Frequently Asked Questions

Published: October 6, 2022

Thank you so much for your support and willingness to help Ukraine in such difficult times. So many of you are taking on efforts to support Razom and Ukraine that we are overwhelmed with requests, questions, and proposals. Our team of volunteers is up 24/7 working tirelessly to scale our efforts to provide what is needed in Ukraine, which can change hour by hour. Before reaching out to info@razomforukraine.org, review our Frequently Asked Questions below.

We can do this. Together!

Razom Team.

How can I send humanitarian aid packages to Ukraine?

Important! Razom is currently focused on shipping only the most urgently needed humanitarian aid that saves lives in Ukraine. This is tactical medicine and supplies, hospital supplies and equipment, and communication equipment (tech enabled emergency response). Razom is not delivering humanitarian aid in the form of clothing, food, toys, etc at the moment, but as the situation evolves we will update the community. We understand your wish to help asap but ask that you hold on to your packages of humanitarian aid (that doesn’t take the form of tacmed or hospital supplies), Ukraine will need it soon. Today the highest priority is life-saving medical aid. Thank you for understanding!

Here’s an official list of acceptable humanitarian aid from Razom. Large quantities of these supplies are accepted at our partners at Meest America with Razom covering the shipment cost. Every large shipment will require a properly filled out manifest.

If you want to donate tactical medicine off of this list for medics in the field in Ukraine, and you are in the US, please contact TacMedUSA@razomforukraine.org.
If you want to donate tactical medicine off of this list for medics in the field in Ukraine, and you are in Europe, please contact TacMedEU@razomforukraine.org.
For any donations to hospitals or from hospitals, please contact hospitals@razomforukraine.org.

Whom can I talk to about corporate funds and/or donation matching?

To discuss donation matching and/or large corporate, organization and funds grants & donations, please send your inquiries to donations@razomforukraine.org. There are upwards of 50 companies running matching programs with Razom today. You can find ways to donate to Razom, including all banking information and Razom EIN, on our Donate page.

Can I donate my time and volunteer with Razom?

Thank you for your desire to become a Razom volunteer, who are fundamental to Razom’s success and ability to make an impact in Ukraine. If you would like to become a volunteer, please fill out this form. Right now, we can’t promise to get back in touch with you immediately, but will email you as soon as we get a new volunteer request from our teams. That said, you don’t have to wait around for us to reach out to be able to support and make an impact for Ukraine:

Participate in informational efforts by advocating for Ukraine on your social media. Follow our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter accounts for the latest action items and subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest news on how you can advocate for Ukraine in your community and beyond.
Attend protests in your city
Write and call your elected officials
Partake in relevant petitions
Run a fundraiser on behalf of Razom or other organizations doing great work (you can find more here) and feel free to get as creative as you can. We’ve had people start personal fundraisers for Razom on social media, host benefit concerts, poetry readings, dinners, make tattoos, produce art, and more to get others involved in helping Ukraine. If you’d like to start a GoFundMe campaign, you can choose Razom as the recipient at their platform here. Email your questions about personal and small fundraisers for Razom to donations@razomforukraine.org.

How can I volunteer outside of the US? e.g. in Poland, Ukraine

Thank you for your willingness to help in this way! Razom operates out of the U.S. and Ukraine but with volunteers that span the globe. Given the major security risks our volunteers on the ground in Poland and Ukraine take every day, we are adding to those teams solely via our personal networks to ensure a trusted team. That said, you might find some helpful information on opportunities to volunteer abroad via these links below:

How can I see an overview of Razom work in 2022? How can I catch up on reading the email newsletters from Razom?

Have a look at our newsletters here, and sign up to receive the most recent updates directly to your email box. You can also read our Impact Report here.

When and where is the next protest?

Information on planned rallies around the world can be found here. The list is crowdsourced – you can add information about a rally in your city or town to the list by completing a form on their website. If you don’t see any rallies nearby – consider organizing one, reach out to your local Ukrainian community, start a group on Facebook. Be proactive! Be creative!

Razom will regularly organize and promote rallies in the New York City area as well as rallies meant to bring people from all over the US together in Washington D.C. Just follow us on social media or subscribe to our newsletter to get alerts.

How does Razom spend its donation money?

Following russia’s attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Razom quickly mobilized an emergency response to save lives. Our priority is to provide critical humanitarian war relief and recovery depending on the most urgent needs as they evolve. Right now this means delivering humanitarian aid in the form of tactical medicine, hospital supplies, and communication equipment, as well as evacuating children with disabilities and their families, and advocacy. Razom maintains an admin rate of no more than 15% (historically averaged below 10%).

Learn the latest Updates on our project impact and a high-level overview on our Emergency Response Page.

Are you a legit non-profit organization?

We are a US-based, registered 501c3 non-profit, started as a volunteer-driven organization founded after Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity in 2014. You can learn more about Razom on various pages of this website: checkout our Annual Reports from the past eight years, our Board of Directors, our projects and partnerships. Following russia’s attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Razom quickly mobilized its emergency response project to save lives. You can find regular updates on on our Updates page.

Do you help refugees?

We are aware of the large number of Ukrainians who fled or lost their homes as a result of the war. Razom is responding to this in a few ways:

Our advocacy team is spreading awareness about this part of the humanitarian crisis within the international community to make sure that governments are actively working to support refugees.
Razom volunteers from “Children, We Will Make It” (Діти, Ми Встигнемо) campaign are evacuating children with disabilities and their families to safer regions across Ukraine, and in some cases across the border to Poland. You can learn more about their work here.
We are supporting our long-time partners at BUR (Building Ukraine Together) who are helping internally displaced persons in Ukraine.
We have partnered with Ukrainian Jersey City to build out a project that will help displaced Ukrainians located in the Tristate area. For now, the team has created an informational resource for legal information which you can access here.
- If you personally, or your organization, is willing to help displaced Ukrainians in a meaningful way, please fill out this form.
- If you’re a Ukrainian migrant that needs help, fill out this form.

There are many other organizations, large and small, working in this area. Among them we recommend referencing the following resources:

Other useful information

Fundraisers and other resources we trust: https://linktr.ee/RazomForUkraine
National Bank of Ukraine opened a special account to raise Funds for Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Other ways you can help Ukraine as a foreigner

If you haven’t found an answer to your question on this page, please write to info@razomforukraine.org with the subject “Read FAQ”. Allow us 48 hours to respond. Our resources are limited, but we are doing our best to follow up as fast as we can. Thank you for understanding!

ПОШИРЕНІ ЗАПИТАННЯ

Щиро дякуємо за підтримку та готовність допомогти Україні у такі важкі часи!

