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Event will include Ventura County’s District Attorney and faculty presentations
OXNARD — Oxnard College will host an event of support for the Ukrainian people from 12:30-1:30 p.m., March 17. The event is open to the public and will include remarks from Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and faculty presentations on the historical background of the crisis unfolding in Eastern Europe.
Attendees will be encouraged to make tax-deductible donations to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund, a refugee organization with ties to theUnited Nations and humanitarian partners, before the ceremony concludes with raising the Ukrainian flag. The flag will fly throughout March.
“One of our chief goals at Oxnard College is to foster civic engagement among our students and prepare them to take their place as active champions for world peace and liberty,” said Luis Sanchez, president of Oxnard College. “The violence in Ukraine threatens human rights and freedom everywhere, imperiling the future our students will inherit.”
Presenters at the event will include President Sanchez and Oxnard College faculty Dr. Arion Melidonis (Anthropology) and Jenn Wilson-Gonzalez (History).
“This conflict is deeply personal for me,” said Nasarenko, the son of Ukrainian immigrants who fled during World War II when the country was under Soviet control. “I’m glad to see Oxnard College and our community unite around democratic principles and the human dignity of our Ukrainian brothers and sisters.”
Earlier this month, Nasarenko was also U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley’s (D-CA) guest during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address.
The event will take place at Oxnard College’s main flagpole located off 4000 S. Rose Ave, Oxnard, and in front of the campus’ Library (LLRC). For event and media information, contact the college’s director of outreach and marketing, James Schuelke, at jschuelke@vcccd.edu or 805-678-5275.
About Oxnard College — Oxnard College is one of three colleges in the Ventura County Community College District and annually serves more than 7,000 students. Founded in 1975, Oxnard College is fully accredited. It is also a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. Oxnard College’s signature programs include marine biology; culinary arts, restaurant management and hospitality management; auto technology and fire technology, among many other undergraduate study and career technical education programs. The Dream Resource Center is a valuable student and community resource. To learn more, visit oxnardcollege.edu and Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.