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R em em ber
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T h e U k r a in ia n W e e k ly E d itio n
С ВО БО ДА
У К Р А ЇН С Ь К И Й
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О Д Е Н Н И К
V O L . L X X X III
S V O B O D A
U K R A IN IA N
D A ILV
N o.2 5 0
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, DECEM BER
19, 1976
25 C E N T S
4
Khrystm Rozhdaietsia-C h risti s B orn
-fe ^ s c v -le ^
C h ilea n s C ite
R ep ressio n si n U S S R
A t U n ited N a tio n s
W C F U M e ro ra n d u m
R e c a lle d
N EW

Y O R K , N .Y .— T h e C h ile a n d e le g a ­ tion to the U nited N ations becam e the first g o v e rn m e n t re p re s e n ta tio n to p u b lic ly ra is e the issue of repression in the Soviet U nion at th e U n ite d N a tio n s . In d o in g so th e C h ile a n m ission

c ite da d o c u m e n t s u b m itte d
to the
U .N . b y th e w o rld C o n g re s s o f F re e U k ra in ­
ia n s .
A
s ta te m e n t
p re p a re d
b y th eC h ile a n s ,
e n title d . " R e p o r t
o fth e
E c o n o m ic
a n d
S o c ia l
C o u n c il
—
P ro te c tio n
o fH um an
R ig h ts
i n C hile," said
th a t w h ile
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs
h a v e
b e e n
fre e d
fro m
C h ile a n
prisons, no "prisonerso f conscience" have
been release from
S o v ie t p e n a l fa c ilitie s .
V ice-A dm iral
Is m a e l
H u erta

D ia z , th e C h ile a n a m b a s s a d o r , to th e U .N . w h o s ig n e d th e

docum ent
d a te d
D ecem ber
3 ,1 9 7 6 ,
a s k e d
th eG eneral
A ssem bly
th a t
i tb e
" is s u e d
a n d
c irc u la te d
as ano ffic ia l
d o c u ­
m ent of the G eneral A ssem bly."
U n s u b s ta n tia te d
A lle g a tio n s
The docum ent said

th a t th e S o v ie t U n i­ o n 's a lle g a tio n s th a t p o litic a l p ris o n e rs a re to rtu re d

i nC h ile a re n o t s u b s ta n tia te d
b y
facts w hich are in the possession of the U .N .
or W estern C om m unist leaders.
" T h e ir
(th eS o v ie t
U n io n 's )
c a m p a ig n

a g a in s t C h ile is d e p riv e d o f a n y s e rio u s b a s is in th e lig h t o f fa c ts w h ic h n o t e v e n m a s s iv e p r o p a g a n d a

c a n
o b s c u r e
o rr e d u c e
th e
im p o rta n c e o f,"
re p o rte d
th e C h ile a n s .

Secondly, the fact that the G overnm ent of C h ile h a s e x p re s s e d its w illin g n e s s t o re le a s e M r . L u is C o rv a la n (w h o a c k n o w le d g e d th a t h is

c o n d itio n s
o f d e te n tio n
w ere

e n tire ly s a tis fa c to ry in a te le p h o n e c o n v e rs a tio n w ith th e C o m m u n is t M a y o r o f M ila n ...), w h ile a t th e s a m e tim e th e G o v e rn m e n t o f C h ile h a s c a lle d fo r th e re le a s e o f V la d im ir B u k o v s k y , at the

