Mitä: Elokuvanäytös, keskustelu ohjaajan kanssa sekä taidemyyjäiset Ukrainan hyväksi. Vapaa pääsy. 

Missä: Turun Kirjakahvila, Vanha Suurtori 3. 

Milloin: Sunnuntaina 22.2.2026, kello 13–16. 

Ohjelma: Ovet avautuvat kello 13.00 ja taidemyyjäiset alkavat. Myynnissä myös kahvia, teetä ja leivonnaisia lahjoituksia vastaan.  

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Kello 14.00: Dokumenttielokuvanäytös: 

“The Repressed” 

Alkuperäinen nimi: Витіснені. Ohjanneet Maryna Ya ja Kostiantyn Maleonyuk. Ukraina 2025, 26 min. Kieli ukraina, tekstitys englanniksi. 

Maryna Ya’n ja Kostiantyn Maleonyukin ohjaama dokumenttielokuvaessee rakentuu Odessan kaduilla asuvien ihmisten haastatteluille. Elokuva kertoo tavoista, joilla asunnottomat ihmiset selviytyvät sota-aikana, heidän jokapäiväisistä haasteistaan, joita muut, joilla on paikka missä asua ja minne palata, eivät näe.  

Sisältövaroitus kuoleman kuvailusta. 

Lisätietoa elokuvasta ja ohjaajista englanniksi: https://filmafest.org/en/film/the-repressed-en/ 

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Elokuvan jälkeen etäyhteydellä keskustelu toisen ohjaajan, Kostiantyn Maleonyukin kanssa. Kostiantyn Maleonyuk on aktivisti Odessan asunnottomia auttavassa Street Aid Daily –kollektiivissa (SAD).  Keskustelun kieli on englanti, mahdollisuus tulkkaukseen suomeksi ja ukrainaksi. 

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Koko tapahtuman ajan käynnissä on taidemyyjäiset Ukrainan hyväksi. Kiovalainen taiteilija-aktivisti Ton Melnyk myy piirros- ja maalausteoksiaan, luonnoksia ja kopiotutkielmia, ja kirjakahvilalainen nu puolestaan lino- ja puupiirrosvedoksia, digitaalisia taideprinttejä ja joitakin pinssejä.  

Ton: https://www.instagram.com/svitlechko/  

 nu: https://suomuart.wordpress.com/  

Maksuvälineinä tapahtumassa käy käteinen, MobilePay ja Paypal. Ikävä kyllä korttimaksua ei ole käytössä.  

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Kaikki tapahtumassa kerätyt rahat lahjoitetaan Ukrainaan kahdelle kollektiiville: Street Aid Daily (SAD) ja Solidarity Collevtives. SAD-kollektiivi tukee asunnottomia ihmisiä Odessassa. Solidarity Collectives on vapaaehtoisverkosto, joka tukee antiautoritaarisia taistelijoita ja toimittaa humanitaarista apua ihmisille ja eläimille Ukrainassa. 

Street Aid Daily: https://www.instagram.com/street.aid.daily  

Paypal lahjoituksia varten, Street Aid Daily: mutual.aid.ods@gmail.com  

Solidarity Collectives: https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/en/  

Paypal lahjoituksia varten, Solidarity Collectives: solidaritycollectivesua.humanitarian@proton.me 

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Tapahtuma on osa Solidarity Collectives’in toimintaviikkoja. 24.2.2026 venäjän täysimittaisen hyökkäyksen alkamisesta tulee kuluneeksi neljä vuotta. Toimintakutsu “2 weeks of action” englanniksi: https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/en/2-weeks-of-action-2026/ 

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Kun tapahtuma loppuu noin kello 16.00, halukkaat voivat siirtyä Turun ortodoksiseen kirkkoon, Kauppatorin laidalla, kello 16.30 alkavaan Ukraina-muistotilaisuuteen. Tapahtumasta lisää esim. täällä: https://www.ukrainalaiset.org/tapahtumakalenteri/ 

Kirjakahvilan esteettömyydestä: https://kirjakahvila.org/esteettomyys/ 

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Подія солідарності з Україною: кінопоказ та ярмарка мистецтва 

Що: Кінопоказ, дискусія з режисером та арт-маркет солідарності з Україною. Вхід вільний. 

