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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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Golden Roads: Fall Drives with Mama in Kamloops
The car windows are down, autumn air flowing through, and Mama is in the front seat as we chase the golden light through the Kamloops countryside. These drives have become our way of catching the season’s brief, brilliant beauty. Our…
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CALLING ALL KAMLOOPS HALLOWEEN ENTHUSIASTS!
🎃👻 CALLING ALL KAMLOOPS HALLOWEEN ENTHUSIASTS! 👻🎃 It’s time to start planning for Halloween 2025! 🕷️✨ We’re looking for community members to help us review and update our Kamloops Halloween Houses Asset Map to make sure families know where to…
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Stand with Ukraine October 19 2025 Update
Day 1,332 since February 24th, 2022 (1,335 день повномасштабної війни) Day 4,256 since February 20th, 2014, Temporary Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Thank you to all who #StandWithUkraine Greetings from Kamloops! As October unfolds and we move deeper…
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The Last Tomato Check-In of 2025
Yesterday, Mama, Larysa, and I stood together in our Westsyde garden for what has become our annual ritual—the final tomato check-in of the year. Branch by branch, we carefully examined what remained, deciding what could ripen on the vine and…
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Thanksgiving 2025: Celebrating Gifts Shared
On this Thanksgiving Monday (grateful for a day off so I can finalize some projects), I find myself reflecting on an extraordinary truth: over the past 20 years, Canada and Canadians haven’t just welcomed me—they’ve gifted me with belonging,…
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Dr. Oleksandr Kondrashov’s BSW & MSW On/Off-the-Ground Cohort Models: Complete Overview
Dr. Oleksandr Kondrashov’s BSW & MSW On/Off-the-Ground Cohort Models: Complete Overview Revolutionary Social Work Education: Breaking Barriers, Building Capacity Over two decades of teaching across Canada—from coast to coast to coast—Dr. Oleksandr Kondrashov has developed complete BSW and MSW program…
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Dr. Oleksandr Kondrashov’s Six-Volume Series: A Concise Overview
The Complete Framework: 60 Specializations, 321 Courses, 20 Years of Excellence Over two decades of teaching across Canada—from coast to coast to coast—Dr. Oleksandr Kondrashov has developed six comprehensive volumes containing 60 specialized social work pathways (10 specializations per volume).…
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