Voices of Democracy Speaker Series: Eight Weeks in Ukraine: Resilience & Resistance

FPS Voices of Democracy Speaker Series Presents Eight Weeks in Ukraine: Resilience & Resistance—A narrated slideshow with Tania Vitvitsky, President, Ukrainian Charitable Platform.

In August and September 2025, Sudbury resident Ms. Vitvitsky, president of the Ukrainian Charitable Platform, spent eight weeks in Ukraine observing how everyday people are responding to the ongoing war in their homeland. Using original slides to illustrate the beauty and rich cultural heritage of Ukraine, Ms. Vitvitsky will share her observations of the strength and resilience of Ukrainian people at all levels of society and discuss the many ways they are waging a determined resistance to the anti-democratic forces threatening their sovereignty and way of life.

This was Ms. Vitvitsky's fourth trip to Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022. Her travels took her from Lviv in western Ukraine to the brave city of Dnipro, approximately 60 miles from the ever-changing frontlines of the war.

The narrated slideshow will also highlight the disruption the Ukrainian people face as a result of the war. Ukraine has experienced a massive displacement of its citizenry due to the Russian invasion. According to the UN Refugee Agency, as of February 2025, there were approximately 3.7 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine—mostly women and children—and, as of July 2024, there are 6.9 million Ukrainian refugees outside of Ukraine.

The program is open to the community and will be followed by a short reception.

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