This May 15, on Vyshyvanka Day, let’s come out in force to show that our culture is a statement of resistance. Take a photo in your vyshyvanka#️⃣ Post it to your social media with the hashtag #VyshyvankaForever Print a banner: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18hlEosdJrSpWPiNBeNcHxPHKQayKeEGJ Remind the world: Ukraine endures. The occupied territories must … [Read more...]

Progress report 5-11 May: Trip to Geelong – this weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting Geelong for the first time. I was honoured to be joined by our brave defenders Viktor “Blacksmith” and Nazar “Kapa”. Our Ukrainians in Geelong - Українці в Джілонґу community may be small, but they are mighty! Grateful to Mark Tkaczuk for helping organise a community meeting … [Read more...]

Thanks to the Ukraine Crisis Appeal and Rotary World Community Service (RAWCS) we collectively delivered a 50-tonne rescue crane to Ukraine, now with State Emergency Services (SESU) Odesa, ready to save lives! Named through competition across Ukrainian Ethnic Schools, ‘Faith U-Crane’ combines hope and strength – huge shoutout to winners Roman (Sydney) & Lara … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) stands with the global Ukrainian community in declaring May 9 as Russian Shame Day — a day to reject the Kremlin’s manipulation of history and expose the ongoing atrocities being committed by Russia in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In an initiative led by the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), … [Read more...]

Dr Olga Boichak reviews on 'The Conversation' Sydney-based scholar and community member Dr Olga Boichak co-authors a sharp analysis of the recent US-Ukraine minerals deal. While some headlines claim Ukraine “caved” to Trump’s demands, Boichak argues Zelenskyy achieved a strategic win. The revised agreement secures US investment without sacrificing Ukraine’s sovereignty or … [Read more...]