Photos by @jacksiegelphotography 🫶🏻 🇺🇦🇺🇸. /detours-1/2025/6/26/ukrainian-days Dear Jack Siegel thank you for traveling with our group to D.C. — not once, but twice this year. You’re not Ukrainian by blood, but you’ve shown a deeper kind of solidarity: the kind that recognizes that their fight is our fight, even when it’s not your own.
You heard the message — even if you don’t have ties to Ukraine, even if you don’t fully understand the pain — you felt the urgency. And instead of standing by, you did what you do best: documenting truth, amplifying voices, and refusing to look away.
Because we all know this: evil doesn’t win because it’s powerful — it wins when good people choose to do nothing.
Thank you for choosing to act. Thank you for standing with us.
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How can Ukrainians in the U.S. effectively shape policy on Russia? It starts with visibility, coordination, and consistent engagement in the American public space. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
To be effective, communication must go beyond internal “bubbles,” reach the broader American public in English, and clearly frame cooperation with Russia as a direct security threat. Sustained messaging, local political engagement, and direct outreach to Congress are essential — especially when they are widespread and consistent.
More – in our latest op-ed by Dr. Mariya Dmytriv-Kapeniak @kooldoc1 , President of the UCCA Illinois Division @ucca_il , for the Ukrainian World Congress.
750 Americans. All 50 states. One mission.
The Ukraine Action Summit just wrapped in Washington, D.C., and it was the largest gathering of Ukrainian-American advocates in U.S. history.
Even during a government shutdown, every Congressional office made time to listen. Republicans and Democrats alike heard the same urgent message: sanctions that work, protection for stolen children, and security guarantees that matter.
And this momentum doesn’t stop in Washington. Advocacy is happening on every level - nationally through in-person DC events organized by ACU and UCCA, and locally across the country where communities keep the conversation going, meeting with representatives, building relationships, and ensuring Ukraine stays a priority.
This isn't about politics. It's about standing with a democracy under attack and the hundreds of Americans who refuse to look away.
Dignitas Ukraine is proud to be part of this movement. Proud to stand with you. Proud to fight for a just, secure, and democratic future for Ukraine.
Read what happened on Capitol Hill 👉 link in story
