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URL:https://uccn.org/event/memorial-for-victoria-amelina/
SUMMARY:Memorial for Victoria Amelina
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nPlease join us for a public memorial reading celebratin
 g the literary and activist work of Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina.\nVi
 ctoria Amelina was the author of The Fall Syndrome (Синдром лис
 топаду\, або Homo Compatiens)\, Dom's Dream Kingdom (Дім дл
 я Дома)\, and a book for children\, Хтось\, або водяне 
 серце (Somebody\, or Water Heart). She had recently begun to write an
 d publish poetry\, and was also in the process of writing a nonfiction boo
 k about Ukrainian women fighting against political violence. She was a mem
 ber of PEN International. In 2021\, she won the Joseph Conrad Literary Awa
 rd.\nIn the last period of her life\, Amelina turned her eye to the injust
 ice and brutality of war in Ukraine. She became a war crimes researcher\, 
 trained by Truth Hounds. She interviewed the witnesses of atrocity. She su
 ccessfully recovered the buried war diary of Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Va
 kulenko\, a poet and children's writer killed by occupying forces in 2022.
 \nOn June 27\, 2023\, Amelina was at a cafe with colleagues and friends. A
  Russian missile attack struck the cafe\, injuring over sixty people and k
 illing thirteen people. Among the dead was Amelina.\nAt this memorial\, we
  seek to remember Amelina's legacy--the forever intermingled vision\, comp
 assion\, and fearlessness of her creative work and activism. We will be jo
 ined by many readers from Amelina's community\, as a beloved writer\, a ch
 ronicler of war\, a Ukrainian\, and a former resident of Brookline.\nThis 
 memorial is open to the public. An RSVP is not required.\nEVENT ACCESSIBIL
 ITY\nThis event will take place at street level. If possible\, the event w
 ill be livestreamed to YouTube. ASL interpretation may be provided (based 
 on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 week
 s in advance of the event. Seats are limited. Seating is limited. Please e
 mail us at tickets@brooklinebooksmith.com as soon as possible if you requi
 re ASL interpretation\, guaranteed seating\, or other accommodations. We w
 ill do our best to serve your needs!\nMore information: https://www.brookl
 inebooksmith.com/event/memorial-victoria-amelina\n\n\n\n\n
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