Announcing the release of the book

Many Colours of Home

When war upended their lives overnight, thousands of Ukrainians found themselves seeking refuge in Australia.

Many Colours of Home is a collection of stories and artwork that records the lived experience of some of these people. Through a series of interviews and workshops, we captured the experiences and emotions of leaving Ukraine and rebuilding life in a new country. Many Colours of Home documents their struggles, challenges and hopes.

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Thoughts from the book
  • I want Australians and the world to know that Ukraine is much more than the war. We, Ukrainians, are proud of our culture and traditions.
    Luiza Gruz
  • War – it’s very frightening, but more frightening is to see the fear in my mother’s eyes and the absolute lack of understanding of what is happening in the eyes of my sister.
    Angelina Grushevska
  • I think it’s important to talk about the Ukrainian experience here in Australia.
    Ivan Neduzhyi
  • Though I love Australia, and I want to live in Australia longer, I want to visit my grandparents back in Ukraine.
    Anhelina Synytsia
  • But I want Australians to know this. We are Ukrainians. We are not russians. We are not a part of russia. We do not have the same language. We do not have the same culture. We have nothing in common.
    Ustym Dobosh
  • For my children, I want a quiet place to grow up without bomb alarms going off everyday.
    Olha Bilyakovska
  • Everywhere you looked in Australia, things were different but people in the Ukrainian community tried to make us feel at home.
    Iryna Rubanyak
  • You live your life and then you must run away – so what do you take?
    Svetlana Solovei
  • I don’t have many goals; I just want to live a normal life.
    Marta Kryvetska
  • For my children, I want a quiet place to grow up without bomb alarms going off everyday.
    Olha Bilyakovska
Top left: Matvii Plakhta; top right: Paulina Vlasenko; bottom left: Anhelina and Victoria Synytsia, Mariana Vozniak.

Support Ukraine

Show your support for Ukraine by buying a copy of this book

Your purchase will directly help important humanitarian projects in Ukraine. Proceeds of the book will go directly to Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital (https://ohmatdyt.com.ua/) and Prostir Rehabilitation Centre which offers rehabilitation and support services for wives and children of veterans. Both organisations do important work, helping to heal and restore people whose lives were abruptly changed forever by war.

Perhaps, buy a copy as a gift for your friends and colleagues and help us remind as many people as possible about the situation in Ukraine and the impact of war on ordinary people.

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