Де: Книжкове кафе Турку, Vanha suurtori 3. 

Коли: Неділя, 22 лютого 2026 року, з 13:00 до 16:00. 

Опис події: початок о 13:00, арт-маркет солідарності, продаж чаю, кави та тістечок за пожертви. 

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О 14:00 розпочнеться показ фільму: 
 
 «Витіснені».  
Україна 2025, 26 хв, українською мовою з англійськими субтитрами. 
 
Документальний фільм-есе режисерів Марини Я та Костянтина Малеонюка побудовано на інтерв’ю з людьми, які живуть на вулицях Одеси під час війни. Фільм описує, як виживають бездомні люди, їхні повсякденні труднощі, яких не помічають ті, хто має де жити та куди повернутися. 

Попередження щодо змісту: Опис смерті. 

Більше про фільм та режисерів: https://filmafest.org/film/the-repressed/ 

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Після перегляду фільму відбудеться розмова по відезв’язку з режисером фільму, Костянтином Малеонюком – активістом колективу Street Aid Daily (SAD), який підтримує бездомних людей в Одесі. 

Обговорення відбувається англійською мовою, можливий переклад українською та фінською мовами. 

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Протягом заходу триватиме ярмарка мистецтва. Активіст_ка та художни_ця з Києва Тон Мельник продаватиме свої малюнки та картини, ескізи та копії. Волонтер_ка Книжкового Кафе nu продаватиме свої ліногравюри та гравюри на дереві, цифрові ілюстрації та деякі значки. 

Ton: https://www.instagram.com/svitlechko/ 

nu: https://suomuart.wordpress.com/ 

Способи оплати: готівка, MobilePay та Paypal. Оплата карткою, на жаль, неможлива. 

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Усі кошти, зібрані під час заходу, будуть передані двом колективам, що працюють в Україні: ініціативі Street Aid Daily (SAD) та Колективам Солідарності. SAD підтримує бездомних людей в Одесі. Колективи Солідарності – це мережа волонтерів, яка підтримує антиавторитарних бійців та надає гуманітарну допомогу людям і тваринам в Україні. 

Street Aid Daily: https://www.instagram.com/street.aid.daily 

Paypal для Street Aid Daily: mutual.aid.ods@gmail.com 

Колективи Солідарності https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/ 

 Paypal для Колективів: solidaritycollectivesua.humanitarian@proton.me 

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Захід є частиною «2 тижнів дії» Колективів Солідарності, що тривають з 20 лютого по 6 березня, на тлі початку п’ятого року повномасштабного вторгнення Росії.  Заклик до дії: https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/uk/2-weeks-of-action-2026/ 

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Захід завершується о 16:00, після чого можна буде приєднатися до дня пам’яті Війни за Незалежність України у православній церкві Турку біля Ринкової площі. Пам’ятний захід розпочнеться о 16:30. Більше інформації українською мовою:  

https://www.ukrainalaiset.org/uk/tapahtumakalenteri

Доступність Книжкового кафе: https://kirjakahvila.org/in-english/ 

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Solidarity for Ukraine: film screening and art market
 
What: Film screening, discussion with director, and solidarity art market for Ukraine. Free entrance.   

Where: Turku Book Café, Vanha suurtori 3.   

When: Sunday 22nd February 2026, from 1 PM to 4 PM.   

Program: Doors open at 1 PM. Solidarity art market begins, and tea, coffee and some cakes sold for donations.  

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At 2 PM, documentary film screening: 

“The Repressed” 

Original title: Витіснені. Ukraine 2025, 26 min, in Ukrainian with English subtitles.   
 
Directed by Maryna Ya and Kostiantyn Maleonyuk, the documentary film essay is built on interviews of people living in the streets of Odesa during wartime. The film describes the way unhoused people survive, their everyday challenges not seen for the ones have a place to live and where to return. 

Content warning for description of death. 

