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UKRAINIAN WOMAN OUR ENGLISH COLUMN IN THE SPOTLIGHT One hears a pretentious ques tion: Are we in the spotlight? — and if so, then why? The an-s'wer comes quickly: Yes we are, and this is so because we, the Ukrainian women in America, possess the li'berty given us by the destiny, and should we so de sire and be capable of perform ing, we might carry out many a thing for the benefit of our com patriots living, or rat'her existing, either in far away Ukraine behind the Iron Curtain or in Germany, in tlhe camps, in the old-age asy lums (Alltersheim), or in private lodgings, ill and infirm, with little children. They lack freedom of action and means to struggle for it, and hence they turn their sight toward us. It penetrates the seas and oceans — and we do perceive that we are in the -spotlight. Do we deserve it? I should not judge we do. We rather accept it as a matter of fact, thrusting up on us some obligation's-, the duties to act rather than just talk. Under this piercing light turned up to ward us our organized life has been growing more rapid and has become more coordinated. * In the course of this year we are going to celebrate in dignified manner all over the free world, the 70th anniversary of the Uk rainian feminist movement. We shall thus show to our own people and reveal to the nations of the -countries of our settlement the origin of this' movement, review ing it in pro'gmatic aspect, evalu ating its gist as well as stages of progress up till the present mo ment. This is the truth we are bound to tell and this way our at tention is focussed in the organi zational sector. * No les's in te re sit is stirred amid the Ukrainian women by the forthcoming journey of Mrs. He len Lototsky, national president of Ukrainian National Women's League of America, to Helsinki, capital of Finland, to ’take part, within the American delegation, in the congress of the Interna tional Council of Women. We dwell on this subject separately, however. Among our chief problems the one out standing is the subject of social work, particiularly the question what form of this work would be most expedient while concentrating on our hard core compatriots in Western Europe. In the circles of the World Fede ration of Ukrainian Women's Or ganizations, as well as of UN- WLA, a happy solution has en gendered, namely that of patron age over Ukrainian day nurseries in Western Europe. Mrs Irene Pavlikovska, our delegate to tlhe recent MMM Congress at Brus sels, capital of Belgium, has ef fectuated this idea. While visit ing the branches of UNWLA in United States and reporting on her journey in Western Europe, she has raised this acute problem The Detroit Free Pres's spon sored “For Women Only” Week during February 8-13 at the Lafa yette Shu'bert Theatre. Madame Perle Mesta, former American ambassador to Luxem burg was guest speaker on Mon., Feb. 8. Madame Mesta gave a very in teresting account of her experi ences and work as Ambassador to Luxemburg. Then she told about of assistance to Ukrainian chil dren in Europe. Many a branch took over this difficult but noble task to aid the children’s groups by regular support through the office of the Ukrainian Women’s Organization in Germany. This assistance is moral as well as it is material. It has been proved that the best way of taking hold of the «children is to organize for them the day nurseries and schools. These pre sent an opportunity to work for their mental development, no less than to feed them and to acquaint them with their native land un known to them. Books, readers and school ac cessories are likewise part of this program. In Canada a similar action is being pursued by Mrs. Dima, who also was a delegate at Brussels. * We have presented in brief the projection of the topics of our or ganizational concern on this con tinent at the present moment. Still we are fully aware that we cannot stop here for we perceive acuteness of the spotlight turn ed upon us, of our surrounding from near and afar, because we shall continue to remain in the spotlight. N. P. the surprise invitation that was extended by the Russian represen tatives that she go on a three month tour to Russia nad told in detail about her travels, her expe riences and the many political? social, industrial aspects of life behind the Iron Curtain. The Ukrainian women of Det roit excitedly noted that Madame Mesta would be visiting Detroit and so a committee of the Uk- DETROIT BRANCHES OF UNWL WELCOME PERLE MESTA НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — БЕРЕЗЕНЬ, 1954 * *•••_• / :У >
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