Friday February 24 will mark one year since the Russian army invaded Ukraine on the orders of Putin and his regime. A year of indescribable suffering and bloodshed for the Ukrainian people.
The completely unjustified invasion has already cost the lives of many tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians and military personnel. Every day the Ukrainian people face brutality and violence. Millions of civilians have been forced to flee abroad, millions are internally displaced.
Entire towns and villages have been reduced to rubble by Russian bombing and airstrikes. Civilian infrastructure (electricity and heating networks, schools, hospitals, railroads, ports, etc.) is being systematically destroyed, making the country unliveable.
Calendar of Events
February 21-26 2023 Events Supported or Organised by ILWU
Tuesday February 21, 7pm
Why You Should Support Ukraine (via Zoom)
Speakers :
Vladyslav Starodubtsev (Sotisalniy Rukh); Vlad Dziuba (Ukrainian Action in Ireland)
Join us on Tuesday February 21 at 7pm to discuss Why you should support Ukraine – Hear two Ukrainian activists. Email irishleftwithukraine@gmail.com for zoom link
Friday February 24 2023 Dublin, GPO, 2pm.
Called by Ukrainian Action on Ireland : 1st Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine : “Fighting for Europe”
Immigrants Involved in Irish Radical Left/National Liberation Movements – Before, During and After the Easter 1916 Rising
A Maurice Casey Walking Tour – supported by Irish Left With Ukraine (ILWU)
Saturday February 25 – 1-3pm – Portobello to the GPO
1pm to 3.00pm, starting at Portobello Square (at 1 Portobello Harbour, opposite BelloBar), finishing at the GPO.
The route and the stories Maurice Casey will be covering at each stop :Portobello Place – Harry Kernoff
Harry Kernoff’s woodcut of James Connolly in the uniform of the Irish Citizen Army, whose flag is on the banner of the ILWU.
Lombard Street West – The Harmel FamilySt Stephen´s Green – Casimir DuninMansion House – Sidney Aronson and Rose McKenna, WILPF UkrainedelegatesNational Library of Ireland – Nora Dryhurst and Georgian Independence, KropotkinPeterson´s Pipe store – Conrad Peterson, Helen Lena YeatesTrinity College Dublin – Russian Department – Daisy McMackinGPO – The Bolshevik delegation to Dublin – Point up to the MaterHospital – End with story of the Finn and the Swede in 1916
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About the walking tour host :Dr Maurice J Casey is a historian based in Queen’s University Belfast. This tour will draw from Maurice’s recent research into histories of eastern European migration to Ireland in the early 20th century. The tour will also feature insights from Maurice’s research on immigrant involvement with Irish radicalism during the revolutionary period. The tour will be conducted in English, though Maurice is happy to answer questions (and translate any tricky phrases) in Russian. https://twitter.com/MauriceJCasey
And in Russian:
Доктор Морис Кейси – историк в Королевском университете в Белфасте. Этот прогулочный тур будет основан на последних исследованиях Мориса по истории восточноевропейской миграции в Ирландию в начале 20-го века. Тур также будет включать исследование Мориса об опыте иммигрантов во время ирландской революции. Тур будет проводиться на английском языке, хотя Морис рад ответить на вопросы (и перевести любые сложные фразы) на русском языке.
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Maurice Casey’s tour is a fund-raiser – The ILWU supports :
Appeal to Fund the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU)
It is an emergency winter aid campaign in support of Ukrainian workers.
This is one example of the work done by the KVP :
KVPU helps miners’ cities shelled by Russian forces
The Kurakhove community of the Donetsk region is constantly hit by enemy artillery because it is located next to the area of hostilities. Last weekend was no exception. The entire territory of the community came under fire from the Russian army. Including the city of Hirnyk, where “Kurakhivska Mine” of SOE “Selydivvugillia” continues to function. The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) provides humanitarian aid to miners and residents of the Donetsk region. https://kvpu.org.ua/en/news/5729-aid-ro-kruakhovo
https://kvpu.org.ua/en/ Cash will be collected on the day. A link for online donations will be advertised in the near future.
Sunday February 26, Dublin
GPO, 2pm Called by Free Russians Ireland and Women Life Freedom Iran
No Putin- NO WAR – We Stand With Ukraine
Book Launch – 3pm –
UKRAINE: Voices of Resistance and Solidarity
at Books Upstairs, 17 D’Olier Street
The “Ukraine: Voices of Resistance and Solidarity” collection includes essays by Taras Bilous @ahatanhel, Yuliya Yurchenko @YPYurchenko, Oksana Dutchak, Vitalii Dudin, Ilya Budraitskis
@IlyaBudraitskis and Natalia Levytsky.
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The ILWU is part of the European Network for Solidarity With Ukraine, https://ukraine-solidarity.eu/24-feb-2022-global-day-of-action which launched this Appeal :
Towards a global week of action for solidarity with Ukraine.
Stop the Russian war of aggression! Peace for Ukraine!
Friday February 24 will mark one year since the Russian army invaded Ukraine on the orders of Putin and his regime. A year of indescribable suffering and bloodshed for the Ukrainian people.
The completely unjustified invasion has already cost the lives of many tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians and military personnel. Every day the Ukrainian people face brutality and violence. Millions of civilians have been forced to flee abroad, millions are internally displaced.
Entire towns and villages have been reduced to rubble by Russian bombing and airstrikes. Civilian infrastructure (electricity and heating networks, schools, hospitals, railroads, ports, etc.) is being systematically destroyed, making the country unliveable.
Putin wants to make an independent and livable Ukraine impossible:
– The Russian army has committed mass murders of civilians and Ukrainian soldiers in many places. The fate of many thousands is still unknown. Mass rape campaigns and killings by rape, are established attack strategies. With every liberation of a Ukrainian village or town, new crimes come to light.
– A great many Ukrainian citizens (including many hundreds of thousands of children/ over 700 thousand children) have been deported, without permission and often by force, to the territory of Russia.
The Ukrainian people rightly refuse to be passive victims of this war of aggression and actively and massively resists the invasion, with or without arms in hand. Very widespread mutual solidarity and self-organization of the population plays a crucial role in enabling this resistance to continue, as does international support in many different forms.
The killing of the Ukrainian people before the eyes of the world and the destruction of independent Ukraine must stop! The loudest possible international protest against the Russian invasion and the widest possible solidarity with the Ukrainian people is more necessary than ever
We, organizations and individuals from all over the world, launch a call to make the week of February 24 a global week of action against the Russian invasion and for solidarity with Ukraine.
– Peace for Ukraine, no to the Russian war! Immediate cessation of bombing by the Russian military and withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine.
– The widest possible support for and solidarity with the Ukrainian people in their justified resistance to the Russian invasion.