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OUR LIFE MONTHLY, 'published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Vol. XXVIII. JULY-SEPTEMBER, 1971 No. 7 A Word from the President By the decision of the XVI Convention of the Ukrainian N a tional Women’s League of Amer ica I have been elected president of UNWLA. It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I accept ed this token of good faith ex pressed by the membership. Wholly aware of the great re sponsibilities which I have taken upon myself, I wish to share with you my hopes for the con tinued growth and development of our organization. We live in an era of great change. Growing racial tension, social and ideological differ ences — this is the background against which is being waged a great peaceful revolution. We are joyful and proud of the great technological advances which are being made, yet we are also aware of the many problems which threaten the normal de velopment of this great country. Many of us are American citi zens and a large number of our members were born and raised here. All aspects of American life touch us deeply. Our future is closely interwoven with the future of this country and its fate is not indifferent to us. But as we strive to grow as worthy citizens of the United States we also feel keenly the events which are taking place in our homeland. There is deep tension and upheaval. Docu ments smuggled to the West from behind the Iron Curtain speak of a prolonged and heroic battle which is being carried on by our brothers and sisters for basic human rights and the dig nity of the individual. We cannot know the exact course of this battle, but from the numerous trials, convictions and sentences we can know something of the great struggle which is being waged in defense of Ukrainian nationhood. More and more voices are being raised and in place of those sentenced and im prisoned new cadres arise to pro test the Russification of Ukraine and the denial of national rights to the Ukrainian people. They await our cooperation. The world must know about the destruction of Ukrainian state hood, the persecution of Ukrain ian intelligentsia, and the colo nial exploitation of Ukraine’s vast resources. Our membership should be ever ready to lend its voice in support of our oppressed fellow Ukrainians. Lydia Burachynska UNWLA President A leader sees thin gs through the eyes of his followers. A lead er puts h im self in their shoes, and helps them make their dreams come true. Vera Rich: BANDURIST For Volodymyr Luciw He sweeps the strings and, spun in slow cascades, Notes, dark and golden, from a cool dark well Somewhere behind the stars, fall, liquid, pure In sudden silence . . . Startled by the thrill Of a remembered melody, he smiles, And, smiling, plays; the warm arpeggios Ripple impulsive under skillful hands, Long centuries resound . . . the quivered wood Trembles responsively . . . he smiles, and sings, And his song weaves across the rippled chords A web of fantasy — woods green and dark, A thousandfold horizoned sea of gold, Wild rivers, ancient cities, wind-wide plains, And the lost graves of heroes . . . and his hands Beat at the strings, his voice throbs deep with tears, His white-'boned fingers sweep their anguished pain In wild crescendos, the bandura shakes W ith ecstasies of keening grief, and all Ukraine pours forth her sorrow in his song. From the book “P ortents and Im ages” НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИПЕНЬ-ВЕРЕСЕНЬ, 1971 т
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