Ми надзвичайно перевантажені запитами. Наша команда волонтерів працює цілодобово, без вихідних, оскільки ми щогодини масштабуємо наші зусилля, щоб забезпечити те, що потрібно в Україні.

Через велику кількість повідомлень і запитів ми настійно рекомендуємо спершу шукати відповіді в цьому розділі «Поширені запитання».

Переможемо. Разом!

Команда Razom

Як я можу відправити гуманітарну/медичну допомогу?

Важливо! Наразі ми повністю зосереджені на найнагальнішій потребі в медичній допомозі – тактичні медзасоби та медзасоби і обладнання для українських лікарень.
Наразі Razom (!) НЕ доставляє гуманітарну допомогу (таку як одяг, їжу, іграшки, тощо), коли ситуація змінеться, ми відразу сповістемо про це на наших каналах, як тільки почнемо збирати та доставляти гуманітарну допомогу. Ми розуміємо ваше бажання допомогти, але просимо вас притримати ваші пакети гуманітарної допомоги, бо вона дуже скоро знадобиться в Україні. Але сьогодні найвищим пріоритетом є медична допомога, яка рятує життя. Дякуємо за розуміння!

Наші партнери в Meest приймають наступні засобів першої допомоги та тактичного медичного забезпечення в великих обсягах, а Razom покриває відправлення – офіційний список необіхдної та прийнятної медичної допомоги (в великих кількостях)! Кожне велике відправлення вимагає правильно заповненого маніфесту.

Якщо ви хочете пожертвувати тактичну медицину для польових медиків і ви перебуваєте в США, пишіть на TacMedUSA@razomforukraine.org.

Якщо ви хочете пожертвувати тактичну медицину для польових медиків і ви перебуваєте в Європі, пишіть на TacMedEU@razomforukraine.org.

Для будь-яких пожертв для лікарень або з лікарень, будь ласка, зв’яжіться з нами за адресою hospitals@razomforukraine.org.

Куди писати щодо корпоративних грантів? Про donation matching?

Щодо великих пожертвувань та корпоративних, організаційних та фондових грантів, а також donation matching, будь ласка, надсилайте свої запити на donations@razomforukraine.org. На нашій сторінці Donate можна знайти всі способи пожертвування, включно із банківською інформацією та номером Razom EIN.

Чим я можу допомогти? Чи можу я стати волонтером у Razom?

Дякуємо за ваше бажання допомогти! Волонтери є основою успіху і здатності Razom допомагати Україні. Якщо ви хочете стати волонтером, будь ласка, заповніть цю форму. Наразі ми не можемо обіцяти, що зв’яжемося з вами негайно, і напишемо як тільки отримаємо нові запити на волонтерів від наших команд. Тим не менш, вам не потрібно чекати на нас, у вас вже є можливісті підтримати Україну вже сьогодні:

Беріть участь в інформаційних заходах, відстоюючи Україну в соціальних мережах. Слідкуйте за нашими Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, щоб дізнатися про останні ініціативи, а також підписуйтесь на нашу імейл розсилку, щоб отримувати останні новини про те, як ви можете відстоювати Україну у своїй громаді та за її межами;
Відвідуйте акції протесту у вашому місті;
Пишіть і телефонуйте своїм обранцям;
Беріть участь у відповідних петиціях;
Запустіть збір коштів від імені Razom або інших організацій, які роблять чудову роботу (докладніше ви можете знайти тут) і не соромтеся проявляти якомога більше креативності. Різні люди розпочинали особистий збір коштів для Razom у соціальних мережах, проводили благодійні концерти, читання віршів, вечорі, робили татуювання, створювали мистецтво тощо, все щоб залучити інших до допомоги Україні. Якщо ви хочете розпочати кампанію GoFundMe, ви можете вибрати Razom як одержувача на їхній платформі тут. Надсилайте свої запитання щодо особистих та малих фандрейзінгів для Razom на електронну адресу donations@razomforukraine.org.

Як я можу стати волонтером за межами США? напр. в Польщі

Дякуємо за вашу готовність допомогти! На жаль, зараз мизараз ми працюємо переважно зі Сполучених Штатів і зосереджені на доставці медичної та іншої терміново необхідної допомоги. Ми не можемо надати інформацію про точні можливості волонтерства за межами США, проте, можливо, ви можете знайти корисну інформацію та можливості за цими посиланнями або в інших організаціях:

Help Ukraine Center
Volunteer Abroad
Medical Professional Volunteers (questionnaire at the bottom of the page)

Коли і де наступний протест?

Інформацію про всі заплановані мітинги можна знайти тут і перелік регулярно оновлюється. Ви можете додати інформацію про мітинг у вашому місті до списку, заповнивши форму на їхньому сайті. Якщо ви не знайшли мітингів поблизу – спробуйте організувати самі, зверніться до місцевої української громади, створіть групу у Facebook. Будьте ініціативними! Будьте креативними!

Razom буде регулярно організовувати та рекламувати мітинги в районі Нью-Йорка, а також мітинги, спрямовані на об’єднання людей з усіх куточків США у місті Вашингтон, округ Колумбія. Щоб отримувати сповіщення слідкуйте за нами в соціальних мережах або підписуйтесь на нашу електронну розсилку.

Як Razom витрачає зібрані кошти?

Після нападу Росії на Україну 24 лютого 2022 року проект Razom миттєво відреагував на надзвичайну ситуацію в Україні заради порятунку життя людей. Нашим пріоритетом є надання критичної гуманітарної допомоги найбільш нагальним потребам по мірі їх розвитку. Наразі це означає доставку гуманітарної допомоги у вигляді тактичної медицини, медичних товарів та засобів зв’язку, евакуацію дітей з обмеженими можливостями та їхніх сімей, а також підвищення обізнанності про війну в Україні. Razom підтримує адміністративні витрати не більше 15% (а історично, в середньому – нижче 10%).

Слідкуйте за нашим останніми новинами про розвиток і вплив нашого проекту та повний його огляд на нашій сторінці Razom Emergency Response.

Чи Разом є офіційно-зареєстрованою неприбутковою організацією?

Ми є зареєстрованою в США неприбутковою організацією зі статусом 501c3, заснованою у 2014 році після Революції Гідності. Ви можете дізнатися більше про Razom на різних сторінках нашого сайту: перевірьте звітність за минулі роки, познайомтесь з нашою радою, дізнайтесь більше про наші проекти та те, що вже було зроблено за 8 років. У зв’язку із загостренням надзвичайної та критичної ситуації в Україні, ми зараз працюємо над тим, щоб почати щоденні звіти на нашому акаунті, будь ласка, слідкуйте за оновленнями на нашій сторінці Updates.