More about the film and directors: https://filmafest.org/en/film/the-repressed-en/  

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After the film, we will have a video call and discussion with the film’s other director, Kostiantyn Maleonyuk – an activist in the collective Street Aid Daily (SAD), supporting unhoused people in Odesa.  

Discussion is in English; Ukrainian and Finnish translations can be provided.  

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Throughout the event, there is an art market for Ukraine. Activist and artist from Kyiv, Ton Melnyk will be selling their drawings and paintings, sketches, and copies. Book Cafe volunteer nu sells their linocut and woodcut prints, prints of digital illustrations, and some badges.   

Ton: https://www.instagram.com/svitlechko/  

 nu: https://suomuart.wordpress.com/  

Payment methods are cash, MobilePay and Paypal. Card payments are unfortunately not possible.

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All the money raised by the event will be donated to two collectives working in Ukraine: to Street Aid Daily (SAD) initiative, and to Solidarity Collectives. SAD supports unhoused people in Odesa. Solidarity Collectives is a volunteer network supporting anti-authoritarian fighters and providing humanitarian aid for people and animals in Ukraine.   

Street Aid Daily: https://www.instagram.com/street.aid.daily  

Paypal for Street Aid Daily: mutual.aid.ods@gmail.com  

Solidarity Collectives: https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/en/  

Paypal for Solidarity Collectives: solidaritycollectivesua.humanitarian@proton.me 

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The event is part of Solidarity Collective’s “2 weeks of action”, from 20th February to 6th March, happening as we enter the fifth year of russian full-scale invasion. Call for action: https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/en/2-weeks-of-action-2026/ 

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At 4 PM, when the event ends, it’s possible to move to the Orthodox church by the Market square, where a memorial event for Ukraine will start at 4:30 PM. More about the event in Finnish: https://www.ukrainalaiset.org/tapahtumakalenteri/ 

Book Cafe accessibility: https://kirjakahvila.org/in-english/ 

Dokkari-illat alkavat klo 19.00, elokuvien jälkeen keskustelua. // The film nights start at 19.00, discussion afterwards.

7.12.
Stitching Palestine | dir. Carol Mansour, Jordan/Lebanon/Palestine 2017 |
78 min | Arabic with English subtitles | http://www.stitchingpalestine.com

”Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories, of their lives and of their identity. Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery. Twelve resilient, determined and articulate women from disparate walks of life: lawyers, artists, housewives, activists, architects, and politicians stitch together the story of their homeland, of their dispossession, and of their unwavering determination that justice will prevail. Through their stories, the individual weaves into the collective, yet remaining distinctly personal. Twelve women, twelve life-spans, and stories from Palestine; a land whose position was fixed on the map of the world, but is now embroidered on its face.”

Featuring e.g. Palestine National Council member Leila Khaled, INAASH Association founding members Malak Husseini Abdelrahim and Sima Tuqan Ghandour, writer and actor Raeda Taha, and psychotherapist Laila Atshan.

For the discussion after the screening, you can read in advance Laila Farrah’s article ”Stitching for survival: revisioning silence and expression” (2013). Download the pdf at https://we.tl/t-4uNJluw0LA.

8.12.
Super-Eva | dir. Pavlo Suslyakov, Ukraine 2023 | 16 min | English subtitles
We will survive it | dir. Ton Melnyk & Masha Ravlyk, Ukraine 2023 | 18 min | English subtitles | https://fb.me/e/3OEnMlfQJ

The short film Super-Eva (from Suslyakov’s The First Outpost series) explores childhood in wartime Ukraine. We will survive it follows Melnyk’s and Ravlyk’s lives in Ukraine from February to April 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The screening is followed by an English-language panel discussion on life in wartime Ukraine and the significance of art during times of conflict. The panelists include the photographer and journalist Saf Homin, the multimedia artist Serhi Varlamov, and artists and queer feminist activists Ton Melnyk and Masha Ravlyk. The discussion is moderated by Ida-Emilia Reini, the coordinator of the project Life Goes On – Chronicles of Russo-Ukrainian war.

