Charity event with the ANTYTILA band in London, Cardiff, Birmingham.
As part of the “Culture vs War” project, the ANTYTILA band, together with the Ukrainian community in Great Britain, on the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, the Association “Watch Ukrainian”, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will hold the first series of events in three cities in the UK.
During the events, we will show the movie “Culture vs War” followed by an open conversation with the ANTYTILA band in a Q&A format. They will cover topics like the heroic struggle of the Ukrainian people against Russian occupiers, charitable projects, musical activities, and military service of the ANTYTILA band, as well as other topics interesting for the guests.
On the agenda additionally:
- an auction with unique lots;
- an acoustic performance by the ANTYTILA band with songs having become part of the Ukrainians’ lives all around the world.
Everyone attending the charity event will have an opportunity to ask questions personally addressed to the band members, purchase lots at the auction, including flags signed by Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Kyrylo Budanov as well as trophies and personal items of the musicians having gone through combat actions in Kyiv and Kharkiv regions, where Taras Topolia, Serhii Vusyk, and Dmytro Zholud took part as volunteer soldiers of the 130th Battalion of Territorial Defense; you’ll also be able to sing along famous songs like TDME, Seize the Moment, You to Believe, Fortress Bakhmut, and others.
Meeting schedule:
- May 25 – England, London – Logan Hall, starting at 7:00PM – https://bit.ly/3UCsEK3
- 2 June – Wales, Cardiff – Tramshed. starting at 7:00 PM – https://bit.ly/4biYOzX
- June 5 – England, Birmingham – Forum Birmingham, starting at 7:00 PM – https://bit.ly/4bhHknh
The meeting will last up to 4 hours.
All funds from donations and lots will be transferred for purchasing boats for medical evacuation.
About the Project
The project “Culture vs War” was initiated by the Association “Watch Ukrainian!” in April 2022 to record and convey the truth about the war of Russia against Ukraine via stories of struggle of well-known artists. In the war against Russia, Ukraine and Ukrainians keep transforming into the nation of victors and into the State of Heroes through tireless resistance and incredible national heroism. Overcoming war challenges with dignity Ukrainians are moving to a new level of self-awareness, self-identification, sovereignty, and international subjectivity. The characters of the projects are well-known artists having joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and cultural figures leading active volunteer activities. The result of the project is creating a set of media products in cooperation with Ukrainian cultural figures letting the world and Ukrainian communities know about values and meanings of Ukrainian culture helping Ukrainians show powerful resistance to the aggressor, which were based on their personal exact examples and stories.
Address of Taras Topolia:
“When ANTYTILA were withdrawn from the frontline, we were set a clear objective – to convey the truth about the war to the world community with all possible means, to accumulate resources for covering the needs of all Defense Forces, and also to draw attention to the struggle of Ukrainian people against occupants via music and interviews. That’s what we’ve been doing for more than a year. Since the moment we stopped being directly involved in battle actions, due to support of thousands of Ukrainians and foreigners all over the world, we have fundraised over $2,000,000 for various needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Defense Intelligence, National Guard, and the “Alpha” special unit of the Security Service of Ukraine. We have just completed a large-scale project to provide 10,000 high-quality medikits for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the course of which we fundraised $650,000.
So we’re eager to see everyone at our charitable cultural event, which will bring not only the pleasure of communication and music but also a particular benefit as support for the Defense Forces of Ukraine.”