On June 30 and 1 July 2015 we were especially honoured to have an opportunity to participate in the conference on the future of Polish-Ukrainian relations at University of Cambridge (represented by Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bartosz Kramek).

On June 30 and 1 July 2015 we were especially honoured to have an opportunity to participate in the conference on the future of Polish-Ukrainian relations at University of Cambridge (represented by Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bartosz Kramek).
A meeting with Ukrainian businessmen – Yuriy Shatynsky and Ihor Haras – was held at Ukrainian World on the 21st April. Yuriy and Ihor are the owners of the Chumak Company which is a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of premium quality furniture.
The First Ladies of Poland and Ukraine – Anna Komorowska and Maryna Poroshenko – met, in Kiev, with participants from the Revolution of Dignity and families of the Nebesnaya Sotnya and of other activists who perished during the Maidan protests.
The Maidan Library is a social initiative of the Dignity Revolution participants who established it in the Ukrainian House in January 2014. It soon became a major landmark on the Maidan map, a centre of debates and exchanges of ideas.
“The nomination of Shokin is a shock” – shouted the participants of the manifestation in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Warsaw.
A year on from the outbreak of protests on the Maidan, Krzysztof Bukowski from the Open Dialog Foundation told TVP Info about the conditions under which the ODF carried out its mission in the streets of Kiev.
Together with the Belarus Solidarity Movement ‘Razam’ and the Ukrainian Community ‘Volnytsia’, the Open Dialog Foundation organised on the Maidan, a rally to commemorate the first victims of the Ukrainian protests.
In Kiev, a photo exhibition was opened to mark the anniversary of the shootings at the peaceful protest in the city of Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan. The exhibition will be open from 12 December, 2014 to 21 December, 2014.
As part of the celebration marking the first anniversary of the beginning of EuroMaidan – the pro-European voice of the people, which has gone down in the history of Ukraine as the Revolution of Dignity
As part of the celebration marking the first anniversary of the beginning of EuroMaidan – the pro-European voice of the people, which has gone down in the history of Ukraine as the Revolution of Dignity
The TVP info portal describes the situation regarding the plaque installed at the place, where until recently, the statue of the “Sleeping Four” was to be placed. The plaque was to commemorate the victims of Maidan and ATO.
Tomasz Czuwara, spokesman for the Open Dialog Foundation, in an interview with Polsat News about the statue on Wileński Square and on the matter of a rather large plaque at the former place of the “Sleeping Four” statue.
Oleksandr Goncharuk, 46, from the village of Lyadova (near Mohylov Podolsky) paid the price of his health for joining the January protests in the Maidan. The man suffered from severe frostbite – one of his legs and the toes of the other had to be amputated.
The fate of the abducted Ukrainian pilot, activities of the Open Dialog Foundation and key developments in Ukraine over recent months were discussed in RDC radio’s afternoon programme Popołudnie RDC by Bartosz Kramek, Chair of the Open Dialog Foundation’s Council.
Agnieszka Góralska, correspondent to the Open Dialog Foundation, speaks of the action by the Kyiv authorities on Republika TV. The action’s goal was to clear the Independence square of the tent town.
The President of the Open Dialog Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlovska has commented on clashes in Kiev’s Maidan that erupted when the last tents and barricades were being dismantled.
On June 24 at 11.00 the Vice Speaker of the Polish Seym, Cezary Grabarczyk, opened the “Faces of EuroMaidan” exhibition in the Seym building.
On June 24 at 11.00 the Vice Speaker of the Polish Seym, Cezary Grabarczyk, opened the “Faces of EuroMaidan” exhibition in the Seym building.
The help centre for Ukrainians hosted a performance by the ‘Ot Vinta’ band on the afternoon of Saturday, 14th June.
The help centre for Ukrainians hosted a performance by the ‘Ot Vinta’ band on the afternoon of Saturday, 14th June.
A meeting was held in the assistance centre “Ukrainian World “ in Warsaw, between the singer Ruslana Lyzhychko and the Ukrainian community living in Poland. The meeting was organised by the Open Dialog Foundation together with Euromaidan Warsaw.
A meeting was held in the assistance centre “Ukrainian World “ in Warsaw, between the singer Ruslana Lyzhychko and the Ukrainian community living in Poland. The meeting was organised by the Open Dialog Foundation together with Euromaidan Warsaw.
Yevhen Nyshchuk, Ukraine’s Minister of Culture visited the refugee support centre, Ukrainian World, and Maidan Museum in Warsaw.
Yevhen Nyshchuk, Ukraine’s Minister of Culture visited the refugee support centre, Ukrainian World, and Maidan Museum in Warsaw.