r e q u e s t
o fth e
D anish
S a k h a r o v
C o m m itte e ."
T he
C h ile a n s
s a id
th a t
no onei n
th e
Soviet governm ent
has responded
t oth e ir
request for the release of "one person out of
h u n d r e d s
o fth o u s a n d s
d e ta in e d
i nth e
S o v ie t U n io n ," a n d n o m e n tio n o f it o r th e
re le a s e s
i nC h ile
w ere
m ade
i nth e
U SSR
a lle g a tio n s .
F o rm er P riso n er
C o n fin e dI n
A s y lu m
W A S H IN G T O N , D .C .— A fo rm er U k ra ­
in ia n p o litic a l p ris o n e r w a s fo rc ib ly
c o n fin ­
e d
o nN ovem ber
2 ,1 9 7 6 , inap s y c h ia tric
a s y lu m
in th e V y n n y ts ia o b la s t, a c c o rd in g to
inform ation received from
th e C o m m itte e to
M o n ito r
C o m p lia n c e
w ith
th e
H e ls in k i
A ccords
i nU k ra in e
b y th e "Sm oloskyp"
U k ra in ia n
In f o r m a t i o n
S e rv ic e .
Y osyp Terelia had already served 14 years
i n
c o n c e n tra tio n
cam ps, prisons
a n d
p s y ­
c h ia tric a s y lu m s . H e is 33 y e a rs o ld .
M y k o la
Rudenko, chairm an
of the K iev
b a s e d
M o n ito rin g
C o m m itte e ,
s a id
th a t
T e re lia
i sc o n fin e d
u n d e r e x tre m e ly
in h u ­
m a n c o n d itio n s .

"T here are 38 inm ates per room . T hey are fed irre g u la rly . R a tio n s a re d is trib u te d a s in prison. Therei s only

o n e to w e l fo r th e3 8
m en. These
a re
e x tre m e ly
h o rrib le
c o n d i­
tio n s ,"s a i d
R udenko.
Terelia was borni n 1943 in
T r a n s c a r p a -
th ia
U kraine. He was arrested
a sa y o u th ,
but he escaped
soon afterw ards only to be
re c a p tu re d .
In
1 9 6 8
h e w as
s e n te n c e d
t o1 0y e a r s
in c a rc e ra tio n fo r a lle g e d
tr e a s o n .
T erelia served that sentence first in one of
th e
M o rd o v ia n
cam ps, and
th e n
i nth e
V lad im ir
p ris o n , w h e re
th e
d o c to rs
d ia g ­
n o s e d h im
a s m e n ta lly ill.
H e
w as
th e n
c o n fin e d
i na

p s y c h ia tric p ris o n in S y c h iv k a n e a r S m o le n s k , w h e re h e re m a in e d u n til h is re le a s e .

T h e U IS a lso re p o rts th a t N in a S tro k a ta -
K aravanska
h a su n d e rg o n e
a n
in te s tin a l
o p e ra tio n
i n Kalush. She
was returnedt o
M o s c o w , a n d b y m id - N o v e m b e rs h e w a s s till
in th e h o s p ita l u n d e r s tric t s e c u rity .
A fter
h e rD ecem ber
1 9 7 5
re le a s e
fro m
im p ris o n m e n t,
S tro k a ta
w as
e x ile dt o
T a r u s ,ato w n n o rth
o fM oscow .
U C C A
N a tio n a l
F iie d
D riv e
(The figures are based
o n
c o lle c tio n s
U C C A
B ranches
a n dc o n trib u tio n s
o rg a n iz a tio n s
a n d
in d iv id u a l d o n o r s
aso f D ecem ber
16, 1976).
1 9 7 6
G o al— S i5 0 ,0 0 0
T hu s far
rais ed - S 9 0 ,8 3 0
S 'ill
need ed - S 5 9 ,1 7 0
A c c o rd in g
t oth e
report, there
a re
o n ly
tw o
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs
i nC h ile .
S ix te e n
o th e rs
a rew a itin g
fo r th ec o m p le tio n o f
fo rm a litie s b e fo re th e y le a v e th e c o u n try .
L a s t S e p te m b e r, a C h ile a n re p re s e n ta tio n
a t th e U N E S C O
session in N airobi, K enya,
o rig in a lly p ro p o s e d
to raise the question of
hum an
rig h ts
v io la tio n s
i nU k ra in ea n d
o th e r
E ast
E u ro p e a n
c o u n trie s ,
b u tla te r
re n e g e d .
A C h ile a n s p o k e s m a n sa id a t th e tim e th a t
" th e
p ro c e d u re
fo llo w e d
i nhum an
rig h ts
c a s e s
w asb e in g
a p p lie d
p ro p e rlya n d
th e re fo re
th e g o v e rn m e n t
o f C h ile d id

n o t feeli t necessary to insure proper procedure in th is w a y ."

