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As we continue to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Our Life, we are pleased to share with our readers a "News from UNWLA Headquarters" feature published in September of 1944. The author was reaching out to women in a world torn apart by war. In July, the Soviet Army had won a decisive victory at the Battle of Brody. All of Ukrainian Halychyna would soon be swallowed into an empire that would exercise brutal con trol over the people and the land for decades to come. In the wake of the crushing news from Ukraine, grief and a sense of futility ensued. As morale within the Ukrainian American diaspora and its organizations suf fered, community leaders fought the tide of sorrow by rallying their members to positive activity and positive attitudes. In many ways, women suffered more than men. They were the keepers of the flame of home and heri tage. World events threatened to extinguish the flame and many felt discouraged. The author of the article presented below reminds women that there is a future. She conveys a message that exhorts them to look within themselves for the courage to carry on in the face of adversity. Above all, she reminds them to take pride in the potential of women and the potential of the UNWLA. If We Had Pride We need to be more proud of ourselves, as other women are, more thoughtful about women’s issues. Our members know how to help the community in every way, and in the meantime, forget about their own work in our organization. We do not show pride when we do not support the things that carry the label "women's work." But women's work is important work and should be honored. If we had more pride in ourselves and in the work of our organization, we would look different. We would work in such a way that our community and Ukrainians around the world would profit. Our work would serve as an example for others. Others might even envy our success. Unfortunately, it is not so. We do not value or respect ourselves or our organization enough. If we do not show pride and we do not feel pride, we cannot expect to succeed. If we had pride, we would show our strength and this means that we help the UNWLA grow. All of our members would try to make sure that all of their friends joined this great organization. If pride were joined with ambition, this could be done very easily. If we had the confidence to say we women founded this women’s organization and we believe other women would benefit from what we have to offer, we could not fail. - If we had pride, our organization would not have room for trivial matters, quarrels, and insults that destroy friendships. This disease destroys lives in our midst as cancer destroys a body. If we had pride, we could work in a harmonious environment and be productive. If we had pride in women's work, we would do our best to take care of our own mistakes, not pointing fingers at the mistakes of others. If we had pride in ourselves, we would find it easier to forgive one another and this would make all of us stronger. By eliminating squabbles and cooperating, we would encourage our members to stay in the organization instead of leaving the organization. If we had pride in ourselves and in our organization, we would work to make that organization better. We would help our National Board develop meaningful programs that are not hindered by lack of funds. We would find the means to publish brochures, magazines, and other materials that support and reflect what we are and what we do. We would have a professional work force in our headquarters to give administrative work structure and continuity. By doing all of these things, we would be able to do so much more than we do, not only for women but also for all of Ukrainian society. In the seventh month of publishing Our Life, we have been issued a permit that allows us to send our publication as second class mail. Second class mail status ensures that we can continue to publish and send our magazine to our 750 subscribers. If we believe and have pride, we can do it all. 16 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ВЕРЕСЕНЬ 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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