Your blog is so much more than “Thinking About”. Your writing and actions encourage and help us “do something about” the challenges facing us. Thank you. I made my second donation to Razom today. On a smaller but perhaps more personal level, I have been sending money to several Ukrainian artisans from whom I’ve purchased goods in the past via Etsy.
I have set up an ngo Assist-Ukraine.org (see website) with three friends to help Ukrainians inside Ukraine fighting for their lives and their freedom. Thanks to my long work in the region as an NPR correspondent, we have old and new trusted contacts, including leading doctors and have already sent in more than $500,000 worth of high-end medical and protective gear. No overhead, no mark-ups and supplies hand-carried in at the founders' expense to get them quickly to the front lines.
You do good work! Nothing like a good historian to tell a story. If you read this blog, please read The Road to Unfreedom. It tells a story we are living.
I've donated several hundred dollars in total to Meduza, Razom, Ukraine Armed Forces, Support vulnerable Black people in Ukraine (https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-vulnerable-black-people-in-ukraine?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email_m_pd-5332-donation-receipt-adyen&utm_content=internal), and an independent journalist. In an earlier post you suggested that we buy items from Ukrainian shopkeepers on Etsy. Because I do needlework, I bought two lovely needlework charts that were sent to me via email. Last year I started to donate to Belarus Free Theatre because they, too, are fighting for democracy under enormously stressful conditions. I continue to donate to them about every 3 months. They are doing dangerous work out of love for the truth. Just now received an email confirmation of my donation to Be a Hero for Ukraine, and am going to donate to the New Archaeology School as soon as I'm done here. I started Serhii Plokhy's "The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine" a few weeks back and I've gotten stuck on the Khazars, the Slavic Tribes, the Vikings, the Mongols, &c, so have been reading everything I can get my hands on about these early peoples. Looks like the New Archaeology School website has some interesting articles on this subject, so thanks for that link. I'm trying to find the name of that linguist you mentioned a few posts back. If you can remember him off the top of your head, could you please help me out?
That's it! George Shevelov. Thank you. Well I'm retired, and other than getting out and pulling a few weeds from the garden every now and again after a good rain which, by the way, I find enormously satisfying because, after a good rain, you can pull up most of a weed's roots, just about all I do is read from the time I get up in the morning until I go to bed around midnight. I figure that there must be ways of tracing movements of peoples based on language, keeping in mind that there are always going to be disagreements between linguists. I'm interested in things like cognates, loan words, and etymology in general. Same with the more recent multilingual polities, especially the Habsburg Empire.
Language, and the migration, evolution and life cycle of languages, are all so fascinating! I have only read a little on the topic, but I have many books on my reading list. Kudos to you, Rose!
I am one of the coordinators of a Telegram group that comprises learners and teachers of English who raise funds for village schools in Laos (via Pencils of Promise). We have successfully raised USD 50k for the first school and are in the process of getting the money together for a second... When war broke out in Ukraine, we agreed to re-channel some of the new funds that were coming in. I set up a public JustGiving fundraising page and booked accommodation via Airbnb for a full month in Kyiv with nine hosts (without taking the rooms but establishing personal contact with the hosts). In our community numbering about a hundred, we have established ways of supporting our Ukrainian members. We set up a safe closed group through which they can reach the coordinators and each other in case of an emergency. We gathered information on who would be able to contribute to travel costs and provide accommodation for those who decided to leave Ukraine. We have sent money to a trusted Ukrainian group member who has been helping refugees in Poland from day one and to a friend of his, still in Ukraine, supporting the most vulnerable: old people, women and children. We also have a trained psychologist in the group who specializes in dealing with trauma and she is offering sessions to our members. We have a special Telegram group where we discuss the latest developments and, besides English, we seem to be becoming more fluent in Russian and Ukrainian as well... What I'm trying to say is that there are means that might appear modest (financially), but do a lot to help us retain our sanity and support the people in our group whose wellbeing and fate we care about deeply.
It is Tuesday and now almost 2 months since Putin invaded Ukraine. It must feel like the most dreadful kind of march day after day for Ukrainians and their friends wherever they may be in the world. The slowness of getting weapons to them is infuriating. My hope is still that the western alliance will wake up fully before it is too late.
Your blog and the resource list that you provide for helping Ukrainians who are suffering so much as well as helping them defend their country is invaluable. It relieves a small piece of helplessness as we all watch the barbaric destruction of the country while our government equivocates over sending the heavy military equipment that Ukraine so desperately needs.