T he
C a n a d ia n
U .N .
d e le g a tio n w as
(C o n tin u e d
on page 2)
B Ju^e^tfc^^tfceJew ^^
Іц
T o all o u r read ers w ho
o bs erv e C hris tmas o n D ec ember 2 5 , w e ex tend
o u r bes t
:fe
w is hes fo ra jo y o u s
and merry c elebratio no f o u r S av io u r's
birth.
є ь х іій ^^ь ж
ь я ь ч ь а ^^ь а ^^ь ^^
batJ b- s i'.-
S t r o k a t a A s k s U N IC E FT o H e lp
S v i t ly c h n y 'sS ister, N e p h e w
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y .— T h e
U n ite d N a­
tio n 's C h ild re n 's F u n d
re c e iv e da le tte r la s t
S e p te m b e r
fro m
a
U k ra in ia n

p o litic a l p ris o n e r w h ic h a tte s te d to th e c lo s e b o n d s o f frie n d sh ip

w h ic h
d e v e lo p e d
b e tw e e n tw o
fem ale
U k ra in ia n
d is s id e n ts
w ho
w ere
s u b s e q u e n tly
arrested, tried
a n d
s e n te n c e d
to th e s a m e c o n c e n tra tio n
cam p.
N in a
S trokata-K aravanska,a U krainian
m ic ro b io lo g is t
a n d fo rm er
in m a te
o f th e

M ordovian penal colony, w ho w as released in D ecem ber 1975 after serving her sentence, w ro te

a
le tte r
t o U N IC E F
a s k in g
th a t
(C o n tin u e d
on page 2)
N a d is
S v ltly c h n a
2
T H E U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SU N D A Y ,
DECEM BER
19, 1976
N o.
2 5 0
U k r a in ia n s
H a te
S o v ie t
R e g im e , S a y s
K ie v ite
En g lish
P sy ch ia trists
S p e a k O u t fo r
K ra sivsky
M U N IC H ,
W est
G erm any.-A
re c e n t
em igre from
K iev told
R a d io
L ib e rty
h e re
th a t U k ra in ia n s h a te th e S o v ie t re g im e .
O leksander
Y am polsky
s a id
th a t th is
fe e lin g
is s h a r e d
by U krainians of all w alks
of life.
"U krainians cannot live the w ay they used
to ,"
h e s a id . " T h e y a ll h a te th e re g im e , a ll,
fro m
th e
com m on
farm er
w ho
h a te s
th e
'k o lh o s p '
t o
th e
p ro fe sso r,
w ho
w h ile
u n d e rs ta n d s
e v e ry th in g ,
is
a fra id
t o
ta k e
a c tio n ."
Yam polsky said that the U krainian socie­
t y
is u n o ffic ia lly
d iv id e d

into tw o sections. T h o s e th a t d e c id e d to ta k e a c tio n a g a in s t th e repressions, he said, are "U krainian patriots a n d

Z io n is ts
w hom
th e
Soviet press casti­
gates at every
tu rn ."
He said
th a t th e d is s id e n t m o v e m e n t in
U k ra in e
is c o m p o s e d
n o t o n ly
o f in te lle c ­
tu a ls
a n d
s tu d e n ts ,
b u t
a ls o
la b o re rs
a n d
p e a s a n ts a re b e g in n in g to h a v e a sa y in it.
Y am polsky said that w orkers have stopp­
e d
th in k in g
o n ly o f liq u o r a n d
have begun
re a d in g a n d th in k in g a b o u t th e p ro b le m s in
U k ra in e .
"I consider this the m ost im portant aspect
of the current dissident m ovem ent in U kra­
in e ,"
s a id
Y am polsky.

