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records o f funds raised for the construction o f churches in Ukraine, as well as copies o f letters addressed to influential persons reflecting the concerns o f the times. For instance, the U N W L A wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt to solicit help for Displaced Persons in Europe; to President Eisenhower concerning the construction o f the Taras Shevchenko monument in Washington, D C ; to President Reagan to seek aid for the victims o f the Chom obyl tragedy; and, more recently, to the New York Times and the Pulitzer Prize Committee to ex press our concerns regarding W alter Duranty’s Pulitzer Prize. To safeguard these records and maintain their availability for research and reference purposes, U N W L A archives spanning the period 19 2 5 -19 7 5 were organized and shipped to the Immigration History R e search Center in Minneapolis, M N , in 20 0 1. The Ukrainian collection, one o f the Center’s largest and best organized, takes its place alongside the archives o f over two dozen other ethnic groups. The Ukrainian collection is also available for research purposes to qualified individuals. The year 2003 marked the 13 0 th anniversary o f the birth o f Lesya Ukrainka, one o f Ukraine’s leading poets and playwrights. To honor her memory, the U N W L A compiled an extensive collection o f the writer’ s biographical material, in addition to her liter ary works and information about her social and hu manitarian activities. A ll o f it is available for research and reference purposes. O u r L if e Magazine The U N W L A ’s flagship publication, the bilin gual monthly Our Life , is the only Ukrainian wom en’ s magazine published without interruption since 1944. W e distribute it to readers throughout the world; it’s available to the membership as well as to independent subscribers. Women in the United States, South Am er ica, Europe, and the Far East read Our Life with enthu siasm and gratitude, acknowledging that for many o f them this publication is the sole means o f acquainting themselves with their Ukrainian heritage and culture. Each issue o f Our Life contains a message from the U N W L A president and comprehensive reports on the activities o f the U N W L A Executive Committee, National Board, Regional Councils, and Branches. In addition to well-researched articles on Ukrainian lit erature, history, arts, education, and folklore, the magazine provides its readers with practical news on legal, financial, tax, elderly care, and health matters. Book reviews provide information on recent literary publications, translations, anthologies, and children’s books. Recent issues ran a series o f well-documented articles on wom en’ s environmental health topics. The magazine has a children’ s section as well as culinary and crafts columns. I brought with me copies o f three recent issues o f Our Life : the January 2004 60th anniversary edition, along with the February and M arch issues, which you are welcom e to take with you. Where Do We Go From Here? The events o f the past two years, 9 / 1 1 and its af termath, demand a new and distinctive agenda for our organization. M oreover, since gaining its independ ence in 19 9 1, over the past 13 years, Ukraine has ex perienced enormous political, social, and economic transformations that compounded the deleterious ef fects o f decades o f Soviet rule and the 19 86 Chom obyl nuclear disaster. The ongoing transition from commu nism and a planned econom y to dem ocracy and a mar ket system has been producing an environment o f high unemployment, inflationary pressures, deteriorating health and social service institutions, a near total lack o f preventive medicine, increased poverty and social stress, and an uprooting o f families and migration, all o f which impact the wellbeing and health o f the popu lation. Econom ic turmoil and health concerns contrib ute to the reasons w hy many Ukrainian wom en choose to leave their homeland. But that’s only part o f the problem. Although, as I mentioned previously, Ukrainian women generally perceive themselves on equal footing in gender rela tionships, at least when it comes to their careers, mar riages, and community status, there is, regrettably, a seamier side to the gender relations question. It afflicts many societies and cultures, but particularly those, which, like Ukraine’s, are undergoing monumental economic and political upheaval. It is the sexual exploi tation o f women and girls— sex trafficking, the Internet bride industry, pornography, sex tourism. It’s a societal failing that must be urgently addressed, but it’ s some thing that we as wom en can never do alone. W hy? B e cause o f the nature o f the matter. It’ s men who create the demand that fuels this pernicious industry. And, therefore, it’s men who must take the re sponsibility and necessary action to stem this heinous exploitation. I f demand is eliminated, then supply will cease to be an issue o f concern. However, we realize that, unfortunately, sexploitation is big money, money is power, and few who have it will relinquish it w ill ingly. A recently published book, The Natashas, writ ten by Victor Malarek, an investigative editor for The Globe and Mail, provides a harrowing account o f sex trafficking through the story o f a 19-year old Ukrain ian woman. The M arch edition o f Our Life, which is among those I brought with me, contains a comprehen 16 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2004 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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