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	21.09.2024
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ANTYTILA «Culture vs War»
Charity event with the ANTYTILA band in Minneapolis, MN – September 21, 2024.

As part of the “Culture vs War” project, the ANTYTILA band, together with the Ukrainian community in the USA and the Ukrainian American Community Center in Minnesota, initiated by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, the Association “Watch Ukrainian”, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will hold a public event as part of the Ukrainian Festival in Minneapolis, MN.
During the events, we will show the short 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.
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Start: 4 pm
Address: 301 Main Street, NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Tickets: bit.ly/3A2TqDB

Duration of the event up to 3 hours.
Language: conversations in Ukrainian and English with translation, movie in Ukrainian with subtitles in English
All ages event.
Donations at the entry to support Ukraine.
100% of the funds raised from the auction and donations will be directed to the purchase of boats for medical evacuation.
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About the Project
The project “Culture vs War” was initiated by the Association “Watch Ukrainian!” in April 2022 to record the truth about the Russia’s war on Ukraine via stories of struggle of well-known by artists. IIn the war against Russia, Ukraine and Ukrainians, through tireless resistance and incredible national heroism, have transformed into a nation of victors, into the Land of Heroes. Overcoming war challenges with dignity, Ukrainians have moved to a new level of self-awareness, self-identification, sovereignty, and international subjectivity. The characters involved in the projects are well-known artists having joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and cultural figures leading active volunteering lives.. The project’s outcome is the creation of a set of media products in cooperation with Ukrainian cultural figures making the world aware of the values and the importance of Ukrainian culture, helping Ukrainians resist the aggressor, based on their personal stories.

Address of Taras Topolia:
“When ANTYTILA were withdrawn from the frontline, we were set a clear objective – to tell the truth about the war to the world by any means possible, to gather resources to meet the needs of the Defence Forces, and to also to draw attention to the struggle of the Ukrainian people against occupants via music and interviews. That’s what we’ve been doing for over a year. Since the moment we stopped being directly involved in military operations, due to the support of thousands of Ukrainians and foreigners throughout the world, we have fundraised over $2,000,000 for various needs of the Armed Forces 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. We look forward to welcoming everyone at our charitable evening, which will bring not only the pleasure of communication and music but also a particular benefit as support for the Defence Forces of Ukraine.”