E v e ry m o n th , h e s a id , s tu d e n ts a n d o th e r y o u th s w h o e x p re s s id e a s d iffe re n t th a n th e o ffic ia l

lin e a r e e x p e lle d
fro m
schools and
u n iv e rs itie s .

Y am poslky said that cooperation betw een th e U k ra in ia n p a trio ts a n d Z io n is ts is o n th e in c re a s e .

" F o r
S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s ,
th e

U k ra in ia n n a tio n a l m o v e m e n t is th e b ig g e st e n e m y ," h e s a id .

H e
s a id
th a t
th is
m ovem ent
num bers
som e
5 0 m illio n p e o p le w h o c a n ris e u p a t
a n y tim e , a n d th e M o s c o w
o ffic ia ls
" u n d e r­
s ta n d
this very w ell."
"The national m ovem ent in other repub­
lic s d o e s n o t frig h th e n

them ," said Y am pol­ s k y . " B u t U k ra in e is a la rg e re p u b lic w h ic h c a n

e x is t
in d e p e n e n tly .
T h a t
is why
th e y
re g a rd
th e
U k ra in ia n
m ovem ent
th e ir
n u m b e r o n e e n e m y ."
P re s id e n t F o rd
C ite s P lu s e s ,
M in u s e s o f H e ls in k i A c c o r d s
W A S H IN G T O N , D .C .— In re v ie w in g th e
s ta tu s
o f
th e
H e ls in k i
A ccords,

P re s id e n t G erald Ford said on W ednesday, D ecem ber 8, that

th e
in te rn a tio n a l
p a c t d id
p ro m p t
E ast-W est
c o o p e ra tio n
i n
th e
a r e a s
o f
te c h n o lo g y
a n d
science, but the hum anita­
r i a n
g o a ls
of the
agreem ent
have not met
w ith the sam e success.
T he
1 8 7 -p a g e
P re s id e n tia l re p o rt, w ro te
D a v id
Binder of The New
Y ork T im es,' on
the Accords revealed
th a t th e

A d m in istra­ tio n h a d fo u n d " lim ite d p r o g r e s s " in c o m p li­ ance by East European

governm ents.
T he inssuance of the report w as prom pted
b y
th e
e s ta b lis h m e n t
o f
a jo in t

C ongres­ sio n al-A d m in istratio n co m m issio n to m o n i­ to r c o m p lia n c e w ith th e H e ls in k i a g re e m e n t.

The docum ent was signed
by representa­
tio n
in
H elsinki, Finland, in A ugust 1975.

T h e re p o rt sa id th a t th e U .S . g o v e rn m e n t m a d e a s e rie s o f re q u e s ts to th e S o v ie t U n io n a n d

E ast
E u ro p e a n
g o v e rn m e n ts
u rg in g
th e m
" to fu lfill th e ir H e ls in k i u n d e r ta k in g s ."
T he
com m ission
a n d
th e
re p o rt
p a id
p a rtic u la r
a tte n tio n
t o
th e
h u m a n ita ria n
c o n s id e ra tio n s
of the so-called
"B asket
Three" of the A ccords.
A c c o rd in g to th e P re s id e n tia l d o c u m e n t,
"m ore
m e a n in g fu l
c o o p e ra tio n "
w ith
th e
U SSR
h a d
b e e n
in itia te d
in
th e
f ie ld
o f
t e c h n o l o g y . It a l s o s h o w e d

that East Euro­ pean countries have been providing econo­ m ic d a ta a n d fa c ilitie s fo r W e s te rn b u s in e s s ­ m en.

T he num ber of exit perm its issued by the
S o v ie t
a n d
E ast
E u ro p e a n
g o v e rn m e n ts
h a v e
a ls o
increased, said
th e re p o rt, w h ile
restrictions on travel and tourism
re m a in e d
in force in m ost East European
c o u n trie s .
B arred from
E astern
E u ro p e
T he report also noted that the m em bers of
th e
A m erican
C ongressional
fa c t-fin d in g
com m ission
w ere
b a rre d
fro m
c o n d u c tin g
research in Eastern
E u ro p e .

