The Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures of Fort Collins, CO has reached out to Ukrainians of Colorado to promote an event know as: Mariupol Before and After: Our Family’s Story. It is important for us to acknowledge and understand the true horrors and struggles Ukrainians have endured.

This story will be presented from 6-7:30 pm Thursday, June 13th, at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures by Stephen Connacher, a former resident of the city who now lives in Fort Collins.

“As a local resident of Mariupol from 2016-2021, I witnessed the port city undergo a wondrous transformation and become a vibrant European city,” says Connacher. “But in early 2022, Russia massacred Mariupol, turning the city into an international symbol of death and destruction. My mother, Ludmila, endured 73 days of attack, siege, occupation, and filtration before a miraculous escape and journey to Fort Collins. I will tell her personal story of survival through those unimaginable 10 weeks, complete with extensive footage.”

Tickets to the presentation are $5 per person, and reservations are required via the following link.

We hope you will join us and support their story!