Dear all,
of course you all have heard about the agressive war of Putin against Ukraine. If you want to help during this crisis but are not sure how, here are a few links you might find helpful. These are especially suited to help directly here from Bamberg:
You can directly help via commodity contributions ("Sachspenden") for example at "Bamberg Hilft Ukraine":
- https://www.infranken.de/lk/bamberg/bamberger-ukraine-helfer-kurz-vor-grenze-emotionale-und-aufwuehlende-gespraeche-art-5401043
- https://bamberghilftukraine.de/
If you want to help by sending money, you can find reliable bank accounts here:
If you are able to provide places to sleep for Ukranian refugees, you can apply here:
Apart from that watch your social media for peace and solidarity demonstrations and attend them to point the way for a Europe without war. This also helps the Ukrainian (and also Russian!!) residents to show them that they are not alone and that peace will also be possible again.
A few personal closing words: During these weird times it is absolutely okay to admit that you are weak and are not able to function normally. I speak from personal experience. Take a break for once to regain your powers! Also please watch your own social media and news consumption. It is of no use to just scroll through everything aimlessly and always seeing bad pictures that might bring you down. That of course does not mean, watch no news at all. It is more important than ever to have reliable and independent news sources. So please also consider donating to associacions of independent news coverage.
Best to you all and take care
Johannes