The Ukrainian community in Chicago is speaking out on Tuesday after what they are calling several hate crimes.
Danylo Butenko runs a veterinary practice in Ukrainian Village and found his business tagged with the letter “Z,” which is more than just a letter to some. https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/its-not-just-a-letter-for-us-buildings-in-ukrainian-village-vandalized-with-symbol-often-seen-on-russian-military-vehicles/
In Ukrainian Village, Sean Archer’s ‘Flower Power’ mural fueled by ‘a desire to fight despair’
Commissioned murals are blossoming on building exteriors in every neighborhood throughout Chicago, but their meaning is perhaps deeper than anywhere else in the city’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood. https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics/2022/9/30/23373078/chicago-murals-sean-archer-ukrainian-village-flower-power-ukraine?fbclid=IwAR2hO2M3NRXNSVM51BGyPmFMhVtkNSSXQwepO9E_Un3zDJxKKjONnJ0zPLE
Artists Inspire ‘Hope’ Through Murals on Ukrainian Village Buildings
Muralists with ties to Ukrainian culture have recently painted the walls of West Side businesses in an effort to bring hope to a community still afflicted by war. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/artists-inspire-hope-through-murals-on-ukrainian-village-buildings/2941056/?fbclid=IwAR2Qv_w3-hDEfdzoUMlPw1WzkhYo-yD96mGAaCOSNv4EsSuzk2H4IwBEez0
Support for Ukraine
Ukrainian Village Veterinarians supports Ukraine with large painted mural painted on the side of their building. https://www.facebook.com/george.mycyk/videos/1208785253022718