T h e P re s id e n tia l fin d in g s w e re a ls o c riti­ c a l o f th e S o v ie t-b lo c c o u n trie s fo r a tta c k in g th e

broadcasts of the
A m erican-sponsored
R a d io
Free Europe and
R a d io L ib e rty , fo r
c a u s in g
d e a th s
o f
c itiz e n s
s e e k in g
t o

f le e across borders to the W est, and for im posing re s tric tio n s

o n
m o v e m e n ts
o f
W estern
new sm en.
P re s id e n t
F o rd
s a id
in
a n

in tro d u c to ry n o te a tta c h e d to th e re p o rt, th a t h e feels th a t c o m p lia n c e

w ith
th e
H e ls in k i A c c o r d s is a
"key yardstick" in viewing
d e v e lo p m e n t in
E ast-W est relations.
S tro k a ta
A s k s U N IC E F ...
(C o n tin u e d
fro m
page 1)
in te rn a tio n a l
o rg a n iz a tio n
t o
h e lp

N a d ia S v itly c h n a a n d h e r s o n , Y a re m a , g e t s u ita b le liv in g q u a r te r s in K ie v .

A c o p y o f th e le tte r w a s m a d e p u b lic h e re
b y
th e
p r e s s
s e r v ic e
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
S u p re m e L ib e ra tio n
Council (abroad).
R etu rn
to H om etow n
A sked
Strokata, w ho served four years together
w ith
S v itly c h n a
o n
c h a rg e s
o f
a n ti-S o v ie t
a g ita tio n ,
s a id
th a t
S o v ie t
la w
a llo w s
a
fo rm er
in m a te
t o
re tu rn
t o
h is
h o m e to w n
a fte r h e o r s h e c o m p le te d
th e s e n te n c e .
S o v ie t a u th o ritie s , h o w e v e r, b a rre d
S v it­
ly c h n a fro m
returning w ith her six-year-old
son to
K ie v , s a id
S tro k a ta .
S v itly c h n a , a p h ilo lo g is t, w a s a rre s te d a n d
s e n te n c e d
in
1972 when
Y arem a
was two-
years-old. He was
r
^nt to a state
fo u n d lin g
h o m e w ith o u t p e rm is s io n
of the
m o th e r.
Y a r e m a 's
fa th e r,
D a n y lo
S h u m u k , is
s e rv in g
a ten-year sentence
fo r
a n ti-S o v ie t
w ritin g s , a n d
h is u n c le , Iv a n
S v itly c h n y , is
also im prisoned
on sim ilar charges.
S v itly c h n a w a s re le a s e d fro m
th e c o n c e n ­
tra tio n
cam p
in
M ay
1976, and
since that
tim e h a s b e e n u n a b le to g e t liv in g q u a r te r s in
K ie v .
O fficials
to ld
her that she does not have
th e
rig h t
t o
r e s id e
in
th e
c a p ita l
c ity
o f
U k ra in e .
S tro k a ta
w ro te
th a t
h e r
frie n d
w ro te
a
le tte r to th e U n ite d N a tio n s , s a y in g th a t sh e
is i n c a r c e r a t e d
b e c a u s e o f h e r b e lie f in th e
U .N .
U niversal
D e c la ra tio n
o f
H um an
R ig h ts .
V ic tim s o f In h u m a n
S y s te m
"B esides
th a t,
N a d ia
a n d
Y arem a
a re
victim s of a system
th a t s e p a ra te s m o th e rs
fro m
th e ir
c h ild re n , in c a rc e ra te s
th e m
fo r
p o litic a l
r e a s o n s ,
a
s y s te m
in
w h ic h

