Ukraine Action Summit 2023 |
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Members of Cactus and Tryzub team participated in Ukraine Action Summit 2023 that took place on Capitol Hill on April 23-25th. Our Arizona delegation to the Summit held meetings with all 9 AZ congressional district and the 2 senate offices. We had in-person meetings with Representative Greg Stanton, David Schweikert , Raul M. Grijalva, Captain Mark Kelly and we got to shake hands with the new representative from district 09 Juan Ciscomani and encouraged him to join the Ukraine caucus. Advocacy points included provision F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, designation of the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), recognition of war crimes in Ukraine as genocide, condemnation of deportation and russification of Ukrainian children and creating a path for transferring seized Russian assets totaling $300 billion to Ukraine Reconstruction Fund. To learn more about the Arizona delegation to the Summit and American Coalition for Ukraine, please join us for a Q&A meeting on Wednesday evening, May 3rd, 7:00-8:00pm. Google meets link: https://meet.google.com/pfr-mpkq-xff |
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Chasing Light Fundraiser for Ukraine |
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Looking for another opportunity to support Ukraine? Look no further! Experience the iconic First Friday city art walk through the beautiful art of Cindy Brower and Amanda Adkins while enjoying performances, browsing vendors and tasting Mexican food in this blended cultural and creative experience benefitting You Are the Angel Foundation. | | |
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September 10-14th, 2023 Majestic Theaters in Tempe will be hosting a special event Spotlight on Europe: Cinema Fantastique. Cactus and Tryzub was invited to participate in featuring a Ukrainian film at this year's festival and we invite you all to attend the screening. More information on the film and the festival will be released in the coming months. Stay tuned. |
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Arizona delegation thanked senator Mark Kelly for his steadfast support in Congress on pro-Ukrainian legislation and leading the effort on F-16 fighter jets be provided to Ukraine. |
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Wine and Art fundraiser successfully raised >$22,000 that went to benefit winemakers of Ukraine and Help Ukraine Center USA. The event was attended by 100+ guests, including VIPs Rep. Greg Stanton and former speaker Rusty Bowers, who also donated his artwork to the cause. |
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Ukrainian case manager Anna Ivashchenko with the help of Lutheran Social Services is hosting a free community event on Saturday, June 3rd, 10am-1pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to welcome and support our newly arrived members of the Ukrainian community. |
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Cactus and Tryzub is saying "Thank You" to one of our dedicated volunteers. Katrina Schaffner has joined the initiative in November of 2022. Katrina is passionate about debunking Russian propaganda, fundraising for charitable causes and advocating for Ukraine. She has done an exceptional work organizing and scheduling our Washington DC political meetings. Katrina has Ukrainian roots, originally from Chicago and is a loving mother to her 5yo son. |
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