Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians will join hands in Los Angeles re-enacting the Baltic Way
Sunday, August 25th at St. Casimir Parish of Los Angeles, the local Lithuanian community along with the Latvian and Estonian community members will join hands to reenact the Baltic Way and commemorate the 30th Anniversary of this unique historical event. The Consulate General of Lithuania invites all friends of the Baltic States to this colorful event filled with national rejoicing, songs, and flowers to remember an incredible power of peaceful human chain in the fight for freedom and democracy.
The Baltic Way was a peaceful and unique demonstration for the independence of the Baltic nations. On August 23, 1989, about two million people from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (one-fourth of the populations) joined hands over a distance of 370 miles. That is similar to the distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco. This human chain, linking the three Baltic capitals of Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius, was to protest the Soviet occupation on the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the secret agreement between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany to divide up Europe between them in 1939. The Baltic Way was a major milestone on the road to regain freedom.
The Baltic Way was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest human chain in history. In 2009, a collection of documents “The Baltic Way – Human Chain Linking Three States in Their Drive for Freedom” was listed in UNESCO “Memory of the World” register.
Information about the event:
Date: Sunday, August 25, 2019
Time: 11.00 AM - 4 PM
Place: St. Casimir Parish, 2718 St. George Street, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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