Join the Ukrainian Consul General V italii Tarasiuk and Dean of the Bush School Government an d Public Service John Sherman for a discussion marking the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. \;
The talk will focus on the situation in Ukraine\, t he current peace negotiations\, and how American citizens are supporting U krainians in their fight for freedom. \;
Please use the link bel ow to register for the talk: https://forms.gle/sjBNwKdHModokzTJ6
The event is open to both students and community members.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2833d8a7-f869-5c2d-8248-fe0ac5751fa8 DTSTAMP:20260203T144412Z SUMMARY:Pysanka: Easter Egg Writing Charitable Workshop DESCRIPTION:For more than 10 years\, an independent and sovereign nation\, Ukraine\, has been dealing with an invader. We hope to fight through art\, educating the wider American public on Ukraine's vast &\; unique cultu ral heritage by honoring the tradition of writing Pysanky. \nINTEREST FORM : https://forms.gle/1CMu2DySh9SgLsgY9 \nCost: $25 adults\, $15 students\, children $15 (participating family will get a discount) \n100% of the work shop proceeds will benefit \"United Hearts\" -- a non-profit in Ukraine (h ttps://ukrheart.org.ua/) \n=== About Pysanka === \nPysanka is the name of an intricately decorated Ukrainian Easter egg created using a wax-resist t echnique\, the earliest samples of which date back to the XI-XIII centurie s. The word \"Pysanka\" is akin to the Ukrainian word \"писати\" (pr onounced pih-s-a-t-ih)\, which means \"to write\" in Ukrainian. Designs ad orning the eggs are rich in symbolism\, and therefore\, the eggs are often \"written\" with messages of love\, prosperity\, peace\, and hope. \nAcco rding to an ancient Hutsul legend (Hutsuls are an ethnic group of Ukrainia ns\, who live in the Carpathian Mountains of Western Ukraine)\, the world' s fate depends upon the pysanka. As long as the egg-writing custom continu es\, the world will exist. If\, for any reason\, this custom is abandoned\ , evil–– in the shape of a horrible serpent who is forever chained to a cliff –– will overrun the world. Each year\, the serpent sends out h is minions to see how many pysanky have been written. If the number is low \, the serpent's chains are loosened and he is free to wander the earth\, causing havoc and destruction. If\, on the other hand\, the number of pysa nky has increased\, the chains are tightened\, and good triumphs over evil for yet another year. \n \; LOCATION:496 Olsen boulevard\, room 100\, college station tx 77843 URL:https://getinvolved.tamu.edu/org/1334/events/18768/485397 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T201500 X-HOSTS:Ukrainian Club X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:For more than 10 years\, an independent and
sovereign nation\, Ukraine\, has been dealing with an in
vader. We hope to fight through art\, educating the wider American public
on Ukraine's vast &\; unique cultural heritage by honoring the traditio
n of writing Pysanky.
INTEREST FORM: https://forms.
gle/1CMu2DySh9SgLsgY9
Cost: $25 adults\, $15 students\, ch
ildren $15 (participating family will get a discount)
100% of the works
hop proceeds will benefit \"United Hearts\" -- a non-profit in Ukraine (https://ukrheart.org.ua/)
=== About Pysanka ===
Pysanka is the n
ame of an intricately decorated Ukrainian Easter egg created using a wax-r
esist technique\, the earliest samples of which date back to the XI-XIII c
enturies. The word \"Pysanka\" is akin to the Ukrainian word \"писат
и\" (pronounced pih-s-a-t-ih)\, which means \"to write\" in Ukrainian. De
signs adorning the eggs are rich in symbolism\, and therefore\, the eggs a
re often \"written\" with messages of love\, prosperity\, peace\, and hope
.
According to an ancient Hutsul legend (Hutsuls are an ethnic group of
Ukrainians\, who live in the Carpathian Mountains of Western Ukraine)\, t
he world's fate depends upon the pysanka. As long as the egg-writing custo
m continues\, the world will exist. If\, for any reason\, this custom is a
bandoned\, evil–– in the shape of a horrible serpent who is forever ch
ained to a cliff –– will overrun the world. Each year\, the serpent se
nds out his minions to see how many pysanky have been written. If the numb
er is low\, the serpent's chains are loosened and he is free to wander the
earth\, causing havoc and destruction. If\, on the other hand\, the numbe
r of pysanky has increased\, the chains are tightened\, and good triumphs
over evil for yet another year.
\;