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5 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ • Червень 2022 Thanks to the UNWLA and other international do - nors, our partner AICM Ukraine has the largest hu - manitarian multi-platform covering the north, center, and east of the country. Such support enables them to help 75,000 people per week. Numerous AICM deliveries help people get essential items but also supply hospitals and other medical institutions with medical equipment, medicine, and other necessities. With the challenges mounting before us, the UNWLA community has come together as a united and pow - erful force to be reckoned with. Our Branches, Re - gional Councils, and members-at-large have organized numerous fundraising concerts, auctions, and other events. From New York to California, from Michigan to Florida – every Soyuzianka deserves the sincerest appreciation for her efforts. The weekly all-UNWLA meetings have grown into in - formative community gatherings, with guest speak - ers joining for informative sessions on various topics. Our invited guest speakers have included: AICM coordinators test medical equipment before shipping it to Ukrainian hospitals in need. ● Soyuzianka Areta Trytjak , speaking about a fundrais - ing opportunity through her company HELPSY – a for-profit company that collects, reuses, and recy - cles used clothing. The largest clothing collector in the Northeast U.S., HELPSY offers a range of fund - raising opportunities for those who wish to part with the clothes they no longer use. ● Tatiana Stawnychy , CEO of Caritas Ukraine, tuned in from Lviv to share updates on how Caritas has been helping internally displaced persons in Ukraine and distributing aid. The organization has learned a lot from 2014, when it had to shift gears and aid displaced people, and is now using that knowledge to quickly adapt to the realities of war. ● Artur Kulian , CEO of UkraineNow.org, has invit - ed our members to join the ranks of volunteer case managers for UkraineNow.org – a resource that helps Ukrainian refugees adapt to a new life abroad and connects hosts with people in need of accommodation. People working in response to the Russian war in Ukraine might start to feel exhausted and demoti - vated; volunteer burnout is natural, yet preventable. Elaine Miller-Karas, an internationally recognized expert in war-based trauma, offered free training to our members. Through breathing techniques, men - tal awareness, and other practices that make us feel good and remind us of our purpose, we can stay resil - ient and strong – for ourselves, for our communities, and for Ukraine. ADVOCACY Our Advocacy Committee continues to respond to the pressing need for public advocacy on behalf of Ukraine, focusing its efforts on both political and cultural advocacy. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, our advocacy team has rallied our communi - ty to advocate for more weapons and aid to Ukraine, to gather support for the Lend-Lease Bill, to declare Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Meanwhile, it was tracking companies still operating in Russia, and look - ing out for sources of misinformation in the media. But supporting Ukraine also means looking forward; this is why our advocacy team continues to develop the Sister Cities program to match Ukrainian cities with American counterparts. Working with a UNWLA member who has been involved in Sister Cities Inter - national since the 1980s, the team hopes to lay the groundwork to aid the rebuilding process in Ukraine. Consistent training and support are also offered to any UNWLA member who is interested in public ad - vocacy: weekly meetings of the advocacy committee, training sessions in advocacy basics, and brief prep sessions for in-person meetings with elected offi - cials. If you would like to engage in public advocacy, an email to advocacy@unwla.org is your first step. Working in sync with multiple organizations around the U.S., our advocacy team continues to share in - formation and advocacy goals with independent Ukrainian advocacy groups around the country, in - cluding Minnesota, Washington, Utah, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Our active members are also reaching out to their lo - cal communities, using every opportunity to gather more support for Ukraine. For example, many mem - bers of the UNWLA helped plan and participated in
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