Houston's Ukrainian community shows their pain over Russian invasion in downtown mural
Iryna Petrovska Marchiano, president for Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston records herself presenting the Ukrainian community with a mural with the Ukrainian flag, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Houston. The artist working on the mural is Shelbi Nicole.Iryna Petrovska Marchiano fears that soon, the novelty and shock of the Russian-Ukraine war will fade.
That's why the former president and active volunteer for the Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston commissioned a #StandWithUkraine peace mural at 112 Travis Street, in hopes of bolstering awareness and support for the Ukrainian people. The mural, a blue and yellow heart, was painted by local artist Shelbi Nicole.
"We decided that it would help people to have a one stop shop for all information on how people can aid the effort in Ukraine," Marchiano said. Marchiano says that the Ukrainian American Cultural Club is working with other Ukrainian organizations and families to centralize their local fundraising efforts so people can transparently donate to their cause.Every weekday, from 5:30-7:30 pm, the Club, the Ukrainian community and supporters of their cause have been and will continue to gather on the corner of Post Oak and Westheimer to raise awareness for the Ukrainian people.
"People refuse to give up," Marchiano said."People still want to keep coming out because this helps them deal with [the war] emotionally. It gives them a way of fighting the battle in their own special way as opposed to just sitting at home and crying into a pillow."
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