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50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1st UKRAI NIAN WOMEN’S CONGRESS IN AMERICA On June 12 and 13, the Regional Presidents of UNWLA will hold a Conference in New York City. On this occasion, on Sunday June 13 in the Roosevelt Hotel, there will also be a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1st Ukrainian Women’s Congress in America. The Region of New York has formed a special committee, headed by Lydia Magun, which will arrange the luncheon. This important event will be commemorated by ho nouring the members of the first Congress and by awarding the member Branches, 1, 2, 21, 34, 35, 40 and 41, with commemorative plaques. Citations will also be awarded to Branches 7, 15, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 36, which were formed during or before the congressional year and which are still active today. Fifteen of the Branches existing at that time are no longer active. We will gladly welcome and honour the former members of those Branches at the luncheon. We invite UNWLA members to attend the unusual event, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Congress and to honour those, who helped the organization grow. The admission to the luncheon is $25.00 per person. Please make reservations and payments at the UNWLA Headquarters by May 31, 1982. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE HOLDS IMPORTANT MEETING On April 23, 1982, the Organizational Committee of the Ukrainian Women’s Conference held an important and substantive meeting. At the well-attended gathering, committee members discussed the contents and structure of the upcoming conference, and made decisions on the realignment of responsibilities within the committee, as was required by circumstances. The Committee structure is now as follows: Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj, Chairwoman ; Marta Andriuk and Maria Olynec, Vice-Chairwomen ; Christine Dobczansky-Melnyk, Recording and Corresponding Secretary, Oksana Tyshovnytsky, Treasurer, Ivanna Ratych, UNWLA Liaison. Program Committee: Oka Hrycak, Nadia Nynka, Luba Sira, Sonia Slobodian, Ivanna Ratych. Exhibit Committee: Iryna Fedyshyn, Slava Gerulak, Nadia Shmigel, Anya Boychuk, Ulana Szumskyj, Tania Keis. Concert: Marta Andriuk. Organizational Committee: Oksana Lenec (Soyu- zivka liaison), Orysia Ochrymovych, Myrosia Wanio, Maria Motyl, Myroslava Znayenko. Registration Com mittee: Maria Tomorug, Oksana Kurowycky, Sania Kaczaraj. Press and Publicity Committee: Roma Sochan-Hadzewycz, Marta Baczynsky, A.H. Sawyckyj, Marianna Czaikovsky (logo). Members of the UNWLA National Executive Ivanna Rozankowsky, Lydia Hladky and Olha Hnateyko continue to offer invaluable assistance and advice. MOTRIA KUSHNIR APPOINTED TO PHILADELPHIA WOMEN’S COMMISSION Motria Kushnir, member of UNWLA branch 67, was recently appointed to the Mayor’s Commission for Women of Philadelphia for a two-year term. The appointment was made by The Honorable William J. Green, Mayor of Philadelphia, on February 28, 1981. The announcement came during the Festival of Women and Wonen’s History Week, the first event in a year-long celebration of women’s history, titled ’’Past Achivements, Future Challenges," that is part of the City’s 300th anniversary celebration. The Commission was established in 1980. In all, there are thirty-five commissioners, chosen to represent and to serve as advocates for women’s rights, issues and concerns. The Commission’s work is accomplished largely through task forces currently working in the following areas: education, personnel practices, domestic violence, child care, public safety, women’s talent bank, women business owners and the Equal Rights Amendment. Long a supporter of equal rights for women, Kushnir is a communications and management consul tant who established her own business, Kinocraft, in 1976. She previously edited scholarly publications and served as public relations director for the Freedom Valley Girl Scout Council. She has an M. A. from New York University’s Cinema Studies Department and currently teaches film history and criticism at Mercer County Community College. Presently serving on the Board of Trustees of the Muse Foundation for the Visual Arts and on the Board of Trustees of the Women’s Law Project, Kushnir served a two-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Ukrai nian Museum and continues to be involved with Museum programs and fundraising. Most recently, she served as project coordinator for the 1981 Kilim Exhibit co-sponsored by the Ukrainian Museum and the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies in Philadelphia. NEWS FROM THE UKRAINIAN WOMEN’S CONFERENCE ’’UKRAINIAN WOMAN IN TWO WORLDS” In the past several months, the Ukrainian Women’s Conference Organizing Committee has been busy planning the Con ference program, guided by the responses to its survey of Ukrainian women. Close to 150 questionnaires were filled out by women across the country, and have given organizers a good idea of what concerns Ukrainian women most. To date, plans have been made for six workshops, which are summarized below. However, plans are to expand the number of workshops and include additional topics, in order to accomodate the many ideas and the large number of women at the Conference. More about this in the June issue of Our Life. • Ukrainian Identity and Traditions: What it means to be Ukrainian in today’s context and environment. Comparative examples of other groups’ acculturation/self-preservation process. What aspects of Ukrainianism is it essential to preserve? What is the role of Ukrainian women in preserving them?
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