Чи допомагаєте ви біженцям?

Ми знаємо про велику кількість українців, які втратили свої домівки внаслідок війни або змушені були покинути Україну. Razom реагує на це кількома способами:

Наша команда активістів поширює обізнаність про цей бік гуманітарної кризи серед міжнародної спільноти, щоб переконатися, що уряди країн світу активно працюють над підтримкою українських біженців.
Волонтери Razom з ініціативи “Children, We Will Make It” (Діти, ми встигнемо) евакуюють дітей з інвалідністю та їхні сім’ї до безпечних регіонів України, а в деяких випадках – за кордон, до Польщі. Детальніше про їхню роботу можна дізнатися тут.
Ми підтримуємо наших давніх партнерів БУР (Будуємо Україну разом), які допомагають переселенцям всередені України.
Ми об’єдналися з Ukrainian Jersey City, заради розробки проекту допомоги українським переселенцям у районі Tristate.
- Якщо ви особисто або ваша організація бажаєте суттєво допомогти українським переселенцям, будь ласка, заповніть цю форму: https://forms.gle/sitAyYwaNQSjHPgBA.
- Якщо ви український мігрант, який потребує допомоги, заповніть цю форму: https://forms.gle/cdVKRdCz4ii6U9kNA

У цій сфері працює багато інших організацій, малих та великих. Серед них рекомендуємо відвідати на такі ресурси:

Додаткові корисні ресурси:

Збір коштів та інші ресурси, яким ми довіряємо: https://linktr.ee/RazomForUkraine

Національний банк України відкрив спеціальний рахунок для збору коштів для Збройних Сил України

Інші способи допомогти Україні з-за кордону

Дякуємо за неймовірну підтримку України, українського народу та «Разом»!

Якщо ви не знайшли відповіді на своє конкретне запитання на цій сторінці, будь ласка, напишіть на електронну адресу: info@razomforukraine.org з темою “Read FAQ”.

Очікуйте відповідь впродовж 48 годин. Наші ресурси обмежені, але ми робимо все можливе. Дякуємо за розуміння!

Giving Tuesday to Support Ukraine

Published: November 29, 2022

Dear Friend of Razom,

Whether you are new to us, or are a long-time supporter, you are a vital part of our work. Your generous contributions since the full-scale attack on Ukraine 280 days ago, have allowed us to save lives by providing critical medical and humanitarian aid, expanding the scope of our activities, and amplifying the voices of Ukrainians around the globe. We are immensely grateful for your donations (and volunteerism) that have made this work possible at scale.

What has your support resulted in?

We’ve shipped and distributed over $35 million of medical materials to Ukraine, provided tens of thousands of meals and groceries to the internally displaced, and evacuated critically ill patients and their families. We organized over 40 rallies in NYC alone, and in the fall, we helped organize the Ukraine Action Summit, a fly-in event in Washington, D.C. where 300 constituents met with 176 Congressional offices.

And that’s not everything. Razom is now more determined than ever to keep people connected to Ukraine and connected in Ukraine to meet new needs and solve challenges as they arise.

As Ukraine settles into a dark and cold winter and its civilian infrastructure is being pummeled by missiles at a rate not yet seen since the start of the invasion, the urgency of these times keeps our purpose sharp. So on this #GivingTuesday, we ask that you donate to our general fund to help us urgently deliver generators, power-banks, and wood-burning stoves to the frontlines, hospitals, and civilian warming stations.

Help us keep Ukrainians alive and connected to each other by donating to provide additional portable heat and power sources.

Donate to winter-preparedness

During this holiday season, we also invite you to consider donating to two other special projects from Razom that offer support and purpose for the children of Ukraine. The first is an organized trip to New York City for 55 choir children from Kyiv to perform at Carnegie Hall as part of the Notes From Ukraine concert. The historic event on December 4th will benefit the United 24 government fundraising platform to reconstruct public services in Ukraine. As part of their trip, they will advocate for Ukraine through song and their personal stories, via scheduled interviews for national news outlets and opportunities to meet with diplomats from many nations. As Ukraine’s future, these children have a unique opportunity to take part in cultural diplomacy for Ukraine, all while practicing for their performance and taking in the sights of NYC. A $250 donation will cover one child’s day in New York. You can donate here or on facebook.

The second project is the Razom Toy Drive, one of our earliest (started in May 2014) that provides assistance to orphaned children in Ukraine, whose father or mother, or in some cases both, died defending Ukraine by sending school essentials, birthday and holiday presents, and other humanitarian assistance their way. Right now, we are raising money to gift the children portable power banks with LED lights as many of them currently live without electricity and are regularly forced to hide in dark bomb shelters and basements. You can donate here or on facebook.

We are Ukraine: resilient, determined, and motivated. It is our privilege to fight and rise together every day. Thank you for your help in this valiant struggle, and let’s continue to work RAZOM (together) for Ukraine!

Donate to winter-preparedness

Donate to the choir children

Donate to Razom Toy Drive

Letter Supporting Senate Recognition of Russia’s Genocide of Ukrainians

Published: November 25, 2022

Russia’s policies in Ukraine undoubtedly point to genocidal intent and genocidal acts. S. Res. 713 and H. Res. 1205 reaffirm America’s commitment to our fundamental principles, underscoring the seriousness of Russia’s crimes. If we do not recognize this invasion for what it is, we not only fail the Ukrainian people, but we neglect our security interests and our foundational values. In the letter attached below, Razom et alia urge the Committee to pass this important resolution before the conclusion of the 117th Congress. The United States must recognize and help end genocide, and not just memorialize it after the ruination and devastation of a nation.

Letter-Supporting-Congressional-Recognition-of-Russias-Invasion-of-Ukraine-as-Genocide

Holiday Gift Guide

Published: November 22, 2022

This holiday season Razom invites you to support Ukraine and Ukrainians through your gift shopping. Below is a curated a list of Ukrainian brands and made-in-Ukraine products that will serve as a wonderful gift for your loved ones, and will support those who are still creating, doing and representing Ukraine. They are working through extraordinary times, and we have the power to support them in the process. This list is personal to Razom – we’ve shopped there ourselves, we’ve volunteered backstage for them at New York Fashion Week, we helped raise the funds needed to translate their works, and brought joy to our loved ones when gifting from some of these places. The list is organized by category – Home Decor, Apparel, Toys and Books, and everyone ships internationally.

