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OUR ENGLISH COLUMN Understanding A s T h e W o rld R e fu g e e Y e a r g o es on, n e w ite m s a r e acco m p lis h e d on i t s p ro g r a m . L a te ly ca m e n ew s t h a t 19 t u b e r c u la r r e fu g e e fa m ilie s e m p la n e d f r o m R o m e to C a n a d a , a n d w ill e n te r t h i s c o u n try a s t h e f i r s t g ro u p o f re fu g e e s w ith T B e v e r to b e a d m itte d , w ith o u t s p o n s o rs , to a n o v e rs e a s c o u n try . T h e ir f u t u r e is s e ttle d : t h e sic k w ill b e s e n t to S a n a to riu m s , t h e fa m ilie s w ill b e h o u s e d n e a rb y . T h e s e a c c o m p lis h m e n ts a r e b o rn o u t o f t h e c o n s id e ra tio n a n d good w ill o f t h e p eo p les o f t h e F r e e W o rld . T h e y a r e f e a t u r e s o f a w ell-p lan n ed , a n d sp o n s o re d p ro g r a m o f h elp . I t re q u ir e s , b e sid es u n d e r s ta n d in g , m u c h f i n a n c ia l h e lp to c a r r y i t o u t. W e m u s t u s e t h i s m o n e y w is e ly. O u r M o th e r a n d C h ild c a m p a ig n , s e r v in g to h e lp t h e c h il d re n in t h e D P C am p s o f G e r m a n y a n d A u s t r i a is led w ith g r e a t e f f o r t . B u t, w e could h e lp in a n o th e r w a y — b y s e r v in g t h e c a u s e o f r e f u g e e s in t h e F r e e W o rld . M an y o f u s, r e m e m b e rin g t h e f i r s t s te p s o f o u r m ig ra tio n , o r t h e f i r s t d a y s o r m o n th s in t h e c o u n tr y o f o u r s e ttle m e n t re c a ll v iv id ly t h e s t r a n g e fe e lin g o f t h a t p e rio d . T h e n e w c o u n try , t h e u n k n o w n la n g u a g e , t h e h a r d s h ip s o f liv in g a n d ac co m m o d a tio n , t h e in flu e n c e o f t h e c lim a te — all th e s e a r e p o ig n a n t m e m o rie s , w h ic h e v e ry o n e h a d to o v e r com e, a n d fin a lly d id so m eh o w . T h e im m e n s e s t r a i n o f i t is d ee p ly e n g ra v e d in t h e m em o ry . W h e n y o u t h i n k o f th o s e h a r d d a y s, y o u r m in d d w ells on so m e s m a ll ite m s w h ic h b r ig h te n s th e m u p . S ig n s o f c o n s id e ra tio n , u n d e r s ta n d in g o f y o u r s itu a tio n , a n d e v e n co m p a ssio n a p p e a r. T h e fe w peo p le w h o to o k tim e to lis te n to y o u o r t r i e d to fin d a so lu tio n to y o u r d iffic u ltie s w e re a r a y o f h o p e. T h e ir e f f o r t s h e lp e d im m e a s u re a b ly to lig h te n , a n d s h o r te n t h i s p e rio d o f b e fo g m e n t e v e ry re fu g e e h a s to cope w ith . T h e is s u e is cle a r. W h ile i t is n o t p o ssib le f o r u s to in c re a s e t h e m o n e y w e s p e n d f o r t h e ch il d re n in G e rm a n y a n d A u s tr ia , o r s t a r t g r e a t c a m p a ig n s in im m i g r a tio n a n d n a tu r a liz a tio n c ir cles, w e c a n w o rk f o r U N D E R S T A N D IN G . A n d , w e c a n p o p u la riz e t h e n ee d s a n d h a r d s h ip s o f r e fu g e e life, in o rd e r to m a k e i t c o m p re h e n sib le . C an t h i s b e u s e f u l? A le c tu r e o r a m e e tin g does n o t b r in g h e lp t o th o s e in n eed . B u t i t c a n p ro m o te u n d e r s ta n d in g o f h is s t a t e o f m in d . W e could