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Film Screening • Mr. Jones

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES) proudly presents an event dedicated to exploring the historical significance of the Holodomor, the devastating man-made famine that starved millions of Ukrainians as a result of Soviet policies in the … Read more

Talk • War’s Footprint on Ukraine

On Zoom

Anna Ackermann is a climate and energy policy professional, a founding member of the Center for Environmental Initiatives "Ecoaction" and a policy analyst at the International Institute for Sustainable Development working on a green reconstruction of Ukraine. She has over … Read more

Vechornytsi • Ukrainian fortune-telling and spring celebration!

Excited to have you join us for Vechornytsi, our Ukrainian spring celebration! Immerse yourself in the rich traditions of ancient Ukrainian fortune-telling, future-predicting, and even learn some Ukrainian dance steps. Vechornytsi gatherings include music, songs, jokes, and rituals, particularly known … Read more

Talk • The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Future of Democracy

Rosenau Hall Auditorium 421 Pittsboro St, NC, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Please mark your calendars for a significant event commemorating the second anniversary of Russia's ongoing incursion and destruction in Ukraine with a talk by renowned historian Professor Serhii Plokhy from Harvard University. The talk will illuminate the complex dynamics of … Read more

Artist Talk • Ukraine Every Day with Xu Weixin

1015 Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill

Artist Xu Weixin has been working on his art project "Ukraine Every Day" since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Xu has completed almost 700 works using an iPad application. The portfolio includes portraits of … Read more

Film Screening • 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)

1015 Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill

20 Days in Mariupol is a poignant Ukrainian documentary directed by Mstyslav Chernov, chronicling the harrowing first twenty days in the besieged city of Mariupol following the onset of Russia's intensified military aggression towards Ukraine. The film, a collaboration between … Read more

Focus on Ukraine • Covering the War in Ukraine as a Black Correspondent

1005 Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill , NC

Terrell Starr, a prominent independent American journalist hailing from Detroit, brings a unique perspective to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is the founder and host of Black Diplomats, a weekly podcast reporting on foreign affairs and East European … Read more

Talk • Trajectories of Ukraine’s Local Governance: How Formal and Informal Institutions Shape Local Politics

1009 FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Uliana Movchan is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. She has conducted research at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (George Washington University); Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (University … Read more