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NEW ABOUT THE UKRAINIAN WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: "UKRAINIAN WOMAN IN TWO WORLDS" In last month’s issue of Our Life, we talked about the ways in which UNWLA members, and in fact any interested Ukrainian women, could share in the excitement of preparing for a really different women’s event: The Ukrainian Women’s Conference on October 2-3, 1982 at Soyuzivka. Let’s see what the response has been: ■ Questionnaire: A questionnaire to assess women’s interest in the Conference as a whole, and in specific topics, was published in the January and February issues of Our Life. Ques tionnaires were also sent to women on the Organizing Com mittee’s mailing list. The response has been terrific. Highest on Ukrainian women’s list of priorities, according to the first one hundred questionnaires that came in, is the preservation of Ukrainian tradition, language ahd institutions. The women who responded, (most of them in the age category 31-45), work in a variety of fields: teaching, nursing, law, administration, academia. Many are homemakers; a few own their own businesses. Many of the respondents indicated they would be attending the Conference. A friendly reminder: Did you fill out a questionnaire? if you haven’t gotten around to it yet, why not find it in your January or February issue of Our Life, fill it out and send it in? Even though program planning is already in progress, we’d still love to hear your comments and thoughts on the suggested topics. ■ Feedback: The questionnaire has been a great source of feedback to members of the Organizing Committee. How can we know the problems and issues that trouble you most unless you write and tell us? Many women did just that, adding their suggestions and remarks to the bottom of their questionnaire, or attaching separate letters. Here are just a few of the enthu siastic comments that have come in: "I can’t wait!” wrote Christine Kyj Pluta of Brookhaven, Pa. Oksana Piasecky of Duxbury, Mass. added a letter which begins: “Congratulations for this excellent idea, which is long overdue." Remember, share your thoughts with us. The Conference can only be what Ukrainian women make it, and the time to let us know is now. We would love to use your comments in future publicity releases about the Conference, and to use your photo Ukrainian identity. To give the child this knowledge requires not only unceasing effort by the teacher, but also by the student, and the moral support of the parents. Sometimes there are problems with teachers. We have few qualified teachers, and even fewer with training in Ukrainian studies. Not everyone who wants to teach has the pedagogical skills and knows how to teach. A good teacher not only knows howto convey his knowledge to his students, but also motivates them to study. It’s im portant to fulfill lesson plans, but also make the student aware that Ukrainian cultural life is flourishing, that there is always the opportunity to visit a museum, an art exhibit, a concert or an interesting lecture. Ukrainian youth should also be interested in the Ukrainian press, read about events in our community, about achievements by successful Ukrainians. The teacher should also inform the student about events in Ukraine, about the Russification of Ukrainians, about the dissident movement. In such conversations, youth matures, forms its own ideas, and begins to think of itself as Ukrainian. It’s easy for our children’s friends to say “I’m as well. If you send in a black-and-white photograph of yourself along with your comments we’ll be glad to use this material where appropriate. ■ Volunteer: That’s exactly what many women have done. Lillian Pavlichko of Rochester, N. Y., wrote “I’m ready to help in any way I can.” Victoria Malick of Silver Spring, Md. attached a note to her questionnaire, in which she said in part: “I’m delighted that such a women’s conference is taking place, and I’m ready to help.” That’s the spirit, ladies! The Ukrainian Women’s Conference should be a joint effort by all Ukrainian women, and reflect their interests and capabilities. ■ Mailing List: It’s growing by leaps and bounds! The original purpose of having a direct mailing list was to publicize the Conference to women who may be out of touch with the Ukrainian community and Ukrainian press. Do you know of anyone who would be interested in attending (or just knowing about) the Conference, but who probably does not read Our Life or other Ukrainian publications? If so, send us her name, and we’ll gladly keep her up to date on latest Conference develop ments. (If she’s an avid reader of the Ukrainian, or English- language Ukrainian press, she’ll get the same information in the press as she will through our mailings). Our address is: Ukrainian Women’s Conference Organizing Committee, 108 Second Ave. N. Y„ N. Y. 10003 Ukrainian women! Let’s hear from you! Ukrainian Women’s Conference Organizing Committee OOPS! We would like to correct a typographical error which occured in last month’s Viewpoint column about the Olena Lototsky Fund. The last sentence of the second-to-last paragraph should read: ’’Olena Lototsky’s frequent visits to the Branches were not only geared to activate the membership, but also to acquire much- needed funds for the organization.” American,” because they are Americans living on their own soil. Our youth must have some feeling for Ukraine, her language and culture, in order to say “ I’m Ukrainian,” and mean it. It won’t suffice that their mother and father tell them to say it! Ukrainian youngsters do not find it dif ficult to be Ukrainians among Ukrainians, but without a strong identity they may feel uncertain in an Ameri can environment, where an uninformed teacher may tell them that they are Polish or Russian. One of the important tasks of the Ukrainian school, family or youth organization is to assure Ukrainian youth of its identity. In a slow and methodical process, through imagination and committment by parents, counselors and teachers, our children find their identity, their character and become aware citizens. They grow to love and respect their own tradition, and value the traditions of the cultures around them. Halyna Kutko, a mother of two, lives and teaches music part-time in Mahwah, N. J. Her saturdays are devoted to teaching the senior class in Ukrainian school in Passaic, N. J., where she also directs two choirs. ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 1982 21
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