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- U k r a i n i a n W o m a n - Before the UCCA Congress L E T U S G E T A C Q U A IN T E D W IT H T H E P R O B L E M S O F O U R Y O U T H W o m e n ’s o r g a n i z a t i o n s th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld a re g ro w in g m o re a n d m o re co n c ern ed w ith th e p ro b le m s a n d a n x ie tie s o f y o u th . T h e C o n v en tio n o f th e G e n e ra l F e d e r a tio n o f W o m e n ’s C lubs ch o se a s its slo g a n fo r th e n e x t tw o y e a rs — “ B u ild th e W o rld w ith Y o u th .” In A p ril, 1966, th e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en o f th e U . S. o rg a n iz e d a C o n fe re n ce on th e p ro b le m s o f y o u th . B o th in s ta n c e s p o in t o u t th e deep in te r e s t a n d re s p o n s i b ility t h a t le a d in g w o m en fe e l fo r th e y o u th o f A m e ric a . W e a re re m in d e d o f a U k ra in ia n -A m e ric a n Y o u th C o n fe re n ce sp o n so re d b y U N W L A B ra n c h 89 in K e rh o n k so n , N . Y . on th e th e m e “ Y o u th N ee d s to K now th e C o rre c t A n s w e rs .” T h e C on fe re n c e , o rig in a lly sc h e d u le d fo r A p ril 23, 1966, w a s p o stp o n e d till s u m m e r w h e n i t w a s h e ld a t th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A sso c ia tio n R e s o rt “ S o y u z iv k a ” a n d w as a tte n d e d b y m a n y y o u n g p r o fe s sio n a ls a n d s tu d e n ts . T h e C o n fe re n ce in c lu d e d a w ee k ly se rie s o f fiv e e v e n in g s e s sio n s. B e g in n in g w ith a n in tr o d u c to ry p a n e l d isc u ssio n on th e f i r s t e v en in g , th e fo llo w in g s e s sio n s w e re p re s e n te d on sp e c ia l ized to p ic s : J . H ry b o v y c h , M .D . — “ P h y s ic a l d e v e lo p m e n t,” W . L en ee, M .D ., “Y o u th a n d com m u n ity p ro b le m s,” M rs. P . O lek- siw — “ D a tin g , love, a n d m a r r ia g e .” T h e c o n c lu d in g se ssio n fe a tu r e d all th e s p e a k e rs in a f i n a l s u m m a ry d isc u ssio n b a se d on q u e stio n s fro m y o u n g p eo p le in th e a u d ie n ce . T h a t im p o rta n t f i r s t s te p h a s b e e n ta k e n . I t is no w u p to o th e r U N W L A B ra n c h e s to follow th e lea d o f B ra n c h 89 in e s ta b lis h in g c o n ta c ts w ith y o u th a n d in h e lp in g th e m to a b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e ir p ro b le m s a n d a n x ie tie s in a n e v e r-c h a n g in g w orld. F o r m a n y m o n th s U k ra in ia n c o m m u n itie s in th e U . S. h a v e b e en p r e p a r in g fo r th e IX C on g re s s C o m m itte e o f A m e ric a w h ic h w ill b e h e ld in th e N ew Y o rk H ilto n H o te l in N ew Y o rk C ity on O c to b e r 7-9, 1966. T h e C o n g re ss w ill be a tte n d e d b y d e le g a te s o f all U C C A B ra n c h e s w h o w ill c o n c ern th e m se lv e s w ith o rg a n iz a tio n a l a f f a ir s a n d a n e v a lu a tio n o f th e w o rk a n d a tta in m e n ts o f th e h ig h e s t U k r a in ia n re p r e s e n ta tiv e b o d y in th e U n ite d S ta te s . T h e U C C A w as fo u n d e d in M ay, 1940, b y re p r e s e n ta tiv e s of U k ra in ia n c o m m u n itie s th r o u g h , o u t th e U . S. w ho m e t in W a s h in g to n , D. C. to e s ta b lis h a n o r g a n iz a tio n w h ic h w o u ld co -o rd in a te a n d d ire c t th e a c tiv itie s of U k ra in ia n -A m e ric a n c o m m u n i tie s a s w ell a s re p r e s e n t th e m on th e n a tio n a l level. A lm o st im m e d ia te ly th e n e w ly fo u n d e d