it is im p o s s ib le to d e m a n d h u m a n rig h ts ," w ro te S tr o k a ta . " In th is w a y , th e ju d ic ia l sy ste m , w h ic h w a s th e o re tic a lly d e s ig n e d to g u a r a n ­ tee these rights, itself violates the law

w ith
th e
h e lp
of subsidiary
b y -la w s
a n d
ille g a l
a c ts ."
S h e
a s k e d
th e
U N IC E F
o ffic ia ls
n o t to
a llo w
S v itly c h n a
a n d
h e r
so n
t o
becom e
v ic tim s o f th e ir
in d iffe re n c e .
" T o d a y , it is i m p o r t a n t
for us to
d e fe n d
th e m
a g a in s t tftp se w h o d e n y th e m
th e rig h t
to reside in the place w here they lived up to
the arrest," she pleaded.
S tro k a ta
s a id
th a t sh e w o u ld
s e n d
m ore
m aterial
t o
th e
in te rn a tio n a l
o rg a n iz a tio n
a b o u t S v itly c h n a 's c a s e .
L O N D O N , E n g la n d .— A
g ro u p
of Eng­
lish p s y c h ia tris ts h a v e in itia te d a w id e s p re a d
c a m p a ig n
i n
d e f e n s e
of U krainian
p o e t
Z in o v iy
K ra s iv s k y , a n in m a te in th e V la d i­
m ir P ris o n , a c c o rd in g to " S m o lo s k y p " U IS .
T h e d o c to rs , w o rk in g th ro u g h

th e C o m ­ m itte e A g a in s t P s y c h ia tric A b u s e fo r P o liti­ c a l

P u rp o s e s
(C A P A ),
w ro te
i n
th e
f ir s t
e d itio n
o f
th e ir
b u lle tin ,
" S tra ig h tja c k e t" ,
that after
five years of confinem ent
i n
th e
V lad im ir
p riso n ,
K rasivsky
i s
m e n ta lly
h e a lth y .
"Tragic Poem s"
K rasivsky
w as
d e c la re d
b y
th e
p riso n
d o c to rs
t o
b e
su ffe rin g
fro m
m ild
s c h i­
z o p h re n ia
b e c a u s e
th e y
a lle g e
th a t

d u rin g th e d a y h e is " h a p p y " a n d a t n ig h t h e w rite s "tragic poem s".

C A P A
sa id th a t tw o fo rm e r S o v ie t p o liti­
cal prisoners now
living in th e W est are th e
sources of m uch inform ation
about Krasiv­
s k y .
B o th
V ik to r
F e in b e rg
a n d
V a c la v
S e v ru k
w ere
in c a rc e ra te d
w ith
h im
in
th e
S e rb s k y
P s y c h ia tric A s ly u m .
F e in b e rg
s a id
that Krasivsky

is a n " o u t­ s ta n d in g " p e rs o n . A c c o rd in g to h im , K ra siv ­ sk y is a n a u th o rity o n e th ic s fo r th e in m a te s for the V ladim ir Prison.

H e said that in the confines of the prison,
v io le n t
c o n flic ts
m ay
h a v e
o c c u re d
a s
a
re s u lt o f p e rs o n a lity a n d id e o lo g ic a l c la s h e s ,
b u t K r a s iv s k y 's p r e s e n c e m o llifie d
th e m .
F e in b e rg
s a id
th a t
K rasivsky
b e g a n
a d d re s s in g
e v e ry o n e
by the first nam e and
p a tro n im ic .
Sevruk claim s that K rasivsky was confin­
e d in a n in s a n e a s y lu m
b e c a u s e o f h is ta le n t,
poetry, and
in flu e n c e
o v e r
o th e r
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs.
H e
s a id
th a t
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
F ro n t,
w h ic h
K rasivsky
h e lp e d
o rg a n iz e ,
h a d
m a n y c o n ta c ts a m o n g th e p e o p le .
In
1 9 6 6 ,
m em bers
o f
th e
o rg a n iz a tio n
a tte m p te d
t o
p a rtic ip a te
in a press
c o n fe r­
e n c e in
K ie v o n th e n a tio n a lity
p ro b le m
in
U k ra in e .
W h e n th e y w e re b a rre d fro m
a tte n d a n c e ,
th e y
d is trib u te d
m any
le a fle ts
a b o u t
w hat
th e y
c o n s id e re d
w as the true status of the
n a tio n a lity
q u e s tio n
in

