Zoomeet with a social worker, Judy Williams, from Winnipeg, Canada. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPrTAPKsc0s In conversation Judy mentions the book An Army of Problem Solvers that you can find online: http://www.armyofproblemsolvers.com/

In Flanders Fields / У поля́х Фла́ндрії: We remember / Ми пам’ятаємо Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Audio version of the post: https://photos.app.goo.gl/mgdTFXr1bQDnF8ZaA On November 11, we remember those who allow us to live on this planet through their death for peace on Earth. We share stories and hope history will not keep repeating itself. One way…

By Hope R. E. Young Arriving in a new country to live in can present more challenges and changes to daily life than one might think, especially if you don’t speak the language. I remember the first few months I lived in Chile struggling to figure out where to buy simple things such as Advil…

Forty days ago, I had received a phone call from Lviv and learned from my uncle that one of our best family friends suddenly passed away. It was challenging to comprehend as I just connected with Vasyl’ Mykhajlovytch before driving to Winnipeg, and there were no signs that it would be our last Skype call.…

Ukrainian Diaspora Resources: Zoomeet with Olena Burgac. Ukrainian Diaspora in Kusadasi Conversation in Ukrainian https://krasun.ca/2021/10/09/%d0%b7%d1%83%d0%bc%d1%96%d1%82%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%bb%d1%83%d0%bf%d1%81-%d0%ba%d1%83%d1%88%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8-%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d0%b7-%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%bd/ Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWx4naSh-LI Ukrainian Diaspora Studies Events: October Wednesday October 13 9:00a.m. PT Join the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada / Посольство України в Канаді , and the the Embassy of Canada to Ukraine Embassy…

Зуміт:Камлупс-Кушадаси. Розмова з Оленою Бургач. Дослідження Української діаспори. Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWx4naSh-LI Олена Бургач, заступник голови Української культурної спілки Кушадаси, розповіла про унікальні проекти по підтримці Української діаспори в місті Кушадаси (Пташинний Острів) в Туреччині. Під час розмови можна дізнатися як створювалася українська громада силами Українських жінок які створили спілку для підтримки один одного, для зберігання…

Thank you to all who shared the events and educational resources on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. I will keep adding more resources to share with my students, so please feel free to e-mail okondrashov@tru.ca to add new events and educational resources With respect Sasha In June, the federal government announced the creation of a new…

Zhu, J. Kondrashov, O. Su, J. 2021 The Chinese Canada project has been supported by Mitacs through Globalink Internship to strengthen CommunityConnections between Canada and China : Asset map project. Asset mapping is a tool widely used in community development to promote sustainability and find new ways to connect people. The tool helps communities to…

Kondrashov, Oleksandr; Zhu, Jiawen, September 2021 China has the second largest number Schools of Social Work around the World. Social Work Education in China re-opened many Schools after China changed its economic policies at the end of 1970s. Thanks to support from Jiawen (Amy) Zhu through Mitacs Globalink project the list of Schools of Social…

Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov June 28, 2021 Constitution Day is an opportunity for every Ukrainian and those connected to Ukraine to broaden their knowledge of the Constitution. I am grateful to my high school teacher Jevhenija Oleksijevna Behen who taught me the foundation of law in 9th  grade. We had an opportunity to learn about…

Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Convocation is a critical moment to celebrate yourself, people who influenced your decision to start, continue and finish your learning journey and who inspire you to continue sharing your gifts and talents with the world. Class 2021 know that social work is essential. We recently celebrated social work month around the…

Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Last week my thoughts, prayers, emotions and actions were centered on the new knowledge the world learnt about a mass grave in Kamloops Indian Residential School.  On May 27, 2021, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc issued press-release to inform the world that a ground penetrating radar specialist located the remains of 215 children.  The…