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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2011 21 the afternoon an upbeat tone. President of the Detroit Regional Council, Lida Jachnycky, bestowed certificates of appreciation to deserving individuals, a presentation conducted elegantl y and with great respect and gratitude for the recipients. I was given the honor of assisting her in the presentation of the “50 years of UNWLA service” pin to seven members of the Detroit Regional Council. The children of the UNWLA Detroit “svitlychka” wa rmed the hearts of all present; greetings were read by and from local politicians. During my stay in Detroit, I observed several noteworthy points. The first is that UNWLA is highly respected and regarded in the Detroit community. The second is that a thr ead of continuity exists in this, the oldest UNWLA Regional Council. As everyone gathered for a group picture, I was able to find a moment, stand back and watch. The large group included members from the beginning years of the Regional Council, members of the second great wave of immigration, daughters of the latter, members of the latest immigration from Ukraine — all standing shoulder to shoulder in unity and camaraderie, proud of their predecessors’ and their own accomplishments. In my greeting to this ga thering, I said that our organization “unites both generations and immigrations.” The Detroit Regional Council is certainly exemplary of this unity. Congratulations! Marianna Zajac , President XXIX UNWLA CONVENTION May 27 − May 30, 2011 MYROSLAVA GONGA DZE Keynote Speaker at Friday Evening Pre - Convention Program Myroslava Gongadze is a journalist and television anchor for the Voice of America’s Ukrainian service in Washington, D.C. She has won numerous awards for her accomplishments as a journalist, a mong these an award for her reporting on the eve of the 2004 Orange Revolution and another for her work as a champion of democracy and independent media. Ms. Gongadze, who came to the United States as a political refugee in 2001, has gained an internationa l reputation for her support of press freedom in countries of the former Soviet Union. She is the widow of Georgiy Gongadze, the investigative reporter who was allegedly murdered by government police in Ukraine in 2000. Born Myroslava Petryshyn on June 19 , 1972, in Berezhany, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. Ms. Gongadze earned a master’s degree in civic law from Lviv University in 1997. In the early 1990s s h e worked as a legal consultant for local government agencies. During this time, Ms. Gongadze also became invol ved in journalism and Ukrainian politics. She worked as a specialist in the information department of the journal Post - Postup , served as deputy director and director of the press center for the New Wave political alliance, as head of the media department f or the International Media Center STB, and as head of public relations for the daily newspaper Den (Day) . She married Georgiy Gongadze in 1995, and their twin daughters were born in 1997. Along with her husband, she worked on media initiatives which oppose d the undemocratic actions of the administration of President Leonid Kuchma. After her husband’s death, Myroslava formed the Gongadze Foundation, an internationally recognized organization dedicated to protecting journalistic rights and freedoms. The foun dation has worked with Reporters Without Borders in lobbying international organizations to open inquiries into the abduction and murder of Georgiy Gongadze. It has received support from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Coope ration in Europe as well as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The foundation has also worked with the Ukrainian Gold Cross to financially support the families of other murdered Ukrainian journalists. In 2001, Ms. Gongadze was awarded a R eagan - Fascell Democracy Fellowship to study the role of the media in Ukraine's transition to democracy; in 2010, she was ranked 52nd in a list of 100 “most influential women in Ukraine,” which was compiled by experts for the Ukrainian magazine Focus. Arti cle researched and contributed by Christine Melnyk, UNWLA Vice President for Public Relations
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