U kraine. K rasivsky was am ong those arrested and sentenced to lo n g p ris o n

term s.
F o u n d e d
in 1 9 7 5
C A P A
is one of the m any

o rg a n iz a tio n s established in the W est to protest the use of p s y c h ia tric

m e d ic in e
a g a in s t
p o litic a l
p ri­
soners. The English branch w as form ed
o n
Septem ber 5, 1975. A
s im ila r o rg a n iz a tio n
exists in
S w itz e rla n d .
B esides
F e in b e rg ,
M aryna
F e in b e rg ,
L e o n id P liu s h c h , N a ta lia H o rb a n e v s k a , a n d
o th e rs
a ls o
a s s is te d
i n
e s ta b lis h in g
th e
o rg a n iz a tio n .
C h ile a n s
C ite ...
(C o n tin u e d
fro m
page 1)
am ong those which also refused
to raise the
q u e s tio n
o f
hum an
rig h ts
i n
U k ra in e .
W illiam

H . B arton, am bassador, said that if O tta w a d id n o t o k a y s u c h a m o v e , h e c o u ld d o n o th in g

a b o u t.
T h e A m e ric a n
a n d
B e lg ia n
U .N . g ro u p s
w ere
a ls o
am ong
th o s e
d e le g a tio n s
w h ic h
d id
n o t
w ant
t o
ta k e
u p
th e
q u e s tio n
o f
hum an
rig h ts in th e U S S R
at th e U .N .
F iv e R e q u e s ts

T h e C h ile a n d e le g a tio n m a d e fiv e s p e c ific requests of the Soviet governm ent. One of th e m

w as based
on a m em orandum
s ig n e d
by M sgr. D r. B asil K ushnir, president of the
W orld
Congress of Free Ukrainians, to the
U .N . S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l.
T he
C h ile a n s
re q u e s te d
th a t
th e

S o v ie t re p ly to " w h e th e r it is p re p a re d to re le a s e th e p rie s ts a n d

d ig n ita rie s
of various
c h u rc h e s
w ho
a re
u n d e r
d e te n tio n ;
t o
re tu rn
th e
children w ho have been separated from
th e ir
p a re n ts fo r re lig io u s re a s o n s to th e ir p a re n ts '
hom es; and
t o
desist from
p e rs e c u tio n
o n

g r o u n d s o f re lig io n , in a c c o r d a n c e w ith th e request m ade to the S ecretary-G eneral of the U n ite d

N a tio n s o n b e h a lf o f th e U k ra in ia n
fa ith fu l
b y
th e
P r e s id e n t
o f
th e
W orld
C ongress
o f
F re e
U krainians, M sgr. Basil
K ushnir, on A pril 2, 1976."
T h e y
a ls o
w ro te
th a t
th e y
w o u ld

" b e p le a s e d " if th e S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t c la rifie s o r re p lie s

to :
u n iv e r s a l
in v e s tig a tio n
a n d
p ro te c tio n
o f
hum an
rig h ts
a n d
o p e n
i t s
fro n tie rs
t o
in te rn a tio n a l

o rg a n iz a tio n s , c e a s in g th e p ra c tic e o f p s y c h ia tric a b u s e o f p o litic a l p ris o n e rs " w h ic h h a s b e e n p u b lic ly d e n o u n c e d

by Pliushch, Bukovsky, Sakha-
ro v , S o lz h e n its y n ,
a n d
m any
o th e rs ;"
p e rm ittin g
re lig io u s
fre e d o m
w ith in
th e
Soviet territory, and
a g re e in g to th e p u b lic
c o n s id e ra tio n
a n d
in v e s tig a tio n
of a cam p-

la in t s ig n e d b y 2 7 ,4 32 w itn e s s e s a n d d e liv e r­ ed to the D irector of the D ivision of H um an R ig h ts .

