Baltic refugee organizations together with the representative of Canadian Parliament discuss the political situation in the Baltic States after the coup d'état in Moscow on August 20, 1991.

Representatives of Baltic refugee organizations together with the representative of Canadian Parliament discuss the political situation in the Baltic States after the coup d'état in Moscow on August 20, 1991. TV interviews with Laas Leivat, Al Pačevicius and John Eichmanis (simultaneous translation) where the support from Canada is being asked in order to restore the independence of the Baltic States and establish new legal governments in these countries.
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Black Ribbon Day on 23.08.1991

Title in Estonian: Musta lindi päev

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Demonstration in Toronto on August 23rd 1991 for supporting the independence of the Baltic States.

Demonstration on Black Ribbon Day in Canada on August 23rd 1991 for supporting and acknowledging the independence of the Baltic States and other countries. Canadian politicians give speeches, and interviews are being given by the participating people.
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Bob Rae´s interview in Toronto

Title in Estonian: Rob Rae intervjuu Torontos

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel, Other categories, Film footage | Director:

Canadian politician Bob Rae is being interviewed by journalists and tells about the political situation in the Baltic States and the recent violent events in Lithuania and Latvia in January 1991.

Bob Rae (Robert Keith Rae) is an expatriate Estonian politician in Canada who gives an interview in the office of the Prime Minister of Canada in Toronto. He tells the journalists about the Soviet occupation in the Baltic States, the political awakening of the Baltics and their struggle for democracy and independence; also, about the dramatic events that took place in Riga and Vilnius in January 1991. Next to Bob Rae there are representatives of Lithuanian and Latvian refugee organizations.
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Coup Attempt in Moscow in August 1991 (CBS News)

Title in Estonian: CBC News: olukord pärast Moskva riigipöördekatset 1991

1991 | Other categories, Film footage | Director:

Overview by Canadian TV programme CBC News about the political situation after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. At the press conference of the Canadian Baltic Federation the government's support is being asked for recognizing the independence of the Baltic States.

Video recording about the CBC News programme. After the failure of the coup attempt in Moscow in August 1991, there are still alarming mood in the Baltic communities in Canada. Expatriate Latvians in Toronto have gathered to the church service at St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in order to express support towards the state independence of Latvia. Viesturs Zarins and Valdis Liepins, representatives of Latvian community, are holding speeches. Press conference of the Canadian Baltic Federation is held in Toronto where the Canadian government is asked for diplomatic recognition of the Baltic States that have regained their independence. Laas Leivat, ...
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Press Service of Latviansʹ Community in Toronto

Original title: Toronto Läti kogukonna pressiteenistus

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

January 14, 1991 in the press service of Toronto Latvian community. Representative gives interview to the TV channel CBC News about the situation in Riga.

January 14, 1991 in the press service of Toronto Latvian community. Representative gives interview to the TV channel CBC News about the situation in Riga. A big demonstration is being organized. For organizing of Latvian people's front Tautas Fronte the plan is to hold a support endorsement to the Latvian and Lithuanian government with 600 000 participants. About 8000 people supporting the empire took part in the Intermovement's demonstration on January 9th. Since the fear of military intervention is in the air, barricades are being built in Riga. Interview with reporter Regina from CBC News tackles several aspects of the ...
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Celebration of the Recognition of Lithuanian Independence in Toronto

Title in Estonian: Miiting Leedu Vabariigi iseseisvuse tunnustamise toetuseks Torontos

1990 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

The solidarity meeting held in central Toronto in December 1990 where the participants require international recognition for the newly elected government in Lithuania.

The solidarity meeting held in central Toronto in December 1990 where the participants require international recognition for the newly elected government in Lithuania. People have gathered to the square with the national flags of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Politician Bob Rae (Robert Keith Rae) is speaking about (synchronized) the political direction of George Bush, President of the United States and Mikhail Gorbachev (head of the Soviet Union) and calls the states for the support the freedom fight in the Baltic states. Guntis Šovins, representative of Latvian community, also asks for the dissolution of Soviet occupation in the Baltic states. Lithuanian ...
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Baltics 1987 – Demonstration and Parade in Toronto

Original title: Balti ühtsuse päev Torontos 1987

1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Celebrating the memorial day of those deported from the Baltic States in Toronto where the local Baltic people hold a street procession and speeches on June 14th, 1989.

The procession of the Baltic people living in Canada moves from St Paul's Cathedral towards the Toronto City Hall along Bloor, Yonge and Queen Streets. First goes the drummer, followed by young women in Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian national costumes and waving the national flags. Riina Kindlam is carrying the Estonian national flag. The slogans at the demonstration express disapproval towards the occupation of the Baltic states and deportation that took place on June 14th 1941 that ruined the lives of more than 800,000 Baltic people. When the sun goes down the memorial candles are being carried. Demonstration and speeches ...
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