Spacerowa Street [which has been nominated for renaming] is located in the immediate vicinity of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw. According to Gazeta Wyborcza, the idea is supported by renowned politicians and activists.
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Topic: Polish-Ukrainian relations
Chopin concerts daily at the Ukrainian World
Every day at 5:30 p.m., the Ukrainian World’s hall will resound with etudes, nocturnes and other works by Chopin performed by Polish and foreign musicians. The event is organised by the Smolna Association in cooperation with the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF).
The exhibition ‘Stories without ending’ – human rights in the North Caucasus
‘Stories without ending’, our exhibition which features the violence and rampant impunity in the North Caucasus have continued in ‘Ukrainian World since 26 May.
Night of Museums at the ‘Ukrainian World’. Not only for Ukrainians
More than 1,500 people visited the ‘Ukrainian World’ centre at 63 Nowy Swiat Street in Warsaw during Museums night on 16 May 2015. The last guests left the premises long after midnight – and these were Warsaw residents.
‘Ukrainian World’ features in a reportage by The Guardian
The news portal theguardian.com wrote about Ukrainians, exiled from their homes by war and poverty, who seek refuge in neighbouring Poland. In Warsaw, refugees find assistance at ‘Ukrainian World’, an aid centre run by the Open Dialogue Foundation.
‘Save ‘Ukrainian World!’’. Gazeta Wyborcza on the threat of closure faced by the refugee assistance centre
Gazeta Wyborcza wrote about volunteers from the Open Dialogue Foundation and the threat of closure of the centre for aid for Ukrainian immigrants.
Ukrainian World: Exhibition “I’ll go back, my brothers are there’
For over a month – from 21 May to 30 June, the exhibition ‘I’ll go back, my brothers are there’, dedicated to the wounded soldiers fighting in the east of Ukraine, will be open to visitors at ‘Ukrainian World’. The opening of the exhibition was held on 21 May 2015 at 6.00 PM.
European opportunity for Ukrainian businessmen. The ‘Chumak’ chain owners in Poland
On the invitation of the Open Dialogue Foundation and the Open Europe Group, two entrepreneurs from Ukraine visited Poland on 21-22 April. Yuriy Shatynskiy and Ihor Haras, the owners of the Chumak company, one of the leading manufacturers of high-class custom-made furniture.
In-kind donations were transferred to the refugee centres in the Lublin region
Horbów-Kolonia and Bezwola are situated in the Lublin region. The names of these villages are known to the majority of Ukrainians who fled to Poland. These are the places where gifts obtained during collections held in the ‘Ukrainian World’ centre, are taken.
Assistance for soldiers and civilians from the ODF: ‘Fair Ukraine’ visited ‘Ukrainian World’ and the Foundation’s office
Lyubov Soltys, the president of the ‘Fair Ukraine’ foundation from Terebovlia, along with two activists from the organisation, visited the ODF’s office and the ‘Ukrainian World’ centre on 27 April. Everyone benefited from the visit.
“This place is teeming with Ukrainian life’. Newsweek on immigrants and volunteers at ‘Ukrainian World’
– Sometimes they come with a bundle containing all their belongings, sometimes they arrive in good cars, with cash – that’s how Mateusz Kramek from the Open Dialogue Foundation describes newcomers addressing ‘Ukrainian World’, in an interview with a Newsweek journalist.
Pro bono legal consultations for refugees
On Mondays and Wednesdays, between 1:30-4:30 PM, the Ukrainian World centre (Warsaw, 63 Nowy Swiat Street) will host pro bono legal and civil consultations for refugees. Legal consultations will be provided by Ms. Alla Maievska.
Svitlana Grigorjeva in concert at the Ukrainian World
On 26th March, the Ukrainian World centre hosted a concert by Svitlana Grigorjeva entitled Music of the Heart.
“Ukrainian World” centre hosted a concert by Svitlana Grigorjeva
On 26th March, the Ukrainian World centre hosted a concert by Svitlana Grigorjeva entitled Music of the Heart.
Ukrainian news portals about the Military Post Office at ‘Ukrainian World’
– “Human power has its source in the soul rather than in the flesh. Life is a difficult business, and therefore it is easier to go through it with a smile on your face”, – Ukrainians in Poland, quoted by foreign media, write in letters to wounded soldiers in Odessa.