November Update from our Razom Health Team

Published: November 20, 2022

The disruption of the global supply chain since February 24th, 2022 has worsened the disease burden on Ukraine’s healthcare system. Limited transportation and the halting of clinical services have erected substantial barriers to accessing health care and medications in many areas of the country. Our Razom Health Team is working hard to partner up with global leaders in healthcare and organize the delivery of diverse medical aid to Ukrainian towns and cities. The following are the highlights of their work in the month of November.

Thanks to our partners at MedShare, 11 more pallets of donated medical supplies are making their way to Ukrainian hospitals in need. This was MedShare’s sixth large shipment to Ukraine via Razom since March 2022, and this committed support is helping Ukrainian doctors save lives. We also remain grateful to our partners on the ground Zdorovi Agency, who are distributing these critical supplies within Ukraine.

Another large donation of medications that are providing life-saving support to Ukrainian hospitals was contributed by our generous partners at CMMB. And thanks to Airlink Flight and again Zdorovi Agency, these medications are getting to the people who need them most, as quickly as possible.

Remember those butterfly network iQ+ portable ultrasounds that Razom procured earlier?
We’re happy to report that 14 of these devices have been distributed among Ukrainian hospitals in dire need, once again thanks to our partners Zdorovi Agency. These ultrasounds are already helping doctors treat patients in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, and Mykolaiv. Portable ultrasounds are vital in providing diagnostic evaluation in emergency situations. They enable clinicians to diagnose and treat patients faster, more accurately, and in a non-invasive way.

Health care leader Henry Schein is helping us support Ukraine – and Razom is grateful. Henry Schein donated 17 pallets of hygiene kits through our dedicated partner MedShare, providing essential items and honoring the dignity of Ukrainian civilians living amid war. Razom grantee and partner Rescue Now distributed these kits, in line with their ongoing work to provide humanitarian aid in Eastern Ukraine. The individuals pictured here are residents of Kharkiv.

Our community’s financial support makes this life-saving and health-supporting work possible, and we are grateful to all of you and our incredible partners in the health care field.

And we also remain deeply grateful to our partners on the ground like Zdorovi Agency, Airlink Flight and Rescue Now, who are distributing these medical supplies within Ukraine.

Razom Health Team works on obtaining and delivering large in-kind donations to Ukrainian hospitals that need them the most. Such donations are medical equipment, furniture and supplies. Razom Health is a part of the Razom Emergency Response. If you have suggestions of large donations to hospitals, reach out to the team at hospitals@razomforukraine.org.

Newsletter #32: Check out a new initiative, Razom Toy Drive

Published: November 18, 2022

This week, the first snowfall, the largest barrage of missiles to date targeting civilian infrastructure, recurring blackouts across many parts of Ukraine, and uncovering the devastation left behind in newly liberated Ukrainian territories, have become the new normal for Ukrainians. However their resolve, and ours, is stronger than ever. Just watch the video of a Kyiv Children’s Choir “Shchedryk” rehearsing for their upcoming Dec 4th performance at Carnegie Hall in the dark, in a bomb shelter, during air raid sirens.

Dear Razom community,

In the past few weeks you’ve had a chance to learn about Razom projects beyond our Emergency Response Project that’s been running nonstop since Feb 24th delivering critical humanitarian aid to the most in-need parts of Ukraine. Make no mistake, this remains our top priority, especially as the situation on the ground shifts with winter here and more infrastructure than ever before having been destroyed. Delivering aid that provides electricity or warmth, saves lives in Ukraine today,so please continue to support that work.

However there are so many other ways Ukraine is being effected by this relentless, brutal war. Today there are thousands of orphaned children in Ukraine, whose father or mother, or in some cases both, died defending Ukraine.Razom Toy Drive, one of our earliest projects started in May 2014, provides assistance to these children by sending school essentials, birthday and holiday presents (including toys!), and other humanitarian assistance their way every year since 2014.

In the past couple of weeks, our volunteers sent 130 high-quality winter coats to 130 of these kids. But as the holiday season approaches, we’d like to call upon your help to bring some peace and joy to children of war in Ukraine. Donate here or here to support Razom Toy Drive to expand the pool of children we can help, and gift them a portable power bank with a LED flashlight. In their world of rolling blackouts and hiding in bomb shelters and basements during regular air-raids across Ukraine, this $30 gadget will go a long way for the darkest nights before Ukraine’s victory.

Support Razom Toy Drive

Razom has combined fundraising efforts with Nova Ukraine to ensure we can invest $120,000 to help buy a “Kovcheg,” an armored all-terrain vehicle, for the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PFVMH) as soon as possible. Over the past eight years, since russia’s invasion in 2014, PFVMH became known as “angels in white coats,” 500+ physicians, paramedics, and support staff as volunteers providing medical care on the frontline of the war in Ukraine. They operate on the wounded and sew them on the way to base hospitals.

For the last 6 months (May-October) PFVMH treated (extracted, stabilized and evacuated to the base hospitals) 3,563 patients in the Donbas region alone.

PFVMH has always acted in the hottest zones. From the first days of the active counteroffensive in Kharkiv region, they’ve followed Dyke Pole 518 Special Military Unit in Balakliya, Hrushivka, Husarivka and other villages. Now they are also treating people in Bakhmut and in a recently liberated Lyman.

The Razom Grants project has supported this group for many months now, helping them get tactical medicine, vehicles and fuel, a portable x-ray, and now, let’s help them secure a Kovcheg! It costs $250,000 (already a reduced price) and because Kovcheg is in Ukraine, it can be purchased quickly and without any additional charges (customs fees etc). PFVMH already has everything needed to transform the vehicle into a stabilization center.

Donate on facebook or by clicking the button below that’ll take you to our website.

Help Us Buy a Kovcheg

In the meantime, below are some of our regularly scheduled updates for our Emergency Response and Hospitals projects. This is an impressive operation with a dedicated team that ensures delivery of aid in the hands of the end-user. Our team works in four countries, US, Canada, Poland, and Ukraine, with a warehouse in each country. That team is split into procurement (with specializations in medical versus technical devices and aid), logistics (international shipping, customs), Ukrainian warehouse staff who sorts and prepares “orders” for distribution across Ukraine, “customer support” representatives who collect and verify those orders, drivers who deliver aid directly to first-responders and defenders, and technologists who maintain a software system that allows us to efficiently track every package that leaves our warehouse in Ukraine.

For example, on November 12 Razom delivered over 180 medical first-aid kits of the highest quality to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region. That was our 27th (!!) delivery to an outpost of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. This government agency are first-responders when russian missiles strike, and key actors demining de-occupied territories of Ukraine. Countless civilian lives are saved thanks to their work everyday.

