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New Series: Volunteering for Ukraine

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The Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at HURI has launched a new series of TCUP Commentary to highlight the work of volunteers and humanitarian organizations assisting those affected by the war in Ukraine. "Volunteering for Ukraine" articles are...

New in "Volunteering for Ukraine": Helping Ukrainian Refugees in Romania

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In the latest "Voluinteering for Ukraine" post, journalist David Kirichenko shares his experience traveling to Romania to assist Ukrainian refugees as a translator. "The memories of my time volunteering on the Romanian border with Ukraine are vivid and...

Ukraine's Humanitarian Volunteering Ecosystem: The Grassroots Supporting Resistance and Survival

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Joel Wasserman, A15, and Kateryna Sporysh live in Lviv, Ukraine and run a small humanitarian organization called Katya's Medicine, which delivers critical medications to civilians in need across Ukraine's front line. Joel is a translator, editor, and...

From Civilian Life to the Frontline: A Micro-Sociological Approach to the Engagement of Ukrainian Volunteer Combatants (2014-2022)

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A lecture by Coline Maestracci, PhD in Political Science from the Université de Bruxelles (Belgium), Postdoc at the École de Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris (France), Research Fellow at the Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard...

TCUP Brief 6: Inside Poland's Humanitarian Response

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In the sixth TCUP Brief, "Inside Poland's Humanitarian Response," TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice shares her own experiences volunteering at humanitarian aid centers in Warsaw, Poland. She describes informational resources at the train station, a...

War in Ukraine: Humanitarian Crisis and Potential Path Forward

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On Tuesday, April 12, three experts joined the Harvard Chan Humanitarian Development Student Association and the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program (TCUP) to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Dr. Volodymyr Dubovyk...

Humanitarianism and the War in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Ground?

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Organized by Centre for Criminological Research, University of Alberta; includes Emily Channell-Justice, Director, Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, HURI Watch on YouTube Emily and Elizabeth will talk about humanitarian aid to Ukraine, while Ivan and...

Solidarity Conference | Panel 2 Summary: Political Activism and Civic Engagement

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The second panel of the 2026 TCUP Conference shifted the focus inward, examining solidarity within Ukraine — through political activism, civic engagement, and democratic practice during wartime. Moderated by Emily Channell-Justice (Harvard Ukrainian...

Art Exhibit: Davyd Chychkan, "With Ribbons and Flags,” 2022-2024

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“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the...

Ukraine Dedication Concert to Commemorate Victims of the War

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The Harvard Ukrainian Student Association and the Harvard College Piano Society present a special concert to raise awareness and honor the victims of the war in Ukraine upon the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. This concert is co...

(In)Visible Agency: Ukrainian Women’s Experiences of the Russian War on Ukraine

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This event was organized by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Oksana Kis, Research Fellow and Chair, Department of Social Anthropology, Institute of Ethnology, Ukraine National Academy of Sciences Moderated by Rochelle Ruthchild, Research...

“Self-Organization” as Ukraine’s New Culture of Civic Engagement

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Organized by the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen / Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna; featuring Emily Channell-Justice, Director, Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, HURI. Watch on YouTube A key element of Ukraine’s Euromaidan protests...