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The program at the monument included a speech from UWC President Dr. Askold Lozynsky. The president of the Ukrainian World Council Dmytro Pavlychko recited Shevchenko’s poems but just as he began to speak, a car full of konsomoltsi pulled up and began playing the konsomol anthem full blast. Some people approached the disruptive group of konsomoltsi and asked that they lower the music, but they refused to cooperate. After a while, police told them to move, but their unwelcome presence was a distressing reminder that while Ukraine has been a sovereign nation for more 16 years, the country’s sovereignty continues to be undermined by those Shevchenko would have called “nerozumni syny” (unwise children). Our next stop was the university. At the entrance is a commemorative plaque honoring the memory of Vasyl Stus. Here, two wreaths were laid: one from WFUWO (carried by Oxana Farion) and the other from UWC. A speech was delivered by university professor Volodymyr Bilynsky and another by Victor Pedenko. The WFUWO Board of Directors meeting was held in the Donetsk Library. The president of UWC opened the meeting and greeted Archbishop Andriy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Bishop Stefan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. There were many speakers and guests from local legislative bodies and they too were greeted and also greeted us in turn. Each member of the Executive Committee gave reports and Dr. Lozynsky, in his report, explained that some cases related to the abuse of the human right the right to speak Ukrainian and others are already being considered in international courts. He stressed the need to make a meaningful statement to the world about the Great Famine of 1932-1933. A special committee was formed for this purpose and will meet in Kyiv to discus many of the problems that are before us. A small number of delegates was invited to the mayor’s office. I was not among those included in this invitation, but I requested that Dr. Lozynsky ask the mayor to intervene in an issue that has been of great concern to me for some time: the mosaics of Alla Horska, which are on the walls of a local school and continue to be the subject of controversy. To this day, Horska is not yet recognized as an honored artist of Ukraine and the school building with her mosaics is now owned by the McDonalds restaurant chain, which has plans to remove at least one of the mosaics. When we first heard of this, I and many others called the offices of McDonalds urging them to save the mosaic. Dr. Lozynsky did, in fact, discuss this matter with Donetsk’s mayor, and I am very grateful for this. Later that day, the Nominating Committee of UWC was elected and the following people were approved: Iryna Kurowyckyj, UNWLA, as chair; members M. Sawkiw (UCCA); Ihor Gawdiak (UACC); Irena Sushko (CUC); Steven Romaniv, Australia; Olha Danyliak, Canada; Valerij Semenenko, Zenon Lastoveckyj, and Viktorio Sorotiuk from Brazil. Delegates had the opportunity to meet with the Ukrainian elite in Donetsk and had a meaningful dialog. We are indebted to the Cultural Society of Donetsk and to Professor Volodymyr Bilynsky for this interesting opportunity. From the Editor. The previous issue of Our Life included a commentary on things that have changed or remained constant in the magazine over the past few decades. One of the most appealing features of the issues edited by Lydia Burachynska during the 1960s and 1970s was a concerted effort to illustrate that members of our UNWLA community had daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, nieces, cousins, and goddaughters who were interesting young women in their own right and enjoying academic, artistic, or professional successes. In the hope of resurrecting what I consider a dormant treasure that has been given only minimal attention over the previous two decades, I am inviting UNWLA members to forward articles, paragraphs, or even lists about the young ladies in their lives who deserve recognition for their accomplishments. Please forward your submissions to English language editor Tamara Stadnychenko c/o UNWLA headquarters. We ask that all contributors include a telephone number to allow us to acknowledge submissions and verify information. 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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