It is enraging that our leaders have been so cautious about challenging Putin's threat of unleashing nuclear weapons. This threat is the only power that Putin has left. It seems to me that given the scale of Russian losses and his own personal sense of humiliation, he would already have plenty of reasons to use a low yield nuke if he were planning to.
I have wired thousands of dollars to " Come Back Alive." After each wire I call their office in Kyiv and find a wonderfully open and appreciative staff member to talk to about life there.
A million thanks, since page one of On Tyranny, you have been a port in the storm and beacon of resistance. I make small donations each time you post your lists, and share to encourage others.
Thank you so much for sharing this new list. I’d be curious to learn why you’re suggesting Army SOS and Save a Life rather than the direct/official bank account of the Ukrainian Armed Forces? I’ve donated a chunk of money to the latter, thinking it will go straightest to where it’s needed (and because it worked better with my card/bank, too).
Thank you for all of the insight, History Lessons and constantly reminding all that Ukraine is still under attack.
I can't imagine how busy you are ...if you have any time, could you offer some guidance on Unite with Ukraine, who I've been working with to get one of my students in Kyiv and his Mother here...(in the US/living with me)..
I am Grateful for the Policy letting Ukrainian families -as long as the have a financial supporter- come to the US for 2 years-
However, it seems extremely difficult to get through the process with "novice level" experience.
Thank you for the effort and Love that shines through in your writing - your words and Yegor -my student- Have changed my Life drastically.
I am so impressed and encouraged by Zelenskyy's emphasis each evening on sharing not only what the government & military are doing, but also on what each individual can do to resist the occupiers, and to make the occupiers tasks more difficult.
Your blog is so much more than “Thinking About”. Your writing and actions encourage and help us “do something about” the challenges facing us. Thank you. I made my second donation to Razom today. On a smaller but perhaps more personal level, I have been sending money to several Ukrainian artisans from whom I’ve purchased goods in the past via Etsy.
Mark-I've done the same. In fact, one of the craftspeople is a Ukrainian and her husband right here in NH where I live.
Thank you!! Please don't forget Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen...his team is in Ukraine working to feed people who are now destitute...nr
I have set up an ngo Assist-Ukraine.org (see website) with three friends to help Ukrainians inside Ukraine fighting for their lives and their freedom. Thanks to my long work in the region as an NPR correspondent, we have old and new trusted contacts, including leading doctors and have already sent in more than $500,000 worth of high-end medical and protective gear. No overhead, no mark-ups and supplies hand-carried in at the founders' expense to get them quickly to the front lines.
You do good work! Nothing like a good historian to tell a story. If you read this blog, please read The Road to Unfreedom. It tells a story we are living.
Thanks TS. Sent some to my fellow journalists. No substitute for the view from the ground. I salute them.
Thank you for all your good advice and information. It is such a relief to trust someone and know that you are a person of integrity and compassion.
I've donated several hundred dollars in total to Meduza, Razom, Ukraine Armed Forces, Support vulnerable Black people in Ukraine (https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-vulnerable-black-people-in-ukraine?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email_m_pd-5332-donation-receipt-adyen&utm_content=internal), and an independent journalist. In an earlier post you suggested that we buy items from Ukrainian shopkeepers on Etsy. Because I do needlework, I bought two lovely needlework charts that were sent to me via email. Last year I started to donate to Belarus Free Theatre because they, too, are fighting for democracy under enormously stressful conditions. I continue to donate to them about every 3 months. They are doing dangerous work out of love for the truth. Just now received an email confirmation of my donation to Be a Hero for Ukraine, and am going to donate to the New Archaeology School as soon as I'm done here. I started Serhii Plokhy's "The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine" a few weeks back and I've gotten stuck on the Khazars, the Slavic Tribes, the Vikings, the Mongols, &c, so have been reading everything I can get my hands on about these early peoples. Looks like the New Archaeology School website has some interesting articles on this subject, so thanks for that link. I'm trying to find the name of that linguist you mentioned a few posts back. If you can remember him off the top of your head, could you please help me out?
Just opened my email to find your new audiobook.
Rose, you have amazing energy. Linguist... George Shevelov? The poet Volodymyr Dibrova?
