For those of you looking for the Unitarian Universalist Association’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, read this article by the Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, president of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee:

https://www.uusc.org/press/we-demand-an-end-to-the-bloodshed-uusc-responds-to-vladimir-putins-invasion-of-ukraine/

For those of you looking for ways to support the people of Ukraine, here are some recommendations from Ukrainian-American Unitarian Universalist minister, the Rev. Sarah Skochko. Here is a link to a video message from Rev. Skochko on YouTube where she shares her appeal directly: https://youtu.be/5Svx9fP2Ryc The following are her words and advice: “I have heard a lot of Unitarian Universalists asking how we can help Ukraine. The number one thing that would help is direct military support from other countries, including ours. In the absence of that, here’s a short list of things individual citizens can do.  
1. Attend protests and vigils; build visible support by flying the Ukrainian flag.
2. Donate to the Ukrainian military (see info below).
3. Call your elected officials and demand immediate and severe sanctions against Russia, including an embargo on Russian gas and oil, and cutting them off from SWIFT.
4. Donate to UKRAINIAN humanitarian organizations based IN UKRAINE rather than international orgs (see info below).
5. Be educated; don’t believe Putin; be aware that you are likely seeing English-language Russian propaganda on Facebook.
6. If you offer a prayer on Sunday, please pray for the people of Ukraine – for their safety, strength, courage, and victory.
“DONATE

• The account number to donate directly to the Ukrainian National Bank to fund the military: UA843000010000000047330992708
• Official page of the UA National Bank with more info: https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi
• Come Back Alive is one of the largest and best-established charities in Ukraine and it directly supports the military: https://savelife.in.ua/donate/#donate-army-card-monthly
• Here’s a list of organizations you can donate to: https://uacrisis.org/en/help-ukraine
• And another list: https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

• Follow the Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/
• Watch Ukrainian President Zelensky’s speech to the citizens of Russia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/23/ukraine-zelensky-russia-address/
• An article explaining why Russia has invaded: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589
• Wikipedia for the basics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
• What is SWIFT? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/business/swift-russia-putin/index.html”