Solidarity with Ukraine: Members contributions

Dear Friends and fellow Members, The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine is profound. Over 150,000 refugees have already entered Poland with millions more expected. If you would like to help, here is a good overview of links and resources:

https://kporembinski.notion.site/English-22ded79118bb4a9eb92b35cd5ade3c…

 Thank you, in Solidarity, Paul

Ciao a tutti,

come sapete, IETM sta tenendo monitorata la situazione e si sta coordinando con gli altri networks per capire come intervenire in maniera efficace a supporto della popolazione Ucraina. In particolare, vorremmo individuare delle modalità per accogliere e aiutare artisti ed esponenti della cultura, che potrebbero rischiare più di altri ritorsioni a causa delle loro posizioni o dichiarazioni.

Al momento non ci risultano iniziative specifiche in questo senso attivate in Italia: se qualcuno di voi ne fosse a conoscenza, vi preghiamo di rispondere a questo post, che useremo come luogo di coordinamento.

Ovviamente tutto valido anche in caso di nostri colleghi che magari erano già qui prima dello scoppio delle ostilità e che hanno bisogno di supporto non potendo tornare a casa.

Ad oggi, i canali più sicuri attraverso cui fare una donazione, se lo desiderate, restano quelli delle principali organizzazioni umanitarie e di alcune italiane che lavorano specificatamente in quell'area:

- UNICEF

- UNHCR

- Croce Rossa Ucraina

- Soleterre

- Project Cure

- Torna vivo

- Voices.org.ua

Tantissime sono le comunità ucraine in Italia che si stanno organizzando per accogliere e mandare aiuti: se avete rapporti con loro e volete segnalarcele qui, potrebbero costituire una ottima base per costruire una rete di accoglienza in un secondo momento.

Grazie a tutti per il supporto e non perdiamoci d'animo: insieme possiamo fare molto

Circus artists from around the world have been posting how they can help fellow circus artists & communities from Ukraine. Please see below.

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February 28 at 3:50 PM  · 

Updated! Att Ukrainian Circus Artists looking for somewhere to stay or work, of course it will be subject to availability, so first in, first served

• Sweden ~ Cirque Rhodin and Circus Brazil Jack in Sweden have offered people somewhere to stay in the circuses Winter Quarters, contact Trolle Rhodin for more information.

• Hungary - Capital Circus of Budapest has jobs backstage for Ukrainians artists and a small number of positions for talented performers.

• USA ~ Circus Flora details coming soon

• Latvia ~ Baltijas Cirks (Baltic Circus) in Latvia can take artists to perform and can take general workers also. +37126751526

• Austria ~ Circus Belly can pick up a talented Ukrainian artist from Hungary if they are unable to get there and they have one position for a job available with them to perform contact Paloma Jordan Klimond

• Italy ~ Rossante Group in Italy, who rent circus tents, they need workers to pull up and down tents, to weld and truck drivers Ph: 00393297795272

• Brazil ~ Circo Spacial is offering to accommodate UKRAINIAN Circus drivers, staff and performers in Brazil. They can help to connect Ukrainians to other circuses in Brasil.

Please contact them through:

spacial@gmail.com

marelenespacial@gmail.com

contato@spacial.com.br

• Germany ~ Circus Olympia can provide a caravan and performance work for 3 Ukrainians . Lavinia Renz Robert Lauenburger call 00491746641615

• Sweden ~ Cirkus Syd in Lund Sweden - Any circus artists coming Malmö we can support and will find them places to sleep and bits of work. contact: Lina B. Frank Info@cirkussyd.com

• Finland Finland Kuopio circus school, www.kuopionsirkus.com, can offer a bed for two Ukrainian circus artists. Contact kuopionsirkus@gmail.com

• Greece ~ Sky Crew Circus Arts: Housing for 3 people, training facilities free of charge for circus and possibility to help you get paid circus work. skycrewcircusarts@gmail.com

• Finland - Satasirkus ry from Finland can provide a temporary bed for one circusartist at our circus school. Our contact: Satasirkus ry Rautatienpjuistokatu 2 28130 Pori

satasirkus@gmail.com

+358440585269

• UK ~ Santus Circus can offer a bed for two people. Email: santusruby@gmail.com

Or WhatsApp: 07861434122

Or via Facebook Ruby Santus.

• Italy ~ Circo Zavatta is offering a place to stay for Ukrainian artists. Contact Alessandro Zavatta

• Sweden ~ Brazil Jack can provide work for set up or tent & driving the trucks from town to town. May have work opportunities for musicians (If original musicians return, they will be given priority for the position). Contact: Carmen Lupascu Rhodin

• France - Cirque Arlette Gruss in France took 200 Ukrainian artists to stay and also drove to the boarder today to collect their entourage of Ukrainian artists. They can not take more artists, they are at full capacity.

• Lithuania ~ Circus Odyssey and promoters for the company Cirkosou.lt from Kaunas, Lithuania - are offering work for various circus artists from Ukraine!

• Germany - Steffi Haberl Palazzo has offered documentation-shelter-work opportunities-mental health resources for all UKRAINIAN circus workers. Contact: Steffi Haberl

• Poland ~ The circus community in Lublin, Poland very close to the border is offering any kind of "first contact" help and possible residency.

