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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 2009 25 OUR LI FE Monthly, published by Ukrainian N a tional Women’s League of America Vol. LXVI MARCH 2009 SHARING THOUGHTS, VIEWS, & NEWS Women’s groups around the world mark International Women’s Day (IWD) annually on March 8. Divided by language, culture, political differences, and national boundaries, women com e together to celebrate their predecessors’ struggle for equality and justice, peace and development. Events are held throughout the world to celebrate the achievements of women of the past and at the same time to inspire today’s women. International Women ’s Day has become an official holiday in Ukraine ; those observing the traditions associated with the holiday remember women’s achievements by giving flowers to the special females in their lives. Although IWD was commemorated in the United States during t he 1910s and 1920s, this custom dwindled and was revived only during the women’s movement of the 1960s. And it was not until 1 975 that the U nited States actually began sponsoring International Women’s Day. The United Nations’ Charter of 1945 was the very f irst international agreement to proclaim women’s equality as a fundamental human right. During March 2009, the fifty - third session of the Commission on the Status of Women is being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. UNWLA representatives have been invited to attend this year’s parallel events or those activities organized outside the formal program of the Commission. Let me suggest that each of our Branches designate their March meeting s as a reflection on the accomplishments of a single U krainian/Ukrainian American wom a n . . . whether the meeting focuses on the organized women’s movement and its leaders in Ukraine or here in the U nited States , the women who started or who led (or currently lead ) our organization, or the women who have achi eved great success in their careers, etc. The possibilities are endle ss. Today in the United States, we designate the whole month of March as “Women’s History Month.” The official theme for the 2009 National Women’s History Month is “Women Taking the Lea d to Save our Planet.” Accordingly, UNWLA branches will be receiving an Ecology/Women’s Health circular. Dr. Orysia Tresznewsky, Committee Chair, requests in this circular that each Branch consider developing one ecologically relevant objective and attempt to realize this objective within the next two and a half years. As has been outlined in prior issues, two of our most important projects since the Convention are the “Recruitment and Retention Campaign” and the “Redesigning of the UNWLA Web site.” Both pr ojects will be “kicked off” this month — the month dedicated to women’s achievements. We invite you to read “Surviving and Thriving into the Future,” by Vice President for Membership Anna Macielinski. In this article, you will be able to learn background sta tistical information as well as suggestions for recruitment as the campaign is rolled out. We welcome feedback and discussion regarding the progression of this campaign. Meanwhile, Phase I of the reinvented UNWLA Web site will also be released during March . An introductory and informative article from its Committee Chair, Zoriana Haftkowycz, will appear in April’s Our Life . The committee chairs and members for both projects have worked tirelessly and spent many hours over the last few months developing thes e vital projects. I thank them for their endeavors! As you probably are aware, in February, Australia battled its worst natural disaster in 110 years, with more than a dozen fires burning out of control (а bout 65 miles northwest of Melbourne) and claiming over 200 lives. In an e - mail from the World Congress of Ukrainians, we were saddened to learn that “Karpaty,” the campground of Australia’s Ukrainian Youth Organization s , was totally destroyed by these devastating
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