Skip to content
Call Us Today! 212-533-4646 | MON-FRI 12PM - 4PM (EST)
DONATE
SUBSCRIBE
Search for:
About Us
UNWLA 100
Publications
FAQ
Annual Report 2024
Annual Report 2023
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2021
Initiatives
Advocate
Educate
Cultivate
Care
News
Newsletters
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
Join UNWLA
Become a Member
Volunteer With Us
Donate to UNWLA
Members Portal
Calendar
Shop to Support Ukraine
Search for:
Print
Print Page
Download
Download Page
Download Right Page
Open
1
2-3
4-5
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-25
26-27
28-29
30-31
32-33
34-35
36
U K R A IN IA N W E E K AT EXPO 67 Ukrainian Women's Session Expo 67 — is th e g re a te st a t tractio n of th is year. T here h ardly is a fam ily left th a t has not, as yet, visited th e exhibi tion, or a t least endeavored to view a p artic u la r aspect of it th ro u g h th e television m edia. Indeed, C anada has achieved trem endous success in its cen tennial celebration. The U krainian com m unity of C anada, likewise, is m ark in g its 75th an n iversary. Upon th is oc casion a com m em orative and properly inscribed stone has been cem ented into th e P arlia m ent Building, also included in th e celebration has been an official proclam ation of observ ance of U krainian W eek a t Expo, w hich began w ith a grand m arch and shows perform ed by youths. T his w as a v ery solem n and th rillin g m om ent th a t m arked th e role th a t th e U k rain ian com m unity played in th a t country. It is in terestin g to note th e g re a t contributions and tireless effo rts of th e U krainian wom en in p rep arin g th e festiv ities du ring th a t week. F rom July 24th to th e 30th of th is year a com m ittee w as established a t E xpo’s H ospitality C enter, th a t consisted of rep resen tativ es of U k rain ian w om en’s organiza tions. It provided en tertain m en t of both vocal and in stru m en tal a rtists, and a display of books and w orks of a rt of fam ous U k rain ian w riters, p ain ters and sculptors, also an exhibition of E a ste r egg decorations and em broideries, w hich even included descriptive suggestions of ap plying folk em broideries on p resen t day fashions. T hroughout th e entire week rep resen tativ e guests from m any o th er C anadian w om en’s clubs cam e to v isit th e U krain ian program , th ere. M any noted jo u rn alists, a rtists, and renow n In th e A pril issue of “Our L ife” we inform ed our readers concerning th e preparation s go ing into th e forthcom ing W om en’s Session, th a t will tak e place as a re su lt of th e m eeting of th e W orld C ongress of F ree U k rain ians, w hich will convene in New York. T his Session has been called into being by th e W orld F ederatio n of W om en’s O rgani zation (W FU W O ), issuing an appeal to all U krainian w om an hood of th e en tire free world. The P lanning C om m ittee of WTFUW O has already estab lish ed plans fo r th e Session. The Session h as been planned to con vene on N ovem ber 15, 1967. It will be composed of tw o p arts. The firs t p a rt will be deliberated on by th e C om m ittees, dedicated to th e m any phase endeavors evolving in a w om an’s life. I t is quite evident th a t th ere will be 8 (eigh t) C om m ittees, in all. T hey are as follow s: The O rgan izational (C oordinating) Com m ittee, th e C ultural Com m ittee, th e E ducation Com m ittee, th e Folk A rt Com m ittee, th e So cial C are C om m ittee, th e P ress R elations and Soviet Studies C om m ittee. E ach one will deliv er two or th re e lectures sta tin g th e final proposals w hich could serve as th e basis fo r resolu tions. The Second P a rt of th e Con ference — will become th e plen ary Session consisting of all th e p resen t delegates. The P ro g ram of th is Second P a rt will be com posed of th re e lectures relatin g upon th e follow ing su b jects: m usicians also g ath ered there. T his w as a g ran d occasion to p resen t th e U krainian culture, as well as an opportune tim e fo r visito rs to become acquainted w ith th e sp iritu al life of U k raine. 1) “The U krain ian W om en’s M ovem ent in R etrospect of th e 50th Y ear of Proclaim ed U k rain ian Statehood, and th e 50th A nniversary of th e E qual R ights of th e U krainian W om an .” 2) “The Life of a U krainian W om an U nder th e Soviet R e gim e and Our A ttem p ts to Aid H er and H er T errible F a te .” The basic reference used fo r th is lec tu re was provided and a ttrib u t ed by th e Soviet S tudy Section. 3) “The Role of th e U k rain ian W om an in th e Life of th e U krainian C om m unity in th e F ree W orld.” This lecture should enlighten and p ro ject th e th in g s w hich are expected from U k rain ian wom anhood severed (displaced) from th e ir dear hom eland, in every aspect of life. The chief m aterial fo r th is lecture was provided by each C om m ittee, individually. C om m ittees have already be gun th e ta sk under th e lead er ship of th e ir respective p resi dent. P resum ably 2, 3, or m ore lectures will be read touching upon th e carefully prepared them es of th e designated sub jects, according to th e degree of in te re st w hich th ey arouse. Some C om m ittees will be fused to g eth er a t th e Session, fo r instance, th e C ultural Com m ittee will be joined w ith th e Folk A rt C om m ittee or th e O rganizational (C oordinating) C om m ittee will be united w ith th e R elations Com m ittee. The C om m ittee of R earing and So viet Studies will function and deliberate independently, having quite a large am ount of d iffe r ent research m aterial to handle. In th a t w ay th e prep aratio ns fo r th e forthcom ing Session will b ring fo rth and uncover a g re a t am ount of invaluable m aterial th a t will enhance our knowledge and inform ation concerning th e НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ВЕРЕСЕНЬ, 1967 19
Page load link
Go to Top
1 
2-3 
4-5 
6-7 
8-9 
10-11 
12-13 
14-15 
16-17 
18-19 
20-21 
22-23 
24-25 
26-27 
28-29 
30-31 
32-33 
34-35 
36 