Contact: Fundacja Sztukmistrze - Joanna Reczek

https://www.facebook.com/joanna.reczek

• Italy - Circo Peppino Medini a place to stay for Ukrainian artists and has jobs for acrobats, aerialists and dancers. Call Dulce Alves 00393480439454 http://www.circopeppinomedini.it

• France - Nouveau Cirque Zavatta are looking for Ukrainian drivers for their trucks and people to help put up and down the BigTop.

• Australia - Would consider a three month sponsorship agreement for an artist but preference is if there any experienced crew such as a tent boss, lighting and sound operator with truck license or other circus skills looking for work. I could offer work through to late November with option for next years season.

• Australia ~ Danuzia Pontes is offering pro bono FREE visa support for any artists fleeing Ukraine. Her company @GetAustraliaSmart Visa has supported @UmbelaBrasil for

https://www.facebook.com/danuzia.pontes

• Estonia ~ Circus Studio Folie, Tallinn www.tsirkus.ee can offer a part time job to a Ukrainian circus artist/teacher as circus teacher of any field to 1 artist or teacher and house this person, possible as a couple in the owners house, until July 1st. “In case more people would like to come to our wonderful and lovely school, I could ask around circus people to offer housing and jobs. Terje Bernadt”

• USA - Culpepper and Merriweather Circus. Can take Ukrainian artists, mechanics, drivers, etc they will do our best to accommodate you. Culpepper & Merriweather: 1 580-326-8833 - cmcircus@gmail.com

• Cirque Alexandre Bouglione is offering Ukrainian artists to stay during the war.

• Britain - Oaks Circus Centre in Norwich, UK has offered to take Ukrainian artists to stay. https://www.facebook.com/TheOakCircus/

• Britain ~ Russell’s International Circus is offering a place to stay.

• Czech Republic ~ Cirk La Putyka is taking students from the Kyiv Acadamy of Circus Arts

• Hungary ~ Recirquel is offering free hotel rooms with power/water/wifi in Budapest to all circus artist arriving to Hungary! Contact Kristian Kristof

• Australia ~ Hudson’s Circus can take one Ukrainian performer with two acts who has fled Ukraine

• Sweden Erik from a circus space i Västerås, Sweden. “ We are at the moment rigging a recidncy for up to 3 artists in 1-2 months here in VÄSTERÅS, Sweden. Iv also talked with Cirkus cirkör here to try to summon more possibilities in Sweden” contact: Erik Klinger

• Europe Jürgen Proyer-Frank, Managing Director of the AGENTUR NETZWERK in Austria, Hungary & Ukraine ( www.AgenturNetzwerk.com & AGENTUR NETZWERK ) is looking for Ukrainian Artists for Front & Backstage Engagements and also for ' live on stage ' Performanced for different Entertainment Productions in Austria, Hungary, Germany & The Netherlands for Show Productions ( Circus, Amusement Parcs etc. ) and for also for different Entertainment Productions worldwide for ' live on stage ' Performances ( Cruise Ships ). Plse free free to contact me every time via email under Artists@Agentur-Netzwerk.info or via Messenger under Jürgen Proyer-Frank !

• United Kingdom ~ Let's Circus- can partner with other UK based circuses who are not able to sponsor artists to work in the UK as they are able to - this might help Ukranian artists (though the Tier 5 works sponsorship - however as yet a VISA is still required to work in the UK alongside the sponsorship. So it is Best if other UK circuses not able to sponsor an artists, but able to offer work contact them first, so that no Ukrainian is disappointed. note: If any Circus artist finding themselves arriving in Newcastle upon Tyne please get in touch. There is a circus community here willing to support.

https://www.facebook.com/letscircusUK/

Attention circus show and circus school directors: If you can house performers or give them work performing or general duties, please inbox me! Come on team, let’s come together and help our fellow artists

Circus artists and directors willing to help Ukrainians in another way:

• Britain ~ Lain J Mindwraith producer/artist

https://www.facebook.com/Mindwraith can provided two spare bedrooms and a warm welcome

• Ireland ~ circus artist Eimhin Shortt is willing to pick up and fly home up to 5 Ukrainian artists who can work email involuteconduit@gmail.com

• Spain ~ Oliver Haeberle Circus Director is offering his home in Alicante, it can host 2 people. availability after the 12th of March. Contact him on WhatsApp +34 692 212 042

• Italy ~ Oliver Haeberle Circus Director is offering his home in Sardenga, it can host four people. Contact him on WhatsApp +34 692 212 042

• Poland ~ Moises Peres Silva (Troupe Peres) is doing trips to the Polish-Ukrainian boarder if anybody needs a ride?https://www.facebook.com/bekas.peres

• Poland - Tomasz Piotrowski

+48 600710435- Rides-Assistance From the Polish border

• Poland - Piotr Krawczyk- +48- 505733280- Rides-Assistance From the Polish border

• Australia ~ Stephen Williams has a free room he can give a Ukrainian circus performer that needs it.

• Poland - Any circus artists needing a place to stay in Warsaw, reach out to Pawel Walczewski