Activities

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Medical Relief for Ukraine presents Malcolm Nance greeting speech about his International Legion experience in Ukraine 

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Medical Relief for Ukraine non-for-profit organization works to collect funds for rehabilitation wounded Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in this war.

Olena Lake and our group, Ukraine Solidarity of Capital District (USCD-NYS.us), is featuring the exhibition "Ukrainian Art and Crafts". 

Some of showpieces are on sale, benefitting the Medical Relief for Ukraine (MR4Ukraine.org) providing prosthetic equipment to injured Ukrainians.

Ukrainian Art and Crafts Exhibition.

Catalog of exhibited pictures and frescoes of Marina Bilak.


Gratitude to

Marina Bilak, a local talented painter-artist, born and raised in Ukraine,

who donated her pictures to benefit  

 www.MR4Ukraine.org

Ukrainian Art & Crafts Exhibition. 

To see the exhibition and/or  purchase the art pieces contact Olena Lake on Face Book facebook.com/olena.lake     (t.518-512-6528) olenalake@gmail.com

Please, let minimum 2 days for response

Sale is benefitting the Medical Relief for Ukraine www.MR4Ukraine.org

This is a private exhibition, located at 34 Myrtle Ave. Albany, NY, 12202 

Pictures (oil on canvass) is 50% donation, Frescoes are 100% donation.

Ukrainian American Cultural Center (UACC) presents film screening:

2024 Academy Awards (Oskar) winning documentary

20 Days in Mariupol.

This is the first Oskar for Ukraine and an astonishing work of journalists who continued their work in a dangerous besieged city to bring the world truth about the war. 

In addition to the film, we will show interviews with doctors, and residents that were in Mariupol during the siege.

This event was initiated by Medical Relief for Ukraine (MR4Ukraine.org) in Hudson, NY. Now it is organized by Ukrainian Solidarity of Captain District and featured by UACC. Proceeds are shared between UCCA (Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, a local chapter) and local charity for medical and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, MR4Ukraine.org

Friday May 17th 6:30 - 10 pm

Ukrainian-American Cultural Center

402  25-th  St., Watervliet, NY, 12189

Admission is $15 payable at the door.   Cash Bar.

Online tickets:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/20-days-in-mariupol-film-screening-tickets-895281871177?aff=oddtdtcreator

February 24, 2024, is a sad anniversary of the second year of horrific military aggression against Ukraine.

 

Local non-profit "Medical Relief for Ukraine” (www.MR4Ukraine.org) along with many supporters from the Hudson community have organized the second in a series of community discuses regarding the war against Ukraine. The community will see the presentation of "20 Days in Mariupol", an Academy Award nominated documentary, which is followed by ZOOM-taped live evidence from two doctors, a soldier, and a civilian who were in Mariupol at that time, and who still live in Ukraine now.

 

All funds collected from this event will go to vitally needed medical services to civilians and soldiers in our Lviv Rehabilitation center in Ukraine. Please, join our informative event and support our medical efforts:

 

February 24th, Saturday, 1:30 - 4:30 pm (doors open @ 1 pm) in Hudson, NY, at TSL, 434 Columbia St.

 

 TICKETS    $25

https://timeandspace.org/calendar/2-24-24-20-days-in-mariupol/

online tickets add 7% online processing fee

The following tickets will also be available at the door:

STUDENTS $20

TSL MEMBERS  $23.50

(518) 822-8100; fyi@timeandspace.org

 

Film Trailer

https://youtu.be/9H_Fg_5x4ME?si=MXVnj0zt5z0-HIsu

 

Link to 20 Days in Mariupol Documentary Film

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w9LyaAhbww6jZOND_mQrON0g8BZR23oY/view?usp=sharing

Igor Bogdan

 

28 y.o., born and raised in the town of Sartana near Mariupol City.

Doctor of Instance Care had been provided surgery under missiles and bombs in Mariupol City Hospital #4 with no water and electricity until March 21st, 2022.  Dr. Bogdan now lives in Dnipro and works as the Head of the hospital at a pre-trial detention center.

 

Vladyslav Zhayvoronok

 

born and raised in Kherson, soldier of the Azov regiment, drone operator, paramedic. Vlad had been fighting at Azovstal till May 16th, 2022, and was liberated from military captivity in September 2022.

  

Andrii Servetnyk

 

Doctor with 25 years of practice. As Medical Director of Mariupol City Hospital #4 organized hospital’s operation under conditions of military attacks and surrounding the City of Mariupol in February – March 2022.

 

Svitlana Bogdan

 

Mariupol City resident in February – March 2022, eyewitness of bloody military crimes against civilians in Mariupol.

 

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Events in Capital District and surrounding area late February 2024 related to Ukraine.

February 24 will be second sad anniversary of unleashed war of Russian Federation against Ukraine:

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22 – Thursday @ 7:30 pm; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall  

TICKETS from $35 ($15 students); info@troymusichall.org  Box Office 30 2-nd St. Troy, NY;     M-F, 10a – 3pm; t. 518.273.0038

https://www.troymusichall.org/events/1769/national-symphony-orchestra-of-ukraine 

 


24 – Saturday @ 10:30 am; Ukrainian Church in Watervliet service for

Ukraine on invasion anniversary https://www.cerkva.com office@cerkva.com   518-273-6752; 2410 4th Avenue, Watervliet, NY, 12189

  

24 – Saturday @ 1:30 – 4:30 pm TSL in Hudson, NY, presents 

"20 Days in Mariupol", Oscar nominated documentary with ZOOM-taped witnesses, community discus. Organized by charity 

"Medical relief for Ukraine" (www.MR4Ukraine.org), supported by group: Ukraine Solidarity of Capital District (www.USCD-NYS.US/activities)

434 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY;  (518) 822-8100; fyi@timeandspace.org 

TICKETS $25 (+ online fee7%) 

https://timeandspace.org/calendar/2-24-24-20-days-in-mariupol  

  

24 – Saturday @ 7:00 pm - Grand Kyiv Ballet artists perform Giselle: 

The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany

https://www.albany.org/event/grand-kyiv-ballets-giselle/50462/  description

https://www.theegg.org/events/event/giselle-by-the-grand-kyiv-ballet/ tickets from $29

 

 

25 – Sunday @ 1 - 3 pm - USCD rally-commemoration of war; corner of

Central Ave. & Wolf Rd., Colonie (www.USCD-NYS/activities.us)

https://www.facebook.com/events/988695709447723?ref=newsfeed

 

28 – Wednesday @ 7:00 pm - Grand Kyiv Ballet artists perform Giselle at the Palace Theatre https://www.palacealbany.org/events/detail/giselle  

19 Clinton Ave, Albany, NY 12207;    online tickets from $48

 https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00005F75D1172A03    

 

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Leah Loftin Halpern' film: DICTIONARY OF EMOTIONS IN A TIME OF WAR will have its NYC Premiere as an official selection of the OSCAR-qualifying film festival DOC NYC this November! Adapted from Olena Astasieva's (Ukrainian writer) personal accounts during the initial weeks of the Russian war on Ukraine, the experimental nonfiction film will premiere at the festival with two in-person screenings (November 14 and 15) at Village East Angelika, and will be available for online streaming November 8-26 via DOC NYC.

Tickets can be found HERE

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. talks on Ukraine. BILL FLETCHER JR.’S BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AT:  www.hardballpress.com 

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Can Peace in Ukraine Be Achieved Without War? Debate between Medea Benjamin (Code Pink founder, "peace" activist) and Barbara Smith (USCD member and Ukraine Solidarity Network activist)