As for our Hospitals team, managing in-kind donations and medical missions, most recently they worked with Henry Schein who donated 17 pallets of hygiene kits through our dedicated partner MedShare, providing essential items and honoring the dignity of Ukrainian civilians living amid war. Razom partner and grantee, Rescue Now, distributed these kits in line with their ongoing work to provide humanitarian aid in Eastern Ukraine. The individuals pictured below are residents of Kharkiv.

On November 25, Ukrainians around the world commemorate Holodomor Remembrance Day, remembering the millions of Ukrainians starved to death by the Soviet regime in an artificially-created famine. Today, less than a hundred years later, the Ukrainian nation is again fighting for its right to exist.

S.Res. 713 and H.Res. 1205 recognize Russia’s actions in Ukraine as genocide. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unambiguously meets the definition of the term genocide as defined by the Genocide Convention and reflected in U.S. law. Passing this important resolution reaffirms America’s commitment to our fundamental principles and underscores the seriousness of Russia’s crimes.

We ask our community and friends to please email, call, or tweet your Members of Congress today and ask them to cosponsor and support this important resolution! You can follow Razom’s latest call to action here: https://www.votervoice.net/RAZOMF…/Campaigns/98795/Respond

Join us in contacting our Members of Congress now: https://www.votervoice.net/RAZOMF…/Campaigns/98795/Respond

We’ve been counting down the days until Notes From Ukraine, the 100th anniversary concert celebrating Ukrainian “Carol of the Bells” at Carnegie Hall and returning to the Stern Auditorium/Perelman stage for one day only!

Tickets are selling fast and sponsorship opportunities for businesses are still available, but what we ask of you after the latest missile attacks on Ukraine this week, is to help us bring the Kyiv Children’s Choir «Shchedryk», who will be performing at the concert, to NYC. Below is a little peak into their rehearsals this week. As Kyiv goes through constant power shutdowns, the kids are left to rehearse in darkness and during air raid alarms, in bomb shelters. Despite all the challenges, the choir persists in its mission to represent Ukraine to an international audience — just like the Ukrainian Republic Capella 100 yers ago. Our «Shchedryk» Choir may be rehearsing in the dark bomb shelters now, but in a month they will be on a bright stage of Carnegie Hall and a warm audience awaits them. Help us to bring them to NYC by making a donation here and become a part of the history of promoting and preserving Ukrainian culture.

Kyiv Children’s Choir «Shchedryk» rehearses in the dark, determined to come to Carnegie Hall to perform on Deember 4, 2022.
On October 5, 1922, the Ukrainian Republic Capella performed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall and North American audiences heard for the first time Mykola Leontovych’s “Shchedryk”, a traditional Ukrainian song that would become the beloved holiday classic, “Carol of the Bells.”

Bring Ukrainian Children to Carnegie Hall

There are a number of amazing projects you can support that will bring you closer with Ukrainian culture, art, and history. Below is a roundup of some of those events and fundraising opportunities. Moving forward, you’ll also be able to catch the most up to date schedule of events and creative fundraising campaigns on our website here.

In New York:

On Sunday, November 19, 7-11PM the Lisovi Chorty Plast Fraternity is celebrating their centenary by hosting a formal costume ball, or Kostyumivka, at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York City. The elegant affair will be a fundraiser to support humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine. Secure your tickets here.
Closing on Sunday, November 20, 11AM – 6PM at Howl! Arts New York is Yara Arts Group’s presentation of “Mariupol,” an exhibition of award-winning photographs and video by Evgeniy Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov (AP) from the first days Russia invaded Ukraine this year. There were no funerals. No memorials. No public gatherings to mourn those killed by Russia’s relentless attacks on the port city of Mariupol that became a symbol of Ukraine’s ferocious resistance. The mass grave trenches told the story of a city under siege. You catch the exhibit everyday this week until Sunday.
On Sunday, December 4, 2PM Notes From Ukraine, a concertdedicated to 100 years of “Shchedryk” and highlighting Ukrainian music and the connections between Ukrainian and American cultures, will take the stage at Carnegie Hall. Secure your tickets here!
On Saturday, December 10, 12:30PM – 3:30PM at the Kolo Klub come join Namaste Hoboken for its holiday party in support of Ukraine.

In Washinton, D.C.:

On Wednesday, November 30, 5:30-8:30PM, the U.S. – Ukraine Foundation will host the D.C. premier of Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, an incredible documentary film by Evgeny Afinevsky is a sequel to his 2015 documentary Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom. Secure your ticket here.

In Massachusetts:

The Oxbow Gallery in Easthampton, MA will be showing a series of new oil paintings by Joanne Holtje, “Lamentations,” from October 27-November 27, 2022. Begun in early 2022, this series served as a way for her to bear witness to the horror of the invasion of Ukraine. The proceeds of sales from the show, plus an additional 20% match from an anonymous donor will be donated to Razom.
On Friday, December 16, 8 – 9:30PM, the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra presents Holiday Pops 2022, a festive, glamorous night out featuring Sleigh Ride and the world premiere of Scrooge: A Christmas Overture by composer Donald Fraser—featuring Vira Slywotzky, soprano.
The Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery at Bristol County Community College in Fall River, MA will be showing an exhibition called Eye of the Beholder (Don’t Close Your Eyes): Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War, from November 10-December 22. With over 120 pieces on display, these works evoke the resolve and the anguish of the Ukrainian people and what they are experiencing as events unfold. All art is on sale, with 50% of the sale price going to the artist and 50% to humanitarian organizations like Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation and Come Back Alive.

In Florida:

Introducing to the world: KOLO, an unparalleled immersive visual experience and theatrical dance show celebrating the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Ukraine! The first of its kind, KOLO is the brainchild of award-winning, Ukrainian-bred competitive ballroom dancers and partners, Iaroslav and Liliia Bieliei, both natives of Kyiv who now call Los Angeles home. The show is launching its North American tour in Florida:
- December 26, 3PM and 7PM at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, FL
- December 29, 8PM at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, FL

Online:

You can now buy a cool gaming bundle on Humble Bundle, who sells games, ebooks, software, and other digital content, while supporting Razom. Make a choice of 2, 5 or 9 games and proceeds from your purchase will support Razom in continuing to send aid to Ukraine.
Stream a historic performance of the National Ballet of Ukraine from Orlando, FL at the prestigious Steinmetz Hall on August 27, 2022, and donate to help raise humanitarian aid for Ukrainian children and families. The National Ballet of Ukraine is considered one of the top ranked ballet companies in the world. Cozy up with your friends and loved ones and watch a special performance that affirms the power of art and beauty over tyranny and destruction.
Awethentic Gallery’s latest charity campaign, Prints for Ukraine, features a variety of artworks from award-winning journalists and photographers across the world, including Mykhaylo Palinchak who served as the official photographer of the President of Ukraine; Emmy-nominated journalist Laurel Chor and renowned documentary photographer, Natalie Keyssar. All artworks are $150 and 100% of net proceeds of prints go directly to our artists and critical humanitarian war relief charities Razom and World Central Kitchen.
“Invasion: Music and Art for Ukraine” CD is a project by Ukrainian-American GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist Nadia Shpachenko featuring music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lewis Spratlan and art by outstanding Ukrainian artists Lesia Babliak, Yurii Nagulko, Olena Papka, Kati Prusenko, and Aza Nizi Maza Studio children artists, directed by Mykola Kolomiets. All proceeds go to Razom.

