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trafficking. The restrictive immigration policy of the United States and the laws that stem from this policy are obstacles that must somehow be overcome. We must also recognize that as long as trafficking has a supply and demand dimension, it is very hard to get to the core of the problem. Once entrapped in this situation, a woman cannot easily escape from her captors. She has no passport and no identity. She is afraid to go the authorities, because she will have to testify and that will endanger her family. Without her testimony, there is no case and she is deported. No matter what the law says, the woman is always the victim. The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, has been looking for a champion who will spur Congress to make changes in the immigration and labor laws. We have lobbied for change here, and in Ukraine. It is a long process, but some progress has been made. As I was writing this message for our mem bers and readers, I received news about a positive activity in Ukraine that may ameliorate the plight of women. Seminars aimed at instructing prosecutors and investigators from the General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) and other law enforcement bodies in the use of mutual legal assistance and extradition treaties with other countries are to be launched in Ukraine next week. The two-day seminars will be held throughout the country over a ten-month period. This most certainly is a step in the right direction. I would like to end this month's message on a positive note by recognizing recent achievements of some of our members. The Executive Committee of the UNWLA salutes the newly elected president of Detroit Re gional Council, Lydia Kazewych, and the reelected presidents of Regional Council New England, Zoryana Mishtal, and Regional Council Chicago, Lubomyra Kalin. We wish them well in all their endeavors. Letters and commentaries ... We recently received a letter from Julia C. Stoiko, president of UNWLA Branch 58 o f Dearborn, Michi gan (Detroit Regional Council), who writes: I was so pleased that Our Life published a birthday greeting to Dr. Mary Beck, whom we admire and love so much in our Detroit metropolitan area. What a lovely tribute to someone still able to enjoy it! At 95, Dr. Beck still has the energy to appear (and speak) at events such as the UNWLA convention in Sarasota and the World Congress of Ukrainian's Organizations held in Toronto in October 2002. When our branch celebrated its 55 th anniversary last Decem ber, Dr. Beck attended and honored us with her usual exciting and interesting stories about her early life as an organizer of the UNWLA, always remembering others who had worked with her. We treasure those moments more as we grow older. Recently the Detroit Free Press published an article with a story about the Michigan Women's His torical Center and Hall of Fame located in Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Mary V. Beck, who served as Detroit's first Mayor pro tem and as Councilwoman for the City of Detroit, is one of those honored in the museum's permanent exhibit. I shared the enclosed article with UNWLA members at the Detroit Regional Council meeting [March 2002]; perhaps it would be of interest to other UNWLA members. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my hurried letter. We have a very dedicated Regional Council with a new president, Lydia Kazewych; our past president, Natalia Hewko, encouraged me to send the enclosed article to Our Life. Editor's Note: While we regret that we cannot publish the article Ms. Stoiko forwarded to us in its entirety, our readers may be interested in some o f the informa tion it contained. Entitled "Showcase of female achievement," the article was appropriately published during Women's History Month and focuses on Gladys Beckwith, who has been director o f the Michigan Woman's Historical Center and Hall of Fame since it opened in 1987. The Center, "the first independent state women's historical museum in the country ... of fers a gentle but powerful walk through the lives of Michigan women who made a difference but seldom made the history books." Among those honored in the Center's permanent exhibit are Mary Beck, former Michigan first lady Helen Milliken, former U.S. Repre sentative and Lieutenant Governor Martha Griffiths, and Susan B. Anthony, who championed the right of women to vote. In the article, Director Beckwith is quoted as saying, "... there is a women's way of look ing at the world, and women have contributed, and they have shaped the society, and we need to know just in what ways women have shaped it," a remark that is much in tune with the spirit and substance o f the UN WLA. We thank Ms. Stoiko fo r writing and fo r sending this interesting and timely information. 10 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2003 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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