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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ТРАВЕНЬ 2014 WWW.UNWLA.ORG 15 Interspersed with official UNWLA busi- ness and XXX Convention preparation, the past few weeks have brought very interesting and sig- nificant events to the New York area in which I had the honor and pleasure to participate. March 27th In honor of the 200th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko’s birth, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) and the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations (WFUWO), with the support of Ukrainian UN Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev, organized a program at the Unit- ed Nations (both organizations are registered with the United Nations) to highlight the im- portance of Taras Shevchenko’s efforts to defend the Ukrainian language and to champion human rights for the Ukrainian people. Dr. Martha Ke- balo, WFUWO Main Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), was one of the key organizers, along with Marta Kokol’sky. The program, entitled “Taras Shevchenko: Cham- pion of the Ukrainian Language, Self- Determination of Peoples, Human Rights and So- cial Justice,” included remarks from UN officials; greetings by Tamara Olexy, President of the Ukrainian Coordinating Congress Committee (reading UWC President’s Eugene Czolij remarks), and WFUWO President Orysia Sushko; a keynote by Dr. Maxim Tarnawsky of the University of To- ronto; performances by the Prometheus Ukrainian Male Chorus of Philadelphia, the Dobriansky Brothers, Ludmyla Hrabovsky, and bandurist Alla Kutsevych; readings of Shevchenko’s poetry; as well as a media presentation, art, and publications exhibit. The event’s master of ceremonies was Mr. Peter Fedynsky, translator of Shevchenko’s Kobzar and a former correspondent with the Ukrainian Service of the Voice of America. This program celebrating Ukraine’s na- tional poet was designed for a non-American au- dience and offered both factual background and insight into the creative world of Taras Shevchen- ko. Since the events in Ukraine had been (and continue to be) in the news, attendance reached almost 400. Congratulations to the organizers! April 1st Dr. Nataliya Sergeyeva, spouse of the Ukrainian UN Ambassador, has made it an annu- al tradition to host the wives of United Nations permanent representatives and share a bit of “Ukrainian” with them. These events’ locations have alternated between the Ukrainian Museum and the Ukrainian Institute, are always elegantly planned, and have a very congenial atmosphere. This year was no exception, with the presentation of a fashion show, “Beauty Will Save the World,” which featured the collections by contemporary Ukrainian designers Natalia Kholodylo and Oksa- na Karavanska. The runway presentation of the designers’ collections was followed by a reception during which the guests, designers, and models had a chance to mingle. This year’s event was planned by Dr. Zwenyslawa Woroch and Marta Kokol’sky and was indeed very pleasant. April 3rd-5th The 5th consecutive and annual “Women in the World” (WITW) Summit took place at Lincoln Center. Attendance was approx- imately 3,000 individuals. As Tina Brown, Founder of WITW and CEO of her own media company, stated, “...I first got to know some of the heroic women who are confronting unimaginable challenges in their own countries; women who are toppling repressive traditions; women who are risking their lives every day for social, economic, and political change.” The interviews and discus- sions featured very high-profile and high- achieving women and men. On April 3rd, the or- ganization honored Ruslana who was one of a group of courageous women featured at the three- day conference. Ruslana was introduced by Am- bassador Melanne Verveer (UNWLA Member-at- Large) and was interviewed by Tina Brown. She began by singing the Ukrainian national anthem (in both Ukrainian and a more modern version in English) and strived to dispel Putin’s propaganda and disinformation. Just to give the reader an idea of the level of Summit presenters, Ruslana was followed by the interview of Hillary Clinton (former US Secretary of State) and Christine Lagarde (International Monetary Fund Managing Director.) The Summit covered a wide array of topics surrounding worldwide women’s issues. Honorary UNWLA President Iryna Kurowyckyj and I attended all three days and would like to thank the U.S. Ukraine Foundation (who spon- sored and hosted Ruslana) for the opportunity to attend. The closing day’s finale featured some of the main presenters as they imparted their per- sonal and last words of wisdom. It was in this segment that Ruslana appealed to the audience and to those listening on “live stream” to help Ukrainians in this difficult time through a world- wide campaign of awareness entitled “Lights of
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