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Dear Stand with Ukraine supporters, As I sit down to write this final update of 2025, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude. You are one of approximately 700 people who receive these monthly messages—700 individuals and families across Kamloops, across…
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Day 1,403. Saturday #201. The last Saturday of 2025.
Kamloops stands with Ukraine. Today marked our 201st consecutive Saturday gathering near City Hall—almost four years of unwavering solidarity since February 24, 2022. None of us ever wanted to be here. We all know why we stand. And yet, we…
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Hope After Christmas: Ten Lessons from the Soviet Collapse and Ten Reasons for Hope Today
December 26, 2025 — 34 years since the fall of an empire Today marks the anniversary of one of history’s most significant moments. On December 26, 1991, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—a superpower that had shaped global politics for…
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Thank You, Kamloops: Six Years of Light, Love, and Community
Thank You, Kamloops: Six Years of Light, Love, and Community As we enter the sixth year of the Kamloops Winter Holiday Lights Map, my heart is full of gratitude for this remarkable community. What began in 2020 as a small…
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From St. Nicholas Day to Your Bookshelf: Three Boxes of Ukrainian-Canadian Stories Seek Kamloops Homes
December 6th was a day filled with the warmth of community, tradition, and unexpected gifts. It began at our weekly Stand with Ukraine gathering—the space we have held faithfully every week since February 24, 2022, when Russia’s full-scale invasion changed…
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From Temporary Refuge to Permanent Home: Why Canada Must Create a Clear PR Pathway for CUAET Holders in Ukrainian
#PRforCUAET Вже вдома. Час це офіційно визнати. Визнання корінних народів: Ми з повагою визнаємо, що Канада побудована на традиційних, споконвічних і невідступлених територіях корінних народів — Перших Націй, інуїтів та метисів — які були охоронцями цієї землі з незапам’ятних часів.…
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From Temporary Refuge to Permanent Home: Why Canada Must Create a Clear PR Pathway for CUAET Holders
#PRforCUAET Already Home. Now Make It Official. Land Acknowledgment: We respectfully acknowledge that Canada is built on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples—the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis—who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.…
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Postcards That Carry Courage: A Special Zoom Event
Postcards That Carry Courage: A Special Zoom Event Saturday, December 20, 2025 9:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 Noon Eastern Duration: Approximately 1 hour You’re warmly invited to join a virtual gathering with Helen and Jean-Michel, the founders of Postcards to the Front Canada—the organization…
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To Every Student Who Has Taught Me
A Prayer Built by 20 Years of Learning Together Human Rights Day – December 10th, 2025 Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Over the past twenty years, I have had the privilege of teaching more than 7,000 students across five Canadian universities—from…
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Why I Sometimes Post About Beautiful Sunsets Instead of the War
When I travelled through Europe this year, the contrast broke something in me. When I spoke at the conferences with social workers from Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, people are preparing. Not loudly. Not dramatically. But you see it in how they…
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Stand with Ukraine November 15, 2025 Update
Day 1,360 since February 24th, 2022 (1,360 день повномасштабної війни) Day 4,286 since February 20th, 2014, Temporary Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Thank you to all who #StandWithUkraine Greetings from Vienna, Austria! As November deepens and we approach…
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Reflections from a Train Through Peaceful Europe: Remembering While Moving Forward
As the train carries me through the heart of Europe, I watch the landscape transform into scenes of preparation and celebration. In Vienna and countless other cities, Christmas markets are opening their doors—wooden stalls adorned with lights, the scent of…
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