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
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
36-37
38-39
40-41
42-43
44-45
46-47
48-49
50-51
52-53
54-55
56
however, to note some of the general reactions. In their answers, 93% of the participants indicated that the conference lived up to their expectations and 97% replied that they would attend a similar conference again. The panel discussion “UKRAINIANS IN AMERI CAN POLITICS” generated the most interest, while art turned up at the bottom of the list. Many women indi cated that the range of subjects was perhaps too vast and should be pared down, allowing for panels lasting 2 to 3 hours and more time for audience participation in discussions at their conclusion. Their answers stressed the need for panelists with professional qualifications in their specialties, who could shed light on various as pects of the issues involved, and competent moderators. About 10% suggested that certain panels might have been conducted in English. The aim of the conference was to draw Ukrainian women, especially the younger ones, into active partici pation in the Ukrainian community. It was to be ex pected that the first attempt, no matter how successful, would not lead to any major accomplishments, but the fact that it did not generate any concrete follow-through on the part of the participants proved disheartening. As noted, there was little press coverage, and with the exception of the Chicago Regional Council, very few demonstrated any initiative in organizing similar confer ences locally. At the conclusion of various panels, spe cific recommendations were made, but there were no volunteers for carrying them out and it seemed as if eve ryone expected the UNWLA to assume this task. Future conferences, on a larger or smaller scale, must concen trate on the need for preserving Ukrainian identity in the free world. A positive approach to this task can lead to only one logical conclusion and that is that a much greater number of women must be included and actively participate in Ukrainian community life. The Ukrainian Museum, its growth and development is significant achievem ent for UNWLA. During the last three years, the Ukrainian Museum has continued to develop and grow with great success. It now has 1,700 members, and as donations have in creased, so have government grants. This prolific expansion of The Ukrainian Museum’s activities has created the need for larger quarters. The number of exhibit pieces is growing constantly and the existing storage space is absolutely inadequate. There is no room for working areas to prepare the exhibits, and courses offered by the Museum have to be held else where. There are only two small rooms, which cannot possibly house a permanent collection of fine art as well as the special exhibits. The Ukrainian Museum is a significant achievement for the UNWLA and has the potential of becoming an important landmark of Ukrainian culture in the U.S. UNWLA members, who have put so much effort into its establishment and now into its maintenance and devel opment must accomplish one more feat. They must generate financial and other support among the mem bers of the Ukrainian community for the acquisition of appropriate quarters to house its collections. Preserving records o f Ukrainian women's m ovement is our obligation. To acquaint women with the ideas and views of the pioneers of the Ukrainian women’s movement, the UNWLA has had The First G arland reprinted. This an thology of poetry, short stories and essays by women writers of both Eastern and Western Ukraine, first pub lished in 1887, and long out of print, is a unique biblio graphical source. Its republication should make it widely available in the free world and its major libraries. Commemoration of the centennial of the women’s movement must not consist solely of festivities and ora tory. Women in the free world have an obligation to gather and preserve the records of the various activities of Ukrainian women. The UNWLA has established an Archive of the Ukrainian Women’s Movement, which already contains a notable collection of books, periodi cals, memoirs, speeches, papers, photographs, slides and biographical material about prominent women. It is our hope that not only the members of the UNWLA, but also the entire community, will respond to our appeal for additional contributions to this archive. As it gets more and more built up, it will prove to be an invaluable source for scholars of the women’s movement in U- kraine and abroad. The UNWLA is actively engaged in the literary and academic fields of Ukrainian culture through two funds created for these purposes, thanks to the generosity of donors and their faith in the UNWLA. The first is the Lesia and Petro Kowaliw Fund, established in the 1960’s, which awards prizes for literary works. The number of submissions for evaluation of their worthiness has been growing steadily since the fund’s inception. The second one is the Eva Stashkiw Fund for the advancement of Ukrainian scholarship. The first award, which was given in 1983, was granted to Dr. Marta Bohachevsky-Cho- miak to help defray the cost of publishing her work in English about the Ukrainian Women’s movement. The far-reaching UNWLA Social Welfare program has progressed successfully, especially in providing finan cial aid for the education of children, teenagers and college-age youth in South American and Europe. Un fortunately, the Educational Program for our U.S.-based youth has come to an almost complete standstill. As long as 100 years ago, Natalia Kobrynska already point ed the need for day-care centers in the villages to lighten the burden of women working in the fields, and in 1982 this issue was again raised by working women during the Soyuzivka conference. Currently, UNWLA activities in this area are limited to Saturday-morning nursery schools for children aged 3 to 5. Ukrainian churches and community organizations throughout the U.S. have halls, meeting rooms and other facilities which are closed on weekdays. Isn’t it about time that we took advantage of the availability of such space and started a ’’НАШЕ Ж ИТТЯ”, ТРАВЕНЬ-ЧЕРВЕНЬ 1984 27
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 
36-37 
38-39 
40-41 
42-43 
44-45 
46-47 
48-49 
50-51 
52-53 
54-55 
56 
