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REACHING OUT On the ag e n d a o f the N a tio n a l C o u n c il o f W om en The highlight of the last meeting of the National Council of Women Executive Committee held on Thurs day, March 21, 1985, in New York City, was the report of the current activities of the President of the Interna tional Council of Women, Dame Miriam Dell. The broad range of her work illustrates the continued commitment of the organization to the cause of women and to the growth and development of their activities. Dame Miriam Dell, whose work with the ICW and economic develop ment takes her around the globe annually, personifies the traditions of service and internationalism of the organization. You may remember that this oldest inter national organization of women will be celebrating its centennial in Washington, DC in 1988. UNWLA is actively involved in the planning of var ious activities to celebrate the occasion, and I person ally would welcome any suggestions any of you might have on how to more effectively mark this historic event. One of the long range activities that the NCW Home Economics Committee is planning in conjunction with the Centennial, is to publish an international ccokbook which will have its members’ favorite recipes. This pro ject is planned as a fund raiser, so there is little time to spare. Send in your or your grandmother’s favorite recipes and we will pass them on to the Committee. The National Council of Women is an organization of its member organizations, all of us pursuing our agenda. But the NCW also plans and carries out a number of programs for its members and for the general public. The International Hospitality Committee, in which Iryna Kurowyckyj follows in the footsteps of Mary Dushnyk as UNWLA’s selfless volunteer, has weekly programs which introduce fascinating aspects of Amer ican culture and life to Americans and non-Americans alike. At present, it is investigating the possibility of a joint venture with Hammacher-Schlemmer and the Mac- Arthur Foundation. Indeed, Betti Salzman, the chairper son of this committee, is a one-woman hostess agency. The NCW also sponsors an annual Young Achievers Program, and this year they have the help of the Adver tising Women of New York and that of Equitable Life Insurance Company. The Health Committee of the Uni ted Nations, for the first time working closely with NCW member organizations, the Hadassah, has sponsored a day long workshop on family health care in conjunction with the World Health Care Day. Entitled “Family Cen tered Health Care: Alternatives and Options,” the pro gram was held on April 11, 1985 at the Church Center for the United Nations. The work of the Public Policy Committee under standably generates discussions and concern. Our indi vidual branches might wish to debate some of the issues facing NCW. I personally would welcome a sense of where our members stand on public policy issues. The Committee is mandated to review its statement every two years, and is presently hard at work on it. Person ally, I would argue that the UNWLA also ought to be more vocal on public policy issues, both within the American and Ukrainian-American milieu. The National Council of Women has gone on record as encouraging the United States to ratify the Covenant on Genocide and Human Rights, signed by President Ford, but which Congress has not ratified. Our organi zation also opposes discrimination against women, opposes torture, and endorses the United Nations com mitment to peace. The Public Policy Committee is work ing on the issue of the humane control of population, especially on American policy of withholding aid to countries which provide for legally sanctioned and government funded abortion. The Committee is prepar ing a statement against apartheid. It is useful to keep in mind that apartheid, as a policy which limits the free dom of movement, speech and assembly of certain a p rio r i defined groups, is by no means limited to South Africa. The Committee is trying to formulate our views on toxic wastes, gun control and the feminization of poverty, especially in view of the present budgetary cut backs. The NCW supports the provisions of the eco nomic equity legislation. It is most likely to promote leg islation for the adoption of English as the official language of the United Nations, a matter close to the heart of Betka Papaneck, the NCW’s long time liaison person with the U.N. Our inidividual members and branches might have strong views on this last matter. I would welcome a debate. A treat on the evening of the meeting was an infor mal tea with Dame Dell at the staid, but relaxing Union Club on New York City’s Park Avenue. The subdued elegance of the four story Italianate mansion, with its Chinese carpets, silver service, and gracious uniformed maids, clashed with the noisy demonstrations and the utilitarianism of the United Engineering Center across from the United Nations building, where the morning meeting was held. The juxtaposition, however, illustrated nicely the ability of the NCW to reconcile comforting gentility with activist commitment to current issues. It is the ability of the organization to reflect the needs of women and to adapt to the changes they themselves help to bring about, that enables the Council to look confidently toward a second century of productive existence. ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ—КВІТЕНЬ 1985 23
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