Tag: Saturday Stand
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Stand with Ukraine: October 17, 2026 Update. Voting Day and Saturday #243
Day 1,696 since February 24th, 2022 (1 696 ะดะตะฝั ะฟะพะฒะฝะพะผะฐัััะฐะฑะฝะพั ะฒัะนะฝะธ: Day 1,696 of the full-scale war)Day 4,622 since February 20th, 2014, Temporary Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Thank you to all who #StandWithUkraine Greetings from Kamloops! Dobryi den (good day), dear friends, Today is our 243rd Saturday near Kamloops City Hall since…
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Mother’s Day at the Peaceful Gathering in Kamloops.
Every Saturday since February 24, 2022, we have gathered. Through snow and heat, through grief and stubborn hope, we stand with Ukraine. But on the second Saturday of May, something tender joins us. The rushnyky come out, strung between us like a quiet alphabet of love. Each one was stitched by hands we knew or…
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๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐จ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Day 1,454 since February 24th, 2022 (1,454 ะดะตะฝั ะฟะพะฒะฝะพะผะฐัััะฐะฑะฝะพั ะฒัะนะฝะธ) Day 4,380 since February 20th, 2014, Temporary Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Thank you to all who #StandWithUkraine Greetings from Kamloops, British Columbia! Dear Stand with Ukraine supporters, As February deepens and we approach the most painful anniversary on our calendar, four years…
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Helmets of Memories: Remembrance Is Not a Violation
A New Initiative Born at the Stand with Ukraine Weekly Gathering in Kamloops Saturday, February 14, 2026, Kamloops, British Columbia Today, something powerful took shape at our weekly Stand with Ukraine gathering in Kamloops, a city that has stood in solidarity with Ukraine every single Saturday for nearly four years. It began earlier in the…
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Three Flags, One Message:
Freedom, Sovereignty, Solidarity ๐บ๐ฆย ๐ฎ๐ทย ๐ฌ๐ฑ Every Saturday at 3:00 PM near Kamloops City Hall, a small but steadfast group gathers. We have done so since February 24, 2022 โ the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Week after week, season after season, we show up. Not because it is easy, but because…
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When Two Struggles Become One: How Kamloops United with Ukraine and Iran
There are Saturdays when you stand in the cold and wonder if anyone notices. There are Saturdays when the wind bites through your gloves and the traffic rushes past without slowing down. And then there are Saturdays like today โ Saturdays that remind you, with absolute clarity, why you have never missed a single one.…
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Standing With Iran as We Stand With Ukraine: Care is Universal
Every Saturday at 3:00 PM, a small group gathers near Kamloops City Hall for our weekly Stand with Ukraine gathering. We have been there since February 24, 2022โthrough snow, rain, and summer heatโbearing witness to a people’s struggle for freedom against authoritarian violence. Today, I write to extend that same solidarity to the people of…
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Every Saturday at Three OโClock: How a Small City Keeps a Big Promise
This image was created to hold a feeling more than a map. It tells the story of an ordinary Saturday in Kamloops that has become anything but ordinary. Children, parents, grandparents, neighboursโpeople who may not share the same language, politics, or pastโstanding together because some things are clearer than differences. The clock in the picture…
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๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐จ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ1, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ
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 messagesโ700 individuals and families across Kamloops, across Canada, and around the world who have chosen to stand with Ukraine. I’ll be honest…
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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 Hallโalmost 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 keep coming. The December cold doesn’t stop us. Whether it’s winter frost or summer sun,…
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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 gatheringโthe space we have held faithfully every week since February 24, 2022, when Russia’s full-scale invasion changed everything. Among those who joined us that day was Jeanne from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress…
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Stand with Ukraine November 15, 2025 Update
Day 1,360 since February 24th, 2022 (1,360 ะดะตะฝั ะฟะพะฒะฝะพะผะฐัััะฐะฑะฝะพั ะฒัะนะฝะธ) 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 one of the most solemn dates in Ukrainian history, I want to express profound gratitude…