Team AOC - What we can do for Ukraine

A lot of you have been asking how you can help support Ukrainians who are facing a horrific and devastating attack by Russia’s President Putin.

Our team compiled a few crucial actions that you can take: 

1. If you’re able to, please consider donating to vetted Ukrainian relief organizations here. Our team has compiled a list of verified, trustworthy organizations that you can split a donation to at the link above. The organizations include:
   
   

   CARE, an international humanitarian organization that has set up an emergency Ukrainian Crisis Fund with the goal of providing immediate support for 4 million people. Donations will go toward providing Ukrainians with water, food, supplies, hygiene kits, immediate support and aid, and cash.

   
   

   Razom for Ukraine, a Ukrainian-American nonprofit working to not only support emergency response to the war, but also to provide a whole host of resources for people looking to help, including a round-up of rallies and events for people interested in showing their support for the #StandWithUkraine movement.

   
   

   Nova Ukraine, a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine and raising awareness about Ukraine in the US and throughout the world.

   
   

   The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), which has launched a nationwide fundraising campaign to provide vital humanitarian aid to this population, as well as to the front-line defenders. Together with partners, they have secured warehouses in several regions where humanitarian aid supplies can be securely stored.

   
   
2. Contact your members of Congress and ask them to support raising the refugee cap. Alexandria and other officials are calling on the U.S. to raise our refugee cap to allow Ukrainians, along with other victims of war such as Afghans, to resettle in the U.S. We should do our part to accept families, not turn them away.
   
   
3. Support anti-war demonstrations and your local Ukrainian community organizations. The people’s will matters and we are seeing that anti-war demonstrations in Russia and beyond are making a political impact. Do not think your presence and voice don’t matter. They do.
   
   
4. Only share verified information. In rapidly developing situations such as these, misinformation and propaganda can spread easily even by those with good intentions. If you are going to share something, ask yourself if it’s a verified, trustworthy source. 

Lastly, if you have a prayer, meditation, or contemplation practice, it can be helpful to focus the mind and allow us to keep putting one foot in front of the other for the day ahead. 

Together we will continue to condemn any and all violence and stand in solidarity with all communities who are facing the threats of violence and war. 

Pa’lante,

Team AOC 

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