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Ukrainians in Lithuania: OUR CHOICE community day in Vilnius, 22 Nov
A free day for Ukrainians in Lithuania, Belarusians and neighbours: foresight, money and business, playback theatre. ZOLAK, Sunday 22 November.
OUR CHOICE is a free one-day community event for Ukrainians in Lithuania, Belarusians and people of any other nationality who live here. It takes place on Sunday 22 November 2026, from 12:30 to 19:30, at ZOLAK, Vytenio g. 50D, Vilnius. Entry is free, but places are limited and you have to register in advance.
The name comes in three languages: OUR CHOICE / НАШ ВИБІР / НАШ ВЫБАР. The questions are the same in any of them. What do we want our life in Lithuania to look like in 10–15 years? What can we do today to get closer to it? How do you become more financially stable, grow at work or start your own business here?
A day for Ukrainians in Lithuania, Belarusians and neighbours
The organisers, Prosperis, NUKC and Playback Theatre "Vakhtery", put three formats into one day: a foresight session, a practical workshop on money and business, and a playback theatre performance. Each looks at the future from a different side.
They say openly that they want people with different experiences, views and stories in the same room. You don't have to agree with everyone. You do have to listen and speak with respect.
The programme
The Future We Choose
Together you look 10–15 years ahead and try to imagine the future you would want to live in. In small groups you build pictures of that future, then come back to today and work out the decisions, opportunities and concrete steps that could lead there. Facilitator: Kateryna Ostrovska, an expert in public policy, strategic planning and foresight.
The Financial Freedom We Choose
A practical workshop on financial literacy and entrepreneurship in Lithuania: financial independence, work and taxes, starting a business, social business models, marketing and PR. There is also time to meet people, swap experience and make contacts. Facilitator: Viktoriia Andrukovych, with guest experts.
The Stories We Choose
The day ends with a playback theatre performance. There is no script. People in the audience share real moments from their lives, and the actors and a musician turn them into theatre on the spot. Stories about choice and change, about life in Lithuania, work, relationships, belonging, doubts and hopes. On stage: Playback Theatre "Vakhtery", facilitated by Olena Kalashnykova.
Schedule, 22 November
- 12:30–13:00: registration, welcome coffee, getting to know each other
- 13:00–13:15: opening
- 13:15–14:45: The Future We Choose
- 14:45–15:00: coffee break and networking
- 15:00–17:00: The Financial Freedom We Choose
- 17:00–17:30: break, refreshments and networking
- 17:30–19:00: The Stories We Choose
- 19:00–19:15: feedback and reflection
- 19:15–19:30: closing
You can come for one part or stay the whole day.
How to register
Participation is free. Places are limited, so registration is required: register for OUR CHOICE. The organisers' description is in Ukrainian and Belarusian; for anything not covered here, details come from the organisers. More about the venue at zolak.lt.
If you are new to the city and looking for more things that cost nothing, we keep a list of free events in Vilnius and where to find them.
Where
ZOLAK Micro Art Residence, Vytenio g. 50D, Vilnius. Sunday 22 November 2026, 12:30–19:30.