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12 WWW. UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ГРУДЕНЬ 2013 The UNWLA National Board, the steering body of our organization, meets but once a year and then has the task of discussing major issues affecting the Board members’ individual work as well as setting policy for the organization as a whole. This year’s meet ing (Nov. 1 - 3) proved to be a combination of both. The most important and labor - intensive project was the revamping of the 1988 position descriptions for all levels of the o r- ganization’s positions. After the October 5th i n- ter - regional conference, where the topics di s- cussed were the functioning of the organization’s different levels and the timely fulfillment of fina n- cial obligations, the Executive Committee a p- proved the rewriting of the 1988 descriptions. These were reviewed, amended, rewritten, tran s- lated and finally accepted by the Board during the annual Board meeting. Lively discussions ensued as everyone was encouraged to offer their pr o- posals for bringing members at all levels of the organization closer together. As was expected, communication and result - driven projects were recurring themes. UNWLA XXX Convention preparations and registration were also discussed, and everyone was invited to encourage their local membership and guests to attend this special convention honoring the 70th anniversar y of Our Life as well as the 200th anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko. This year’s Board meeting was bookended by the presentation of the 2013 Lesia and Petro Kovaliv Fund literary award at the Ukrainian M u- seum on Friday, November 1st (please see th e a r- ticle by Natalka Sonevytskyj on p. 4 ), and the presentation of a $10,000 check from the will of Mr. Bohdan Pochmursky to the Ukrainian Cath o- lic Education Foundation for the UNWLA Wo m- en’s Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University in L’viv, Ukraine. W hen presenting the b e- queathed donation to Oleh Kuzma, Director of UCEF, at the annual UCU New York Luncheon, I stated, “Today I would like to share with you proof of the support and trust for the UNWLA — a generous gift of $10,000 bequeathed by Mr. Bohdan Po chmursky to the UNWLA Endowment Fund in Women’s Studies at the Ukrainian Cath o- lic University. Mr. Pochmursky witnessed the problems which his mother had encountered in the 1930s because of her membership in the Women’s League of Ukraine; he knew much about the work of the UNWLA and highly valued Ukrainian women. He was also the sponsor of the Endowment Fund in his own name to benefit the UNWLA Scholarship Program. I had the honor of meeting Mr. Pochmursky in Florida in December 2012 and thanking him in pers on for his generous support of the UNWLA. Mr. Pochmursky passed away in August — may Our Lord accept him into His Kingdom! Vichnaya pamyat’ ! ” During the luncheon, newly appointed Rector Fr. Bohdan Prakh and Vice Rector Myroslav Marynovych spoke about the culture and future of the UCU and Rector Prakh warmly referenced the UNWLA initiative at the University; Oleh Kuzma emphasized the vision and courage of the UNWLA in pursuing such an innovative pro gram in Ukraine. Although UNWLA First Vice President Ulana Zinych, Vice President of Cultural Affairs Sofia Hewryk and myself had a previous meeting with Rector Prakh, Vice Rector Marynovych and Oleh Kuzma on Monday, October 28th, we were pleasantly surpri sed about the accolades our newest educational initiative received. Many thanks once again to all of our supporters! On November 5 - 6, over 50 of the most knowledgeable Holodomor scholars in the world assembled in New York City to present their r e- search at a conference entitled “Taking Measure of the Holodomor.” The historic gathering a d- dressed the fundamental questions about the tragedy (why, how, where, who suffered, and how many) from the perspective of new documents and photos recently surfacing from in telligence archives in Eastern Europe and post - Orange Re v- olution Ukraine. These documents show that the Holodomor was a deliberate act of genocide and that the Ukrainian nation was a target of mass elimination by starvation. The event was divided into twel ve panel discussions on topics ranging from the geo - political and economic impact to the human element, and culminated with a panel on the issue of responsibility, redress, reconciliation, and denial. Although this landmark conference was by invitation onl y, each day of the forum en d- ed with an event open to the public that was ded i- cated to commemorating and reflecting upon some aspect of the devastating tragedy that befell Ukrainians 80 years ago. On Tuesday, November 5th, the Ukrainian Museum of New York hosted a Patrons’ Reception, “Tribute to the Pioneers of Holodomor Awareness.” The UNWLA was reco g- nized as one of these pioneers and I had the honor of addressing the prestigious group of attendees with a short history of the UNWLA’s efforts dur -
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