Globally:

Started by a Ukrainian yoga teacher, Yoga4Ukraine aims to bring together 1,000 yoga teachers all around the world that each donate ONE yoga class! Any style, any format, anywhere, anytime. Visit www.yoga4ukraine.com to officially become a part of the Yoga4Ukraine project or find a class near you, and get your Yoga4Ukraine t-shirt to support the initiative today. All donations will benefit United24 and Razom.

Thank you so much for reading this newsletter, sharing it, generously donating to many of our important projects, and for showing your support of Ukraine. We are immensely grateful.

Stay razom.

P.S. – why not add Razom to your AmazonSmile so that every time you shop, we get a 0.5% of that total as a donation. As of Sept 2022, Razom has received $4,550 from AmazonSmile. To shop at AmazonSmile, simply go to smile.amazon.com on your web browser and activate AmazonSmile on the Amazon Shopping app on your iOS or Android phone (found under settings on your app).

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Razom Response Anti-Ukraine Letter to Conservative Coalition Letter on Congressional Ukraine Aid

Published: November 17, 2022

In response to the letter from a dozen Republican-aligned groups advocating against further aid to Ukraine, Mariya Soroka, Director of Advocacy at Razom, issued the following statement:

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Learn more about Razom Advocacy here.

State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation: Debunking Common Misconceptions

Published: November 15, 2022

Since February 24, 2022, the Russian state has been deliberately and repeatedly targeting civilians, threatening them with death, injury, or forcible deportation to Russia. Russian forces regularly attack critical infrastructure, denying millions of Ukrainians electricity and water in an attempt to scare Ukraine into submission. Russia’s barbarities in Ukraine have long surpassed legal and policy thresholds for designating Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Russia must be designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST).

In what follows, we debunk the most common misconception regarding the decision to designate Russia SST.

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Razom Says Dyakuyu – Thank You – to Organizers and Photographers of the Charity Photo Exhibition Mariupol

Published: November 13, 2022

We are excited to share with you our series Razom Says Dyakuyu. “Dyakuyu” means “thank you” in Ukrainian. Our work supporting Ukraine and getting humanitarian aid on the ground where it is needed most, would not be possible without the generous donations made by donors. With this series, we are highlighting some of the amazing donors and unique fundraisers that have supported Razom.

Razom is deeply grateful to Yara Arts for organizing “Mariupol,” an exceptional exhibition of award-winning photographs and video from the first days Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. And shout-out to the artists behind camera lenses – Evgeniy Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov from Associated Press! It is thanks to their work that the world learned about the truth of what was happening in Mariupol.

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“There were no funerals. No memorials. No public gatherings to mourn those killed by russia’s relentless attacks on the port city of Mariupol that became a symbol of Ukraine’s ferocious resistance. The mass grave trenches told the story of a city under siege.

The world would have seen none of this, would have seen next to nothing at all from Mariupol as a city under siege, if it wasn’t for Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka, the Associated Press team who race into the city when the invasion began and stayed long after it had become one of the most dangerous places on Earth. For more than two weeks, they were the only international media in the city, and the only journalists able to transmit video and still photos to the outside world.

According to Chernov, on 11 March they were taking photos in a hospital in Mariupol when they were taken out of the city with the assistance of Ukrainian soldiers. They managed to escape from Mariupol unharmed. The documented devastation in Mariupol was described in Chernov’s AP article “20 Days in Mariupol: The Team that Documented the City’s Agony” (March 22, 2022, AP). Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka and Vasilisa Stepanenko received the Knight International Journalism Award for their work in Mariupol from the International Center for Journalists.

Moscow hated their work. The Russian embassy in London tweeted images of AP photos with the word “Fake” over them in red text. A top Russian diplomat held up copies of photos from the maternity hospital at a U.N. Safety Council meeting, insisting they were phony. But their photographs and the people who they met speak to what happened in Mariupol”.

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On Sunday, November 20 at 5:00 PM Howl! Arts will host an event “Music and Spoken Word for “Mariupol” created by Yara Arts Group with poet Bob Holman, bandura master Julian Kytasty, Yara Artists and Daria Kolomiec. All events are free. Donations will go to Razom for Ukraine.

MARIUPOL – the exhibition runs from November 9 to 20, Wednesday to Sunday 11 to 6 Howl! Arts/ Howl! Archive (HA/HA)
250 Bowery, 2nd floor, New York City www.howlarts.org 212-500-6804

Newsletter #31: Go out and vote and then help us buy a Kovcheg mobile hospital!

Published: November 8, 2022

Today, if you’re eligible to vote in the US, we hope you go and do so. Democracy is an act that needs to be exercised regularly and healthy elections are a vital part. At the moment, Ukrainians are acting to defend their democracy, fiercely and effectively, through daily actions, in countless ways. Their work protects democracies everywhere, including of course their own. We hope that work gets recognized and that every time you open a newsletter from Razom you choose to act (we encourage donating to Razom (so many projects profiled below!) and advocating for Ukraine).

Dear Razom Community,

We know you got the drill about voting, so we want to jump right in to the projects that need your support. There are truly so many that are worthy of a spotlight here every week. For example, we’re still procuring, delivering, and distributing winter-preparedness supplies, medical equipment and medicines, and communications devices. We’re still fundraising for local grassroots organizations supporting internally displaced persons in Ukraine. We’re still working to translate more Ukrainian books into English and IT courses into Ukrainian. You can support any one of those projects directly by following the links. But today we’d like to bring to your attention two special projects that need your support most urgently today: 1) our partnership with Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PFVMH), and 2) homegrown Razom project, “Razom with You”.

