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"“[Ukraine] is our country,” says Anton Bogdanovych, his voice deep, his words
measured. “It’s a country we love and we have nowhere to go.”
The senior lecturer from Sydney is among some 38,000 people of Ukrainian
descent living in Australia.
Ukrainians began coming to the country in significant numbers after World War
II, then when Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991,
migration began again.
Over the years, they have built a strong community within Australian society,
with close ties to family and friends back home.
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month, members of this
community – as well as some members of Australia’s Russian community – have
been doing what they can to oppose the war from afar.
Each day, Anton brings together a growing crowd of protesters to rally against
the conflict in Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD). Meanwhile other
protests are taking place all over the country, some led by Russians who oppose
Vladimir Putin’s invasion."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
