Originally established to support cultural projects in Ukraine, the Cobblestone Freeway Foundation has shifted its focus because of russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and is now helping Ukrainians who need support.
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Proceeds from my book Planted will support Ukrainian Patriot, a team helping volunteers who are defending Ukraine and civilians who are caught in the crossfire of russia’s brutal war against Ukraine.
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The second edition of Planted: Stories From Manitoba’s Natural World is ready!
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Proceeds from Planted: Stories From Manitoba’s Natural World will support humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
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This year’s dance recital season in Manitoba hit different. Here are two organizations I know through Ukrainian dance, a hobby turned passion that changed my life, that you can donate to in support of Ukraine.
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In May 2021, Diana Stevan released her novel Lilacs in the Dust Bowl, which follows her grandmother’s story immigrating to Canada from Ukraine.
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Like all holidays, birthdays are a big deal in Ukraine.
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In Ukraine, there are levels to curse words. And if you utter one of the top-level ones, even the most vulgar person will stare at you in disbelief. Many of these swears come from the Russian language — Ukrainian curses are truly curses: May you be kicked by a duck. May hair grow on your tongue.
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While there are many reasons I fell in love with dance — the people you meet, the places you travel to, the dance steps you learn — music is what really set the hook for my interest in Ukrainian dance, and therefore my love of Ukrainian culture.
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