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Ukrainian Women’s Organizations has had an NGO Associative status with the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) since the early part of 1991. According to the plan of action for 1994, NGOs will have the task to “bring the message of the Year to the grass-roots level.” They will be instrumental in helping to identify priority issues and strategies with respect to the family so that these can be addressed, as well as assembling political support at both national and inter national levels to deal with these issues. The International Year of the Family has its own emblem. It was designed by Catherine Littasy-Rollier and features a heart within a heart, sheltered by a roof. It symbolizes “life and love in a home where one finds warmth, caring, security, togetherness, tolerance and acceptance. (The quotations have been reprinted from The Family, the bulletin of the United Nations International Year of the Family). Standing from the left: Victoria Mischenko, Ann Pederson, President, Orysia Jacus. Second row from the left: Anna Krawczuk, Steve Giegerich, of the Asbury Park Press, Elizabeth Вата and Dr. Margaret Zakanycz (top right). Стоять: Вікторія Мішенко, Анна Педерсон (голова 98-го Відділу) та Орися Яцусь. Другий ряд: Анна Кравчук, Стів Ґіґерич, Елисавета Барна, та д-р Марґарета Заканич. be free again. Today, when Ann Pedersen’s father con siders what has transpired, he cannot hold back the tears. They are tears of joy. The Ukrainian women like to say that each day are tears of joy. “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 1992 21 The New York Times does it. So does The Wall Street Journal and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. That doesn’t make it right. Ask anyone who misuses a definite article during a dialogue with the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. “It’s Ukraine.” Victoria Mischenko politely but firmly corrected an individual who had committed the faux pas, “Not the Ukraine. Just Ukraine.” “You don’t hear anyone talking about the Germany or the Poland, do you?” Anna Poruchynsy continued. “Why do they call it the Ukraine? It’s Ukraine.” Though Americans still misspeak articles and throw a “the” where it’s not supposed to be, when the Holmdel- Middletown Branch of the Ukrainian National Women’s League gathers for its monthly meeting these days it is at least with the knowledge that recent events in the Soviet Union have given them an identity in this country. “Before we were a part of Russia, even though didn’t want to be. Now kids are studying Ukraine in school,” said Poruchynsy. One need only ask Anne Krawczuk how big a step that is. Twenty years ago a friend had a single question upon learning Krawczuk was Ukrainian. “What religion is that?” she wanted to know. Although, hopefully, most Americans can now iden tify Ukraine as a country, these are strange times for the members of the Ukrainian National Women’s League. Founded in 1944 to preserve the identity and culture of a nation absorbed in 1917 by the Soviet Union (which, from that point forward, worked systematically to purge Ukrainians of their unique nationality), the movement found itself this past August unexpectedly realizing a dream most had though unattainable. “It happened so fast, we really didn’t know how to react,” said Ann Pedersen, president of the Holmdel- Middletown Branch 98, reacting to Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Pedersen’s father is 78 years old. For years it seemed all he could talk about was the day when Ukraine might FREE UKRAINE’S JOY TEMPERED BY CHERNOBYL The Asbury Park Press staff writer, Steve Giergerich, learned about UNWLA Br. 98 meeting from the local newspaper. He then attended one of the Branch 98 meetings and his article appeared in the October 27, 1991, Sunday edition of The Asbury Park Press, Neptune, New Jersey.
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