9.12.
The Moscow Mutiny | dir. Tom Akinleminu & Ikiru Genzai, USA/Russia/Germany 2013 | 113 min | Russian with English subtitles | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3714774

The anarcha-feminist Fuel for Fury collective presents: a movie screening and discussion in memory of the anarchist Dmitry Petrov.

The Moscow Mutiny is an up-close account of the 2011–2012 anti-Putin protests in Russia. Exclusive footage from the protests’ core poignantly illustrates the activists’ dedication and strife. Exposing the perils of Russia under Putin, The Moscow Mutiny ponders why contemporary social activism is so inefficient and what it would take to make a difference in the world today.

One of the activists featured in the movie, Dmitry Petrov (also known as Ilya Leshy, Dima the Ecologist, Phil Kuznetsov, Seva, and Lev), was an anarchist and anti-fascist, environmental activist, author and compiler of a number of books and articles, researcher of the Russian North and Kurdistan. The movie shows episodes of Petrov’s formation as an activist and strategist in the anti-Putin movement in Russia.

In 2018 Dmitry left Russia in order to participate in the struggle for a free society in Kurdistan, Ukraine and around the world. In the spring of 2023, a letter of his was published: ”As an anarchist, a revolutionary and a Russian person… I did it for the sake of justice, for the defence of Ukrainian society and – for the liberation of my country, Russia, from oppression. I did it for the sake of all the people who are deprived of dignity and the opportunity to breathe freely because of the vile totalitarian system created in Russia and Belarus.” In April, his comrades and relatives learned that he had gone missing near Bakhmut.

An introduction related to the topic is presented before the movie, and space for questions and discussion is reserved after the screening. The language of the event is English, but simultaneous interpretation is arranged for those who need it. Donations collected at the event will be directed to the educational projects of Dmitry’s family.

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Fb: https://www.facebook.com/events/1018578115941290

19.00 doors open, t-shirts etc. for sale in support of the Solidarity Collectives

19.30 screening 1: ”Beautiful texts do not stop rockets” (12 min). An interview with a fighter of the Resistance Committee, an anarchist initiative of soldiers who fight as a part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

19.45 screening 2: ”International medical crew: foreign volunteers in Bakhmut” (12 min). An interview with international volunteers who organized a medical evacuation crew in Bakhmut.

20.00 screening 3: ”My favourite job” (2022, 32 min). An experimental film that chronicles the operations of volunteer drivers that engaged in the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol during the spring of 2022, amid constant shellings and the city’s siege by Russian troops. The film comprises footage from mobile phone videos made by volunteers, the filmmaker’s personal archive, and animated models, serving as evidence of the war’s effect on the prohibition of visual documentation of Mariupol

21.00 discussion: a member of Solidarity Collectives Ukraine talks about the practices and work done as an anti-authoritarian collective in war.

22.00 Kirjakahvila closes

★ SOLIDARITY COLLECTIVES UKRAINE
https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/en/main-page-english

Solidarity Collectives is a volunteer network that supports anti-authoritarian soldiers fighting off the Russian invasion of Ukraine, provides help to civilians who have suffered from the war, and spreads information about what is currently going on in Ukraine.

★ FREEFILMERS MARIUPOL
http://www.freefilmers.org/en

Freefilmers is a cinemovement and NGO whose principal goals are: making films as alert and sensitive to the reality as possible with main focus in human life and struggle for equality and freedom, promotion of independent filmmaking and grassroots initiatives in political arts, and resistance to colonial policies, imperialism, capitalism and patriarchy.

This Saturday, 2nd April, in Kirjakahvila, at 17.00:  A talk by Bozhena Makovska, founder of Fem Kyiv, femkyiv.com  

Bozhena Makovska is an activist from Kyiv, who has recently had to relocate due to Russian invasion in Ukraine. 

Bozhena is a founder of Feminists of Kyiv, an English-language independent media publishing interviews with Kyiv-based feminist and LGBTQ+ activists. She will talk about the project, her activism, and the local community. She will also share the story of what she had to go through after Russia invaded Ukraine, and her experience of evacuating from a war zone.  

During this event you can buy coffee and pastries to support Bozhena and her friends, who stayed in Ukraine (PayPal and Mobile Pay).

Picture by Michael Tulsky