Yuri Borodin was born on December 8, 1993 in Bakchysarai in Crimea. He is a trained technician-mechanic and driver. His passions include sea and mountain rescue. He, along with his mother and brother, moved to Kiev several months prior to the events of Maidan.
Precisely one month prior to the presidential elections in Ukraine, on a beach in Wilanów, a charity concert “Wilanów – Majdan. A Common Cause” was held.
Precisely one month prior to the presidential elections in Ukraine, on a beach in Wilanów, a charity concert “Wilanów – Majdan. A Common Cause” was held on 25th April, with Polish and Ukrainian bands performing on stage.
The Internet edition of Rzeczpospolita daily invites guests to a charity concert in Wilanów; funds raised are to be delivered to Maidan victims’ families.
On their Internet website, Radio Dla Ciebie publishes an invitation to a charity concert to assist the families of victims of Maidan clashes, co-organised by the Open Dialog Foundation.
In January, during the protests on Kiev’s Maidan, Viktor Reka was shot in the eye by a Berkutofficer. At the time of shooting, Viktor was within 10 metres from the line of the Berkut officers.
In an interview for Polsat News, Bartosz Kramek – Chair of the Foundation’s Council, summarised assistance actions for Ukraine and commented on the current situation.
Yuriy was one of the leaders on the Maidan. During the February protests, he was repeatedly shot by a sniper and suffered a very serious wound to his hand which doctors initially planned to amputate.
Anatoliy Sholudko fought on the Maidan. For his activities, he was kidnapped by ‘Titushky’ and tortured with the use of an electric chair, beaten, subjected to waterboarding and blackmailed by the kidnappers.
TVP info invites persons for a concert co-organised by the Open Dialog Foundation. For a single evening, the Warsaw beach at Wilanów is to be turned into the Kyiv Maidan.
The Internet portal NGO.pl reports on the actions by the Open Dialog Foundation for Ukraine – Inside the tent, which stood on Maidan for 56 days, approximately 30 volunteers worked for over 560 hours, preparing the reports on the situation in Kyiv
We are still organising assistance for those wounded from further regions of Ukraine. Our trip to Czerkasy at the beginning of March brought the first results.
In February, during the Maidan protests, Dima was wounded by a grenade explosion; the explosion ruptured his eardrums, and shrapnel became embedded in his legs.
Wysokie Obcasy, the Gazeta Wyborcza supplement, contains an article about the help for Maidaners provided by Ukrainian women living in Poland.
Speaking on Polish radio as part of the ‘Muzyczna Jedynka’ programme, the musicians of the Taraka band spoke about helping Ukraine in cooperation with Open Dialog Foundation.
The city web portal of Świętochłowice has reported on items being collected by the Catholic Youth Society.
For the purposes of the Ukrainian armed forces, guarding the eastern border, we have provided uniforms and means of life protection.
Marian Prysiazhniuk, volunteer with the Open Dialog Foundation, as part of ODF mission in Ukraine organised the flights of seven patients to Poland in order so they can undergo medical treatment.
Since the beginning of March, the Open Dialog Foundation has been running a project providing support to the families of the injured who fought on Maidan and are now receiving treatment in Polish hospitals.
During the February protests on the Maidan, Volodymyr was shot in the head. In Ukraine, he underwent initial surgery during which, the bullets were removed from his head.
The Money.pl web portal has reported on the reopening of the Information Centre for citizens of Ukraine in Warsaw (Nowy Świat street, 63).
Życie Warszawy web portal has invited its readers to an event organised by the Open Dialog Foundation.
Krzysztof Bukowski from the Open Dialog Foundation talked about Ukraine on Monday on TVN 24‘s Biznes i Świat TV channel in ‘Dzień na rynkach’ (‘A day at the markets’) programme.
The Open Dialog Foundation has transferred $10,000 for the treatment of Maidan activist, Аndrey Zhupnik, whose hand was blown off by a grenade.
Polish radio Jedynka has broadcast a programme about the gestures of solidarity with Ukrainian people.
The Open Dialog Foundation has transferred $10,000 for the treatment of Maidan activist, Andrey Zhupnik, whose hand was blown off by a grenade. Currently, Andrey is undergoing treatment in a Lublin hospital, Poland.
We have ceased collecting medicaments and first aid supplies for the Kiev EuroMaidan. Health issues faced by the Kiev protesters are but a grim touch of everyday reality.
On 22nd January, the streets of Kiev saw a march to commemorate the first victims of the Maidan protests – which was reported by Ukrainian media.