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XXXIІI Конвенція СУА 48 organizations came to Washington, DC for the fourth Action Summit. Soyuzianky from around the country participated in all four summits. I attended the first and fourth summits. During the fourth summit, UNWLA had an information table at which we distributed information about our organization and encouraged women to learn more about UNWLA and become members. In early 2023, UNWLA launched a campaign directed at bringing attention to the abduction and illegal transfer into russia of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. The campaign, “Return Ukraine’s Children,” was initiated and led by Marta Fedoriw, member of Branch 91 (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania). An important element of this effort was the successful passage in Congress of H.Res.149 – Condemning the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation . The issue was raised by UNWLA in many fora from Washington DC to New York City and by Branches across the country. The capstone event in 2024 was a nationwide “Children Praying for Children” event on June 1 to coincide with International Children’s Day. Many branches across the country held multi-faith prayer services for abducted Ukrainian children to bring this horrific situation once again to the attention of the American public. Culture The Ukrainian Museum According to the bylaws of The Ukrainian Museum (TUM), which is located in New York City, the UNWLA President automatically becomes First Vice President on the Board of Trustees of TUM. This mandate reflects the majority governance role played by UNWLA, which founded TUM in 1976. While I had been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2015, this new role added the responsibility of monthly executive committee meetings to the quarterly Board of Trustee meetings. My engagement also included monthly meetings of the Museum strategic planning committee that began its work pre-COVID-19 and culminated its efforts with the production in 2023 of a strategic plan for the Museum. The Ukrainian Museum celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2022 (delayed by one year due to the Coronavirus pandemic) and I represented the UNWLA by speaking about the founding and early days of the Museum at a celebratory luncheon held June 5, 2022, at the Water Club in Manhattan. This event also marked a farewell for long-time Executive Director Maria Shust, who had guided the Museum from the time of its inception in 1976. The National Executive Committee provided substantial financial support for two exhibits at TUM: “Lesia Khomenko: Image and Presence” that marked Khomenko’s inaugural solo museum exhibition in North America, delving into the exploration of identity and politics, against the backdrop of russia’s war in Ukraine. UNWLA then supported the “Maria Prymachenko: Glory to Ukraine” exhibit that featured more than 100 masterpieces of Prymachenko’s work, including paintings, ceramics, embroideries, and children’s books. Ukrainian American Artists Directory The UNWLA Ukrainian American Artists Directory was an initiative that I established when I still served as the chair of the UNWLA Committee on Arts and The Ukrainian Museum [2017-2021]. The goal of this directory is to create a searchable database of the many talented and diverse Ukrainian artists in America. The catalog includes professional and commercial artists, as well as amateurs. The final Artists Directory was launched in 2022 and can be found on the UNWLA website: www.unwla.org/projects/unwla-artists-directory/ . ACU Ukraine Action Summit April 2024
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