o r g a n iz a tio n b e ca m e fa c e d w ith th e m a n y p ro b le m s c re a te d b y th e h a r s h re a lity o f a g lo b al w a r. T h e d e fe n se o f U k ra in ia n w o rk e rs in F ra n c e , a m e m o ra n d u m on th e in h u m a n liq u id a tio n o f p o li tic a l p ris o n e rs in U k ra in e , e f f o r ts on b e h a lf o f U k ra in ia n r e f u g e e s fro m occu p ied te r r ito r ie s — th e s e w e re j u s t som e o f th e a c c o m p lish m e n ts o f U C C A in th e f i r s t y e a rs o f its e x iste n c e . T o d a y , 25 y e a rs la te r, th e r o s te r o f U C C A a tta in m e n ts in clu d es m a n y a c tio n s w h ic h in s till p rid e in th e h e a r ts o f all U k ra in ia n s — th e a n n iv e rs a ry o f U k ra in ia n In d e p e n d e n c e w h ic h is o b se rv e d a n n u a lly in th e U . S. C o n g re ss, th e o b se rv a n c e o f C a p tiv e N a tio n s W eek , a n d th e S h e v c h e n k o M o n u m e n t in W a s h in g to n , D . C. T h e B o a rd o f D ire c to rs o f th e U C C A w h o m e t on J u n e 18, 1966 in N ew Y o rk d re w u p a n 11- p o in t lis t o f o b je c tiv e s w h ic h w ill c o n s titu te th e b a s is o f th e C on g re s s d e lib e ra tio n s. T h e se o b je c tiv e s w h ic h e n c o m p a ss a lm o st e v e ry a s p e c t o f U k ra in ia n -A m e r ic a n o rg a n iz e d life a re in d ic a tiv e o f th e g r e a tly e x p a n d e d scope o f U C C A a c tiv ity on th e th re s h o ld o f a n ew e ra o f g ro w th T h e IX U C C A C o n g re ss is o f sp e c ia l in te r e s t to th e U N W L A m e m b e rs h ip fo r a la rg e p a r t o f its p r o g ra m w ill to u c h on p ro b lem s o f sp e c ia l in te r e s t to U N W L A . T h e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e o f A m e ric a w as a m o n g th e c o -fo u n d e rs o f th e U C C A a n d th e f i r s t c o n g re ss w a s a tte n d e d b y th e L e a g u e P re s id e n t, M rs. A n n e ta K m ec, a n d m e m b e rs o f th e E x e c u tiv e B o a rd — M e sd a m e s: H e le n L o- to c k y , Iv a n n a B en cal, a n d A n n a B o d ak . T h ro u g h th e y e a rs U N W L A m e m b e rs h a v e s u p p o rte d all U C C A a c tiv ity b y th e i r p a r t i c ip a tio n in v a rio u s U C C A p r o g ra m s a n d fu n c tio n s a n d w ith m e m b e rs h ip d u es. In M ay o f th is y e a r th e S chool B o a rd o f th e U C C A a p p o in te d th e U N W L A to c o n d u c t U k ra in ia n p re -sc h o o l c e n te rs . T h e f i r s t U k ra in ia n se m in a r fo r P re -S c h o o l T e a c h e rs w a s c o n d u c te d in P h ila d e lp h ia u n d e r th e a u sp ic e s o f th e U C C A S chool B o ard . M a n y U N W L A B ra n c h e s a re se n d in g th e ir d e le g a te s to th e C o n g re ss, a n d th e m e m b e rs o f U N W L A B ra n c h e s in N ew Y o rk m a y p a rtic ip a te in th e C o n g re ss a s g u e s ts . T h e U N W L A h a s a l re a d y a d v ise d th e U C C A o f its s ta n d on th e p ro p o se d p ro g ra m o f o b je c tiv e s a t a G e n e ra l N a tio n a l C ouncil m e e tin g on F e b r u a r y 19, 1966. A n u m b e r o f re c o m m e n d a tio n s a n d c o m m e n ts to th is e ffe c t w as m a d e b y th e U N W L A E x e c u tiv e B o a rd re p re s e n ta tiv e M rs. Iv a n n a R o zan - k o w sk y . W e m u s t no w s u p p o rt th e U N W L A re q u e s ts a n d re c o m m e n d a tio n s b y o u r p a rtic ip a tio n a n d in te r e s t in th e IX U C CA C o n g re ss. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ВЕРЕСЕНЬ, 1966 19
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