le a r n t h e r e a b o u t h is b a c k g ro u n d , h is h o m e la n d , t h e c a u s e o f h is f lig h t, t h e h a r d s h ip o f t h e tr a v e l, t h e lo n g in g f o r q u ie t a n d p ea ce. F ro m t h i s b a c k g ro u n d u n d e r s ta n d in g w ould com e, n o t o n ly o f t h e r e f u g e e ’s p a th , b u t o f t h e w o rld ’s s itu a tio n . A lso, in t h i s p ro c e s s o f e v a lu a t i n g t h e r e f u g e e ’s p ro b le m in g e n io u s m in d s m i g h t d isc o v e r s im p le r a n d s u r e r w a y s t o h a n d le t h e g ro w in g tr a v e l o f m a n k in d , o v e r t h e e a r t h , t h a t h a s b u r s t u p o n u s w ith t h e s u d d e n n e s s t h a t S p rin g so m e tim e s does. W ith t h e e lim in a tio n o f ti m e a n d s p a c e a S p rin g tim e o f k n o w le d g e h a s com e to h u m a n ity . T h e m o re t r a v e l, t h e f a s t e r t h e te n s io n s l e s s e n ; t h e m o re w e u n d e r s ta n d e a c h o t h e r ’s p ro b le m s , w e c a n le n d a h e lp in g h a n d . T h e in h ib i- tiv e I n t o u r i s t s y s te m , b y con t r a s t , w o u ld soon look a n t i q u a t ed, i t s s e c re tiv e n e s s in e ff e c tu a l. L e t u s t r y th is . W e co u ld s t a r t i t on e a c h lev el o f o u r r e la tio n s . O ur h e a d q u a r te r s could p ro m o te i t n a tio n a lly , o r R e g io n a l C oun cils w ith t h e i r f r a t e r n a l o rg a n i z a tio n s , o u r b ra n c h e s in t h e i r v ic in ity . T h e r e is no n e e d to b e con c e rn e d a b o u t t h e p ro c e ss. E x p e rie n c e d so cial le a d e rs w ill fin d t h e m o s t e f fe c tiv e w a y . I t c a n b e a le c tu re , a n e x p o sitio n , a n a n n i v e r s a r y , a so cial e v e n in g . B u t i t w o u ld s e rv e t h e p u rp o s e to s p re a d u n d e r s ta n d in g f o r r e f u g ee s in t h e R e fu g e e ’s Y e a r. T H E C O N G R E S S O F T H E IN T E R N A T IO N A L C O U N C IL O F W O M E N I n M ay , 1959 t h e E x e c u tiv e M e e tin g o f t h e IC W m e t a t V ie n n a a n d d e a lt w ith v a r io u s m a t te r s . U n d e r t h e p re s id e n c y o f M m e. L e f a u c h e u x s e v e ra l S ta n d s in g C o m m itte s w e re w o rk in g , a n d p r e p a r in g t h e m a te r ia l f o r t h e n e x t C o n g re ss, w h ic h w ill b e h e ld in A u g u s t 1960 in Is ta n b u l. T h e I n te r n a t i o n a l C ouncil o f W o m en w a s fo u n d e d in 1888 in W a s h in g to n , D . C., t h r o u g h t h e e f f o r t s o f g ro u p s o f A m e ric a n , E n g lis h a n d F r e n c h w o m en . N o w i t u n ite s w o m e n ’s o rg a n iz a tio n s f r o m 40 c o u n trie s . I t s l a s t C on g re s s e s w e re h e ld in H e ls in k i (1 9 5 4 ), a n d M o n tre a l (1 9 5 7 ). B o th w e re a tte n d e d also b y p r o m in e n t U k r a in ia n w o rk e rs . M rs. H e le n L o to ts k y , P r e s id e n t o f t h e U N W L A w a s a m e m b e r o f t h e A m e ric a n d e le g a tio n , a n d t h e r e w e re also m a n y U k r a in ia n g u e s ts fr o m U S A a n d C a n a d a . J .W .P . НАЙКРАЩ ИЙ ДАРУН ОК Вашій приятельці — це ПЕРЕДПЛАТА „НАШОГО Ж И Т Т Я " ! Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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