That's it! George Shevelov. Thank you. Well I'm retired, and other than getting out and pulling a few weeds from the garden every now and again after a good rain which, by the way, I find enormously satisfying because, after a good rain, you can pull up most of a weed's roots, just about all I do is read from the time I get up in the morning until I go to bed around midnight. I figure that there must be ways of tracing movements of peoples based on language, keeping in mind that there are always going to be disagreements between linguists. I'm interested in things like cognates, loan words, and etymology in general. Same with the more recent multilingual polities, especially the Habsburg Empire.
Language, and the migration, evolution and life cycle of languages, are all so fascinating! I have only read a little on the topic, but I have many books on my reading list. Kudos to you, Rose!
I am one of the coordinators of a Telegram group that comprises learners and teachers of English who raise funds for village schools in Laos (via Pencils of Promise). We have successfully raised USD 50k for the first school and are in the process of getting the money together for a second... When war broke out in Ukraine, we agreed to re-channel some of the new funds that were coming in. I set up a public JustGiving fundraising page and booked accommodation via Airbnb for a full month in Kyiv with nine hosts (without taking the rooms but establishing personal contact with the hosts). In our community numbering about a hundred, we have established ways of supporting our Ukrainian members. We set up a safe closed group through which they can reach the coordinators and each other in case of an emergency. We gathered information on who would be able to contribute to travel costs and provide accommodation for those who decided to leave Ukraine. We have sent money to a trusted Ukrainian group member who has been helping refugees in Poland from day one and to a friend of his, still in Ukraine, supporting the most vulnerable: old people, women and children. We also have a trained psychologist in the group who specializes in dealing with trauma and she is offering sessions to our members. We have a special Telegram group where we discuss the latest developments and, besides English, we seem to be becoming more fluent in Russian and Ukrainian as well... What I'm trying to say is that there are means that might appear modest (financially), but do a lot to help us retain our sanity and support the people in our group whose wellbeing and fate we care about deeply.
It is Tuesday and now almost 2 months since Putin invaded Ukraine. It must feel like the most dreadful kind of march day after day for Ukrainians and their friends wherever they may be in the world. The slowness of getting weapons to them is infuriating. My hope is still that the western alliance will wake up fully before it is too late.
Your blog and the resource list that you provide for helping Ukrainians who are suffering so much as well as helping them defend their country is invaluable. It relieves a small piece of helplessness as we all watch the barbaric destruction of the country while our government equivocates over sending the heavy military equipment that Ukraine so desperately needs.
It is enraging that our leaders have been so cautious about challenging Putin's threat of unleashing nuclear weapons. This threat is the only power that Putin has left. It seems to me that given the scale of Russian losses and his own personal sense of humiliation, he would already have plenty of reasons to use a low yield nuke if he were planning to.
I have wired thousands of dollars to " Come Back Alive." After each wire I call their office in Kyiv and find a wonderfully open and appreciative staff member to talk to about life there.
Thank you Tim
That's great about the phone calls. And of course about your generosity. Thank you.
A million thanks, since page one of On Tyranny, you have been a port in the storm and beacon of resistance. I make small donations each time you post your lists, and share to encourage others.
And since I used to work for the Hungarian Section of the BBC's World Service, today I made an extra donation to the 24.02 Fund.
24.02 Fund, Meduza and Kyiv Independent have been on my donation list, as well as Razom. Thank you for the reminder, Elizabeth!
Where can I find the updated edition of Bloodlands?
Thank you so much for sharing this new list. I’d be curious to learn why you’re suggesting Army SOS and Save a Life rather than the direct/official bank account of the Ukrainian Armed Forces? I’ve donated a chunk of money to the latter, thinking it will go straightest to where it’s needed (and because it worked better with my card/bank, too).
PS -- excited for the audiobook!!
No strong reason -- I have given out that info several times. Today's theme was NGOs.
Thank you for all of the insight, History Lessons and constantly reminding all that Ukraine is still under attack.
I can't imagine how busy you are ...if you have any time, could you offer some guidance on Unite with Ukraine, who I've been working with to get one of my students in Kyiv and his Mother here...(in the US/living with me)..
I am Grateful for the Policy letting Ukrainian families -as long as the have a financial supporter- come to the US for 2 years-
However, it seems extremely difficult to get through the process with "novice level" experience.
Thank you for the effort and Love that shines through in your writing - your words and Yegor -my student- Have changed my Life drastically.
I am so impressed and encouraged by Zelenskyy's emphasis each evening on sharing not only what the government & military are doing, but also on what each individual can do to resist the occupiers, and to make the occupiers tasks more difficult.