#UWCnews: communities

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Here are top stories of the last week of January from Ukrainian global communities:

?? The Ukrainian community in the southern German city of Munich has announced a large-scale pro-Ukrainian rally during the Munich Security Conference, which will take place from Feb. 14 to 16. A delegation from the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), led by President Paul Grod, is set to attend the event.

?? The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organizations (AFUO) is condemning the Antenna Documentary Film Festival’s selection of a propaganda film “Russians at War” to be screened in Sydney, saying it humanizes, normalizes, and whitewashes Moscow’s naked atrocities in Ukraine.

“The festival has chosen to provide a platform for narratives which feed Russian propaganda,” said Kateryna Argyrou, Co-Chair of the AFUO and a UWC Board of Directors member. “The trailer alone sets up the premise – that the ‘truth’ will be revealed through the human stories of Russian soldiers. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth”.

?? The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) is requesting your presence at the 17th Annual U.S.-Ukraine Security Dialogue on Feb. 26 at the University Club of Washington, D.C.?This year’s theme is “Taking Measure of Ukraine’s Defense Capabilities & Needs After a Third Year of War”.

?? Two organizations – Hj?lp Ukrainske B?rn – Help Ukrainian Children, a member of the Association of Ukrainians in Denmark, and Women4Ukraine – organized an advocacy visit to Denmark by Oleksandra Matviichuk, the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Ukrainian human rights activist.

The visit was announced by Lesia Ignatyk-Eriksen, head of the Ukrainian Association in Denmark and leader of Hj?lp Ukrainske B?rn – Help Ukrainian Children, in a statement to the Ukrainian World Congress.

?? TV guru Olya Viazenko starts first Ukrainian radio in New Zealand: the OAR FM podcast and radio host based in Dunedin says the Otago Access Radio is a community station that broadcasts to various population centers across the country.?

Going first on air in December 2024, the initiative has already gained a following across New Zealand, uniting the Ukrainian community while also promoting Ukrainian culture. Olya spoke about the project’s origins in a comment for the Ukrainian World Congress.

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