Ukrainian, Russian Activists to Speak on Need for Ukrainian Solidarity on Sept. 9

On Saturday, September 9, at 6:30 PM, there will be a livestream at the Oakwood Community Center in Troy of a talk by progressive Ukrainian and Russian activists in support of Ukraine’s struggle for self-determination. Speakers for the Ukraine Solidarity Network include Hanna Perekhoda , Denys Bondar (a Ukrainian writer and physics professor), and Ilya Budraitskis. The Troy event will include a discussion of local organizing in solidarity with Ukraine. This interview is with Hanna and Ilya. Hanna Perekhoda is a Ukrainian socialist who grew up in the city of Donetsk in the eastern Donbas region. Ilya Budraitskis is a recently exiled Russian socialist and author of Dissidents Among Dissidents: Ideology, Politics and the Left in Post-Soviet Russia. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.