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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ 201 3 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 15 Lectureship at the Ukrainian Catholic University; and UNWLA Vice - President Lidia Bilous mode r- ated a panel discussion on the current problems of women in Ukraine and their possible solutions. On August 19th, following memorial se r- vices, representatives of both the WFUWO and the Ukrainian Women’s League laid wreaths at the Memorial Museum Dedicated to Victims of Occupational Regimes, “Tyiurma na Lontskoho” (Prison at Lontskyi Street).This museum is loca t- ed on the actual premises of the prison where punishments were meted out by three occup a- tional powers — Poland, the Soviet Union, and Germany. It is t he first prison museum in Ukraine. Lidia Bilous and I recalled that in 2011, as we strolled arm in arm with the now deceased Atena Pashko past that very building, Ms. Pashko shared with us memories of those dark days when her husband Vyacheslav Chornovil w as impri s- oned there. She spoke of how the authorities p a- raded her past his cell and how her husband told her emphatically, as she walked past him, not to give up and not to give in! Those words kept co m- ing back to us as we toured the museum. Over the cour se of the next three days of the UWC Congress, delegates and registered vis i- tors had the opportunity to review the work of the President, the members of the Executive Commi t- tee, Committee chairs and member organizations for the period from 2008 to 2013. Im portant roundtable discussions were held on the topics of the Holodomor, 1932 - 33, the common interests of the global Ukrainian community, and Ukraine’s European integration. It was very interesting to hear Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Vitali Klitschko, Oleh Tyahnybo k, and Yuriy Lutsenko speak at the off i- cial opening of the Congress and present their views on the prospects for a united opposition and the necessity of European integration. E u- gene Czolij was re - elected President for another five - year term during the fin al day of the Co n- gress. Reuniting with acquaintances from the many diaspora communities, first met during previous years’ gatherings and conferences, and making new contacts is a welcome bonus of these annual formalities. Meeting with members of the Women’ s League of Ukraine and partners in our projects was, as always, one of the main goals of our trip. While in Kyiv, we met with Lilia Hryhoro v ych, the National President of Soyuz Ukrainok , and Alla Debeliuk, Vice - President of S oyuz Ukrainok and liaison for the UNWLA Scholarship Program. We spoke of the future plans of their organization and the logistics of processing the documentation of the scholarships/stipends in a timely fashion. Our meeting with Natalia Karbowska, President of the Ukra inian Women’s Fund, was very interesting: this Fund’s aim is to help women and women’s organizations play an active role in the process of building gender democracy . While in L’viv, we spent time with the leadership of Soyuz Ukrainok of the L’viv region; w e focused on our joint project of providing aid and assistance to the Pediatric Burn Unit at Hospital #8 as well as the future possibility of partnering with other pediatric ho s- pitals. Meetings were held with Dr. Vasyl Savchyn of Hospital #8 and Dr. Irena Shchurovska, Dire c- tor of the Intensive Care Unit of the Chornobyl Hospital. (The latter is a hospital which the UNWLA supported in the 1990 s. ) Notwithstanding the busy schedule of the UWC Congress, we met with Fr. Dr. Bohdan Prakh, who was appointed Rector of UCU shortly after our departure, and with Professor Halyna Teslyuk, Coordinator of the UNWLA Women’s Studies Lectureship at UCU. With the support and encouragement of Rector Prakh and the for e- sight and commitment of Prof. Teslyuk, the UNWLA program is ensured success. Our stay in L’viv also included meetings with other Soyuz Ukrainok representatives (Zoriana Bilyk, former President of SU of the L’viv region, and Ros - tyslava Fedak, Vice - President to Lilia Hryhoro - v ych); with Dr. Oryslava Chomyk, Director of the Center for Children’s Psychological Health; with Bohdan V o v k, Editor - in - Chief of the newspaper Za Vil’nu Ukrainu ; and with Taras Kurchyk, m u- sician and composer who composed the official welcoming song on the occasion of Pope John Paul’s visit to Ukraine in 2001. We invite you to relive this trip with us by viewing a series of photos on pages 2 , 3 and 6 of this issue. Each day was action — packed and brought us much new information as well as many prospects and challenges. Maintaining and forming relationships in Ukraine is vital to our continued work there — our social welfare, scho l- arship, and literary projects require our annual visits for a better understanding of the Ukrainian social and cultural landscape. Ou r trips always prompt us to ask ourselves — what should the d i- aspora’s role be in the life of Ukraine? Do we help without promoting our value system and ideals, or does our aid entitle us to a voice in the matters of Ukraine’s development? While there is no un e- quivocal answer to this question, one thing is clear and bears repeating: we are very grateful to our membership for the privilege of representing our respected organization annually at the many events and meetings in Ukraine.
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