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I cannot believe this... They just pulled down the Iryna Zarutska mural in Providence, Rhode Island today. The mayor called her memorial “divisive.” George Floyd got murals in EVERY MAJOR CITY and it was called "UNITY"!!! ...but Iryna's face on a wall is divisive?!!!

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New mural of Iryna Zarutska is now starting to go up in Providence, Rhode Island! Artist Ian Gaudreau had been working on a previous mural of Iryna at the LGBTQ bar The Dark Lady. But after condemnation by Mayor Brett Smiley and other protesters, the club announced it would cancel the mural project. Now the restaurant “Opa” on Federal Hill is allowing the mural of the slain Ukrainian to be painted on their building. Statement from the owner of Opa, Francois Karam, on the new mural of Iryna: “She was once an immigrant chasing the American dream. She worked to build a life for herself and lost it along the way. This mural is our way of honoring her on a building owned by an immigrant family who understands that journey.” This is great news! Compliments to Gaudreau, Opa, and everyone who has rallied to remember Iryna.

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143,947 views • 4 months ago

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54,521 views • 4 months ago

Providence Mayor defends his call for removal of Iryna mural: “This has not brought us closer together as a community, in fact, has been quite divisive and even a little bit ugly." Says if someone else wanted to house the mural: “We wouldn’t prevent them from putting it up….but again I'm not sure that it's helpful to the community." Pathetic.
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Providence Mayor defends his call for removal of Iryna mural: “This has not brought us closer together as a community, in fact, has been quite divisive and even a little bit ugly." Says if someone else wanted to house the mural: “We wouldn’t prevent them from putting it up….but again I'm not sure that it's helpful to the community." Pathetic.

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In Vienna exists a memorial for a black illegal migrant. Some years ago, activists turned it into a Memorial for European women killed by migrants. In the US there are 800 George Floyd murals, monuments and public spaces dedicated to him, including the well-known George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. We are forced to forever remember his name If you live in the USA you could do something creative, to make them remember the name Iryna Zarutska - and that white lives matter.

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