{"id":39630,"date":"2025-02-18T13:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=39630"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:50:46","slug":"let-the-sound-of-the-bells-dissolve-the-sorrow-uc-berkeley-alumnus-leads-effort-to-play-ukrainian-anthem-on-college-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/let-the-sound-of-the-bells-dissolve-the-sorrow-uc-berkeley-alumnus-leads-effort-to-play-ukrainian-anthem-on-college-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Let the sound of the bells dissolve the sorrow\u2019: UC Berkeley alumnus leads effort to play Ukrainian anthem on college campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Isabelle%20Katz\">Isabelle Katz | Staff<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feb 16, 2025 (DailyCal.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/dailycal.org\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/d\/12\/d126b962-ea83-11ef-9b3c-6b551c66310d\/67aeb8763a158.image.jpg?resize=400%2C258\" alt=\"ukraine_Ahana Sur_Staff.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Ukrainian national anthem will be played by the Campanile on the third anniversary of the country\u2019s invasion, led by a UC Berkeley Ph.D. alumnus.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Ahana%20Sur\">Ahana Sur | Staff<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Approaching the three year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, the Campanile will play the Ukrainian national anthem Feb. 24, anchoring a nationwide initiative spearheaded by Maksym Zubkov, a postdoctoral fellow in math at the University of British Columbia and a UC Berkeley Ph.D. alumnus. The initiative is designed to foster solidarity, support for Ukraine and to deliver a sign of hope amid the devastating conflict faced by the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zubkov, who established the nonprofit \u201cSupport Ukraine With Us,\u201d was driven by his personal experiences in Ukraine, his home country, where he was involved in humanitarian efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inception of his nonprofit stemmed from a personal moment of crisis. Overwhelmed by the news of the invasion, he immediately contacted his friends and family, informing them of the outbreak of the war. Zubkov\u2019s response to the initial shock was to fully dedicate himself to helping the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After participating in a San Francisco protest, he felt that it was not enough. Zubkov tried to reach out to other nonprofit organizations, but was not certain how his donations would be utilized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This uncertainty led him to develop his own organization with some of his high school friends, Maria Oreta, Tetiana Korotkova and Maria Silvanskaya. The group sought to support their hometown, where it was hard to find medicine, food, gas and other necessities due to the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending six months in Ukraine, Zubkov reinstated himself as a Ph.D. student on campus and organized the first bell playing in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter you visit multiple shelters with refugees and talk to them about what they went through, when you see kids who lost their parents or siblings or talk to someone who was the only survivor from their family after Russia struck their house with a rocket, you will not be able to see life the same,\u201d Zubkov wrote in an email. \u201cThat\u2019s why I wanted to do something: to deliver a smile to all local Ukrainians in Berkeley.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once he had organized this first bell ringing on campus in 2023, Zubkov wanted to expand this initiative to a larger scale. The \u201cSupport Ukraine With Us\u201d organization was able to garner eight towers, mostly on United States college campuses, to play the Ukrainian anthem as well as other songs in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other participating colleges this year include UC Santa Barbara and the University of Texas, Austin. Zubkov explained that a college campus is the right place to play these songs, as they are places of freedom and understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cSupport Ukraine With Us\u201d Organization plans to expand this initiative beyond college campuses and across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMetropolitan United Church will play Ukrainian pieces in Toronto, Canada, and we are even reaching out to schools and churches across Eastern Europe. We would also like to ask locals across these different countries to record their respective bell ringing, so we can put together a short memorial film,\u201d Zubkov said in the email. \u201cLet the music and sound of the bells dissolve the sorrow and pain of human hearts like a candle dissolves the shadows of the darkest rooms in the world with its glow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approaching the three year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, the Campanile will play the Ukrainian national anthem Feb. 24, anchoring a nationwide initiative spearheaded by Maksym Zubkov, a postdoctoral fellow in math at the University of British Columbia and a UC Berkeley Ph.D. alumnus. 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