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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 2011 17 OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of Ameri ca Vol. LXVI I I JANUARY 2011 HAPPY NEW YEAR SHARING THOUGHTS, VIEWS, & NEWS For the last few years, Ukraine’s Permanent Mission at the United Nations, with the support of Ukrainian community organizations, has held programs commemorating the 1932 – 1933 Great Famine, which was orchestrated by Soviet authorities under dictator Josef Stalin. The subject of the Holodomor has always been a controversial one at the United Nations in New York but has become even more so since Viktor Yanukovych was elected president of Ukraine. This year, on December 3, Ukraine’s Permanent Mission to the UN held i ts annual Holodomor commemoration under the title “Food Security for all generations, lessons of the past: Remembering those who perished in the Holodomor in Ukraine, 1932 – 1933, and victims of all other artificial famines of the twentieth and twenty - first centuries.” This year’s commemoration was held in the format of a concert - requiem and was co - organized by the Mission and the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations (WFUWO), UNA - USA Council of Organizations, and World Information Transfer. E m ceed by Tamara Gallo - Olexy of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, the program was filled with singing and bell ringing from Hyde Charter Leadership School of the Bronx, New York; St George’s Academy Chorus, New York; and The First Ukrainian Baptis t Church Bells Ensemble and Accolada Chamber Choir, both from Philadelphia. There were speeches from Ambassador Yurij Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, and Maria Szkambara, President of WFUWO. Although it was expected that the Ambas sador would avoid the term “genocide” as a reflection of the changed political environment in Ukraine, Ambassador Sergeyev did take the initiative to coordinate the program and openly spoke about the Holodomor being defined as a “crime against humanity.” ( Unfortunately, one cannot help wondering how long it will take for the term “genocide” to be purged from the Ukrainian lexicon and how long before any use of the word will be construed as “anti - government” or “anti - state.” The term in context with the Holo domor has even surfaced in the diplomatic cables released in the WikiLeaks unauthorized information dumps.) Maria Szkambara and Tamara Gallo - Olexy offered their commentaries, with each citing historical facts and personal eyewitness survivor accounts. Amba ssador Sergeyev (following several e - mail exchanges between his staff and myself) mentioned A Candle in Remembrance , the UNWLA’s translation of Professor Valentyna Borysenko’s “Svicha Pamiaty,” in his speech. UNWLA members were given the opportunity to sha re information on the book to interested participants after the program. Most importantly, information about the Holodomor was disseminated to the UN population and guests attending the program. While sales of A Candle in Remembrance have been ongoing thr oughout the holiday season at various bazaars and also through individual personal orders, we are in the process of putting together a concrete plan to donate copies of the book to top universities in the United States and Canada. Such donations must adher e to certain fixed, formal processes, which we are currently pursuing. We encourage readers interested in purchasing copies of the book to visit our website and download book order forms. (See www.unwla.org ) As we move into 2011, plans for the XXIX UNWLA C onvention are progressing. The Executive Board’s Liaison to the Convention Committee, Vera Kushnir, and I met with the entire Convention Committee in Newark, New Jersey on November 14, 2010, and each committee chair was given the chance to
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