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WORLD MOVEMENT OF MOTHERS (W.M.M.) W FUW O Seminar for Mothers In 1947, when Europe started to rebuild its moral and economic strength a Congress was called in Paris. Here under the slogan “Mother — Worker of Human Progress” the World Movement of Mothers was founded. Ukrainian women attended this Congress. Having left their country, where the destruction of family ties was part of the So viet regime, they found a special delight in supporting this pro gram. The role of the mother then was of special importance to them. Being on the move, Ukrainian families tried hard to keep its members together. In the country of transition or in the new settlement Ukrainian parents tried hard to found a new home. How often this task fell on a woman alone, there be ing many widows or wives with out husbands, after the war. In 1950 WFUWO became a member of W.M.M. Now, Ukrainian families are mostly settled, having overcome their first difficulties. But the role and importance of mothers is even more accentuated. Ukrain ian communities dispersed in the Free World, need women’s heart and mind more today than be fore. Our membership in M.M.M. was helpful to us. There are principles in the Mother’s Chart we tried to apply in our commu nity. First — the awe and appre ciation of mother’s task and sec- on — mother’s obligation to dedicate herself to family life without sharing her time be tween profession and her chil dren. Our two representatives in the International Council of W.M.M. are: Mrs. Helen Lototsky and Mrs. Angele Kowalsky. Thanks to their cooperation an under standing of our needs and ideas :girew. In the March issue of “News and Documents,” the ma gazine of W.M.M. the tragedy of mothers who fell victims of the man-made famine in USSR was mentioned on its 30th anniver sary. L. B. Ukrainian communities in the Free World were facing big edu cational problems. The crisis of youth all over the world hit all countries in a similar way. But the Ukrainians had theirs aggra vated through the controversy of two worlds — the old tradi tional upbringing of parents and the new revolutionary trend of their children. The language bar rier added even more to this con flict because newly settled par ents could not always follow the new educational trends of the country. This situation prompted WFU WO to seek help. It concerned mostly mothers who needed edu cational directives. They could be reached in women’s organiza tions through lectures and semi nars — to give them moral guid ance and a new approach. The first seminar for moth ers was started in February 1960 in Philadelphia. It included 4 classes with the following to pics: Educational ideal, Religion in Education, Educational Diffi culties, Mother’s Work and Pro fession. The lecturers were teachers, physicians and social workers. In the audience moth ers were scarce. Those attending were mostly educators, active members of women’s organiza tions and . . . grandmothers who took care of the children, during mother’s professional work. Dis cussions were very animated, and aroused public opinion. The following seminar had more mothers than the first one. It dealt with youth’s sex maturity, and was composed mostly of mothers of teenagers. During the following years seminars in all Ukrainian community centers of the USA were arranged. The same program was start ed in Canada. Ukrainian commu nities live there in large centers, especially in the Western prairie provinces. These seminars imme diately attracted mothers. They were started in 1960; and were divided into three cycles — fall, winter and spring. Each cycle had only two or three lectures, which were adjusted to the time of the year. Beside that practical courses were planned. For in stance in Montreal a course of Ukrainian embroidery was of fered and the sewing of national costumes for children was held. Further courses are in prepara tion. In smaller communities educa tional lectures were organized. Branches of women’s organiza tions introduced them into their program. In Australia, where seminars could not be organized, almost all Ukrainian centers had lectures. The Seminar program was worked out through WFUWO’s Educational Committee. First founded in Philadelphia in 1951, i t soon proved necessary to cre ate similar ones in other coun tries also. Now we have an Edu cational Committee in Toronto, Canada and another in Sydney, Australia. The best of the semi nar lectures are printed and dis tributed. In addition to seminars Educa tional Consultation was intro duced. At the request of parents these were published in several women's magazines and newspa pers. These published consulta tions proved successful as they reached all readers and aroused interest in educational questions. There is now a trend to intro duce topics in Ukrainian radio translations, in order to reach every Ukrainian home. Educational tasks are now alive within the Ukrainian com munity prompting young moth ers to join, in groups, or found branches of women’s organiza tions with educational goals. The best proof — their educational conscience is awakened and seek ing new ways. I. P. 20 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИПЕНЬ-СЕРПЕНЬ, 1963 OUR LIFE Edited by Editorial Board Publ i shed by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. 4936 N. 13th St. Philadelphia 41, Pa. 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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