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OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Vol. LX MARCH 2003 Editor: TAMARA STADNYCHENKO FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT During the month of February, I was in Ukraine, representing the UNWLA at various meetings and events. From February 17 through 19,1 attended the Ukrainian World Coordinating Council Board Meeting held in Kyiv and participated in the proceedings as duly elected member of the UWCC board. Many issues of concern were ad dressed at this meeting, among them the building of a Commemorative Museum and Monument for the victims of the Great Famine in Ukraine in 1932-1933. At the meeting, board members also expressed a significant concern about recent proposals that the Rus sian language be given official second-language status. As Russian is already the dominant language in the media, it was the consensus that a formal adoption of this policy would further diminish the stature of the Ukrainian lan guage. Our language, which has already suffered from repeated indignities under occupying powers, is now threat ened by Ukraine's own government. While in Ukraine, I was accompanied by Our Life's editor-in-chief Irena Chaban. Together, we visited all the hospitals that the UNWLA has supplied with medical equipment, from the time Ukraine proclaimed its inde pendence. We also attended the formal presentation of the second edition of Lysty tak dovho idut, published by Prosvita. Prosvita's President Pavlo Movchan was emcee at the event, where the generosity of Dr. Joanna Ratych, who provided the initial funding that made possible both editions of the book, was warmly remembered. On behalf of the UNWLA, I donated copies of the second edition of the publication to learning institutions and libraries throughout Ukraine. A more comprehensive report of the UWCC Board Meeting and other events and observations in Ukraine will be published in next month's issue of Our Life. In ending this month's report from the desk of the President, I would like to share with you a letter that was recently sent from the UNWLA to U.S. President George W. Bush. It was a letter written shortly after February 1, the day America learned of the sad fate of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew. Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, I am writing to express most sincere condolences to you, our fellow citizens, and to the friends and families of the seven astronauts who perished in space shuttle Columbia's tragic accident. Like most Americans, members of our organization have grown accustomed to the space program over the years. We responded with interest and enthusiasm to the early successes of manned and unmanned space travel, and with excitement when American astronaut Neil Armstrong astounded the nation and the world by walking on the moon. These events inspired and enlightened us, and the promise of future space exploration made all things seem possible. In later years, like many of our compatriots, we began to view the space program as a normal and ordinary facet of life in America - something to be proud of, but also something that receded into the background as we fo cused on our own personal and professional interests. We were jolted out of such complacency with the failed launch of the space shuttle Challenger, and, for a time, our fascination with the space program and with its heroic participants resurfaced. “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 2003 15
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