With start-up funding from a major US foundation, Razom started the “Razom with You” program this July to support those in need of psychological help, including children. The project provides free therapy to people in Ukraine whose lives were disrupted by the war, and aims to create an emotionally safe and easily accessible space for individual and group sessions in areas heavily populated by Internally Displaced Persons. These are people who have been forced out of their homes, who have seen first-hand the horrors of war, unable to reach their loved ones. After the first assessment, we evaluated that 80% of newcomers to the program have never received psychological support in their life.

To date, we’ve opened two support centers and hired eight psychologists who’ve delivered over 27 group sessions and 241 individual sessions. You can learn about our focus areas and approach here. To be able to sustain this important program, we need your support.

Donate to the Project here

Thanks to our work early on in the invasion of distributing medical aid to hospitals in Ukraine and organizing medical missions, we uncovered how quickly doctors had to learn to operate in hospitals in conditions of urban warfare, dealing with a high influx of wounded patients, where diagnoses and treatments have to be made on the move. Through our grant program, we have been supporting the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PFVMH), and have learned how such mobile clinics can save more lives.

From day one of the full-scale war, PFVMH volunteers have been first on the scene in combat zones across the country (the picture you’ll see below is from Bakaliia), following the advance of the Ukrainian army, risking their lives to treat injured civilians and combatants, and carrying out evacuations. In September alone, PFVMH medical professionals treated almost 1,200 people. Over 800 patients had severe war injuries, and 6 of them didn’t make it.

What they desperately need now is an armored all-terrain vehicle to provide a mobile stabilization point, it’s a “hand-made” ATV called “Kovcheg” which solves for:

Mobility. It’s critical for the moving frontline, such as during the deoccupation. In these regions, roads are destroyed — regular ambulances cannot quickly move and require frequent repair.
Warmth. Winter requires a warm stabilization center. While in other territories PFVMH is often based in the hospitals as close to the front line as possible (like in Bakhmut now), this is not an option in recently deoccupied territories. There, hospitals are either destroyed or highly likely to be targeted by the russian army.
Security. Kovcheg is an armored vehicle and thus protects doctors and wounded people. Because PFVMH medics not only evacuate and provide first medical aid, but also treat wounded on the spot, it is important for them to have a mobile, warm and safe stabilization center, especially during winter counteroffensives.

A Kovcheg costs $250,000 (already a reduced price). Because Kovcheg is in Ukraine, it could be purchased quickly and without any additional charges (like customs fees etc). PFVMH already has everything needed to transform vehicle into the stabilization center.

Razom has been supporting PFVMH from the first months of the war by supplying them with medicine, medical and communications equipment, and $135,000 in grants. We also committed to provide $60,000 towards the Kovcheg already. Help us raise the funds to cover the rest of the costs! Donate on facebook or by clicking the button below that’ll take you to our website.

Help Us Buy A Kovcheg

In the meantime, below are some of our regularly scheduled updates around our in-kind donations work. We continue to work with businesses, major disaster relief and global health orgs, and individuals like yourselves who might work at these places (including hospitals!). Here’s a short report on the last two weeks:

Thanks to our partners at MedShare, 11 more pallets of donated medical supplies are making their way to Ukrainian hospitals in need, making this their sixth large shipment to Ukraine via Razom since March 2022. Eight months later, MedShare remains committed to helping doctors save lives in Ukraine.
MedGlobal has been our partner for an equal length of time, partnering with Razom to both donate supplies and organize medical missions to Ukraine. They have supported Ukrainian healthcare facilities with medical supplies, medications, and medical equipment, and educated Ukrainian medical professionals on essential topics including Polytrauma, surgical skills, the use of Butterfly ultrasounds, and chemical preparedness.
The disruption of the global supply chain since February 24th, 2022 has worsened the disease burden on Ukraine’s healthcare system. Limited transportation and the halting of clinical services have erected substantial barriers to accessing health care and medications in many areas of the country. Partners like CMMB Worldwide are providing life-saving support to Ukrainian hospitals with their generous donations of medications. Thanks to our partnerships with AirLink and Zdorovi, these medications are getting to the people who need it most as quickly as possible.
Designer Brands Canada has donated 358 pairs of new three season and winter boots (men’s, women’s and children’s) and they’re already on their way to Ukraine. We are grateful to Designer Brands Canada for this generous donation and encourage other companies to do the same. If your company can donate any number of winter coats, hoodies, sweaters, boots or portable heaters for Ukraine, we would be happy to accept them in the USA, Canada, Europe (we’re a global team!). Please contact inkind@razomforukraine.org

Ready for some goosebumps?

During the Ukraine Action Summit in Washington D.C. on Sept 18-20, 2022, a few campers from Kobzarska Sich, a bandura and choral camp that takes place every August in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, sang a Ukrainian folk song in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building in the Capitol Complex, on their way out of a formal performance at the summit reception.

Want to join one of the teams that was responsible for co-organizing that summit (and so much more!)? Apply to Razom Advocacy team openings outlined below!

Click Here To Apply

We are less than a month away from “Notes from Ukraine” at Carnegie Hall! Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event to commemorate the centennial celebration of the debut of Mykola Leontovych’s infamous “Carol of the Bells”.

Get your tickets here and tell your friends to do the same!

On top of that, you can donate directly to this project that’s many years in the making here. Your donation will help pay for the travel expenses of the Ukrainian Children’s Choir “Shchedryk” (based in Kyiv), ensuring 55 children have accommodations in New York City.

If you can’t stand side by side with us at our weekly Saturday protests in NYC, then we hope you can join us at some of these events across the country! Put these on your calendar:

In New York:

On Wednesday, November 9 @ 8PM at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie, artists from Poland, Ukraine, the US and Canada unite on stage to raise funds for orphans and wounded children affected by the war in Ukraine performing classical, folkloric, popular and jazz works from their respective countries. Buy your tickets to United for Peace: Benefit Concert of Polish and Ukrainian Solidarity here.
On Saturday, November 12 @ 7PM the Coney Island Comedy Festival is proud to present The Funnies NYCUkrainian Fundraiser Stand Up Comedy Show at The Red Doorsbar and grill, located Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $15, with all sales donated to Razom for Ukraine. The Funnies NYC is a Stand Up Comedy Show showcasing comedians from around the world. The 11/12 show will Headline: Gregory Korostishevsky (The BlackList, Orange Is A New Black, Billions, White Collar), with Features from: Mike Hernendez (New York Silly), Meka Mo (2022 Best of BWICLaffFest), Upa InSpace (CICF), Mick Diflo, and Coney Island’s own Cherryann Trinidad. Purchase tickets here.
On Sunday, November 13 @ 5:00PM Evgeny Afineevsky’s newest documentary, Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, will have its New York City premier at DOC NYC. Catch a moving, behind the headlines account of the Ukrainian people’s resistance and resilience during the 2022 Russian invasion. With unprecedented access to the events on the ground, it weaves together personal stories of civilians, soldiers, journalists, and international volunteers to give voice to the people whose lives have been turned upside down. Snag your ticket here and use code DOCNYC_PTNR_22 for a discount. Better yet, between now and Wed, Nov 9 at 11:59am, FREEDOM ON FIRE tickets will be only $5 each, no code required.
On Wednesday, November 16 @ 5-6:30PM the Harriman Institute at Columbia University will host an evening with Volodymyr Rafeyenko, a Ukrainian writer, poet, translator and critic. He initially wrote entirely in Russian, but following the outbreak of Russian aggression in 2014 he switched to Ukrainian. “Mondegreen: Songs about Death and Love” is his first novel in Ukrainian whose English translation was funded by the Razom Translates proje ct.
On Thursday, November 17 @ 7-11PM the Dungeons & Dragons Club in NYC is hosting a game night with all ticket sale proceeds going to Razom. The evening will include free drinks and appetizers and feature a DJ and interactive art gallery. New D&D players are welcome and highly encouraged! Get your tickets here!
On Sunday, November 19 @ 7-11PM the Lisovi Chorty Plast Fraternity is celebrating their centenary by hosting a formal costume ball, or Kostyumivka, at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York City. The elegant affair will be a fundraiser to support humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine. Secure your tickets here.
On Sunday, December 4 @ 2PM Notes From Ukraine, a concertdedicated to 100 years of “Shchedryk” and highlighting Ukrainian music and the connections between Ukrainian and American cultures, will take the stage at Carnegie Hall. Secure your tickets here!

In Washinton, D.C.:

On November 15-17, the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) “Ukrainian Days” advocacy event will be held after the midterm elections. Register here.
On Wednesday, November 30 @ 5:30-8:30PM, the U.S. – Ukraine Foundation will host the D.C. premier of Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, an incredible documentary film by Evgeny Afinevsky is a sequel to his 2015 documentary Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom. Info on how to secure tickets to come!

In Massachusetts:

The Oxbow Gallery in Easthampton, MA will be showing a series of new oil paintings by Joanne Holtje, “Lamentations,” from October 27-November 27, 2022. Begun in early 2022, this series served as a way for her to bear witness to the horror of the invasion of Ukraine. The proceeds of sales from the show, plus an additional 20% match from an anonymous donor will be donated to Razom.
The Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery at Bristol County Community College in Fall River, MA will be showing an exhibition called Eye of the Beholder (Don’t Close Your Eyes): Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War, from November 10-December 22. With over 120 pieces on display, these works evoke the resolve and the anguish of the Ukrainian people and what they are experiencing as events unfold. All art is on sale, with 50% of the sale price going to the artist and 50% to humanitarian organizations like Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation and Come Back Alive.

In Illinois:

On Saturday, November 12 @ 6PM the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago is hosting its annual fundraising gala “Ukraine My Love”. It will feature Ukrainian-American artist Ola Rondiak as the keynote speaker and Serhiy FOMA Fomenko, a Ukrainian fusion folk singer from Mandy. Buy your tickets here.

In California:

On Monday, November 14 @ 5PM UCSD in San Diego will invite Volodymy Rafayenko to speak alongside Marianna Kiyanovska. Volodymyr Rafeyenko is a Ukrainian writer, poet, translator and critic. He initially wrote entirely in Russian, but following the outbreak of Russian aggression in 2014 he switched to Ukrainian. “Mondegreen: Songs about Death and Love” is his first novel in Ukrainian whose English translation was funded by the Razom Translates proje ct.

In Florida:

Introducing to the world: KOLO, an unparalleled immersive visual experience and theatrical dance show celebrating the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Ukraine! The first of its kind, KOLO is the brainchild of award-winning, Ukrainian-bred competitive ballroom dancers and partners, Iaroslav and Liliia Bieliei, both natives of Kyiv who now call Los Angeles home. The show is launching its North American tour in Florida:
- December 26 @ 3PM and 7PM at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, FL
- December 29 @ 8PM at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, FL

Thank you so much for reading this newsletter, sharing it, generously donating to many of our important projects, and for showing your support of Ukraine. We are immensely grateful.

Stay razom.

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This Election Day, Vote for Ukrainian Victory

Published: November 7, 2022

Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day, and this year’s election is critical to ensure that Ukraine continues to receive the necessary support from the United States. Our team at Razom Advocacy encourages everyone who is eligible and cares about the future of Ukraine to make sure to vote by the time the polls close.

Why Should You Vote?

While voting is an important part of our civic duty as members of society, it also has an impact on the support that Ukraine will receive for the next two years. Many people do not turn out for midterm elections, but your vote is crucial at a time when many House and Senate chairmanships are due to change in 2023 and districts have been redrawn after the 2020 census. Only by voting can you show that Americans value continued support and aid to Ukraine.

It may sometimes feel that your single vote will not make much of a difference. However, many elections are decided by a relatively small number of votes, especially once you look past the larger races. In the last twenty years, there have been more than a dozen races decided by a single vote or ending in a tie, and many more have been decided by less than 1% of the vote.

How Should You Vote?

Voting processes differ vastly from state to state, and many states have already opened early voting for the past few weeks – and we are sure many of you have already voted. (If you have, thank you!)

If you have not yet voted, here are some resources to determine the best way to do so in your area:

Over 20 states allow voters to register on Election Day. If your state is one of them and you’re not registered, make sure you bring proof of residency with you to your polling place, such as a driver’s license or ID card. You can find out more information on the registration requirements for your state here.
You can locate your polling place by using Vote.org’s Polling Place Locater. It’s good to make a plan! Decide when you will vote and how you will get there – many local transportation options have discounts or special services to help voters access the polls.
Know your rights – check what you will need to bring with you, such as ID, before you leave. If you are in line when the polls close, keep your place – as long as you stay in line, you will be able to vote. If you experience any issues or anyone attempts to stop you from voting, call the election protection hotline at 866-687-8683 to report it. More information on Election Protection can be found here.
Vote.org’s Ballot Information page provides information on all of the candidates that will be on your ballot. If their stance on Ukraine isn’t readily available, a quick Google search of their name and Ukraine can bring up previous statements they may have made around the issue.

On Election Day, we can all play an important role in ensuring continued support for Ukraine from the United States. Thank you for your advocacy.

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