Mutual aid has perhaps never been so important to refugee resettlement in the United States as it is today, with the drastic cuts to federal funding, plummeting refugee admissions, and the broader attacks on asylum seekers and immigrant communities nationwide. Join this conversation with Olga Yulikova and other volunteers and Ukrainian refugees from Olga’s List to learn about successful strategies deployed by the Ukrainian diaspora in Massachusetts to support recent arrivals and adapt to this political moment.

Olga’s List helps refugees displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in urgent need of assistance, with a focus on new arrivals in Massachusetts. Primarily by volunteers, many of whom are refugees themselves and who speak Ukrainian, the group provides assistance to new refugees and connect them to available resources.