T he
C h ile a n
d e le g a tio n
p le d g e d
t o
c o n ­
tin u e to
u rg e th e
U .N . and
all its
a f f illia te
o rg a n iz a tio n s
t o
c o n tin u e
t o
s tu d y
th e
hum an
rig h ts s itu ta tio n
a ro u n d
th e w o rld .

T h is p le d g e , th e y s a id , is o n th e b a s is o f " th e o b lig a tio n s in c u m b e n t o n e v e ry o n e b y r e a s o n

o f
th e
v e r y
n a tu re
o f
m an,
th e
p rin c ip le
o f
u n iv e rs a lity
of the
U n ite d
N a tio n s , a n d th e le g a l e q u a lity o f a ll S ta te s ."
A I D e c la r e s 1 9 7 7 Y e a r
O f "Prisoner
O f C o n scien ce"
W A S H IN G T O N , D .C .— A m n e sty
In t e r ­
n a tio n a l
s a id
th a t
b e c a u s e
th e
s ta tu s
o f
hum an
rig h ts
h a s
d e te rio ra te d
a ro u n d
th e
w o rld , th e o rg a n iz a tio n h a s d e c la re d
1977
a s
" In te rn a tio n a l
P r is o n e r
o f
C onscience
Y e a r," a c c o rd in g to
U P I.
A I s a id th a t it in te n d s to la u n c h " a n a ll-
o u t
o ffe n siv e
o n
b e h a lf
o f
hum an
rig h ts
th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld ."
It c l a i m s t h a t t o r t u r e
has becom e "com ­
m o n p ra c tic e " in a b o u t 6 0 c o u n trie s .
W h itn e y
E lls w o rth ,
c h a irm a n
o f
th e
in te rn a tio n a l h u m a n rig h ts g ro u p , sa id th a t
s in c e
1 9 6 1
A I
h a s
b e e n
in s tru m e n ta l
in
fre e in g
s o m e 9 ,0 0 0
prisoners of conscience
a n d
its in flu e n c e
has been growing.
H ow ever,
h e
a d d e d , " th e
hum an
rig h ts
s itu a tio n a ro u n d th e w o rld h a s d e te rio ra te d
a t a n a la rm in g ly
faster rate."
C B 0 B 0 A A |j |S V 0 B 0 D A
У К Р А ЇН С Ь К И Й
Щ
О Д Е Н Н И К
^ H J p
T
U K R A IN IA N
D
A IL S
F O U N D E D 1893
U k ra in ia n
new spaper published
b y th e U k ra in ia n
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U K R A IN IA N
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U N A
M em bers
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19, 1976
C a n a d ia n C o m m itte e R e q u e s ts
Im p le m e n ta tio n o f M u ltic u ltu r a lis m
(B elo w
is the tex t o f a letter fo rw ard ed
by the Ukrainian C anad ian C o mmittee to the H o n. J o hn М
ит о,
C anad a's F ed eral
M inister resp o nsible fo r
mu ltic u ltu ralis m,
in res p o ns e to the S p eec h fro m
the T hro ne, read in the H o u s e o f C o mmo ns
o n
O c to ber 1 2 th. T he letter, d ated N o v ember1 4 ,1 9 7 6 , w as s ig ned by S erg e Rad c hu k, V C C A
P res id ent, andD r. P eter A . K o nd ra,
fo r
the Secretary G eneral).
W e
h a v e
p re v io u s ly
e x p re s s e d
o u r
c o n ­
c e r n
a b o u t
th e
la c k
o f
p ro g re ss
o f
th e
m u ltic u ltu ra l p ro g ra m , p a rtic u la rly
th e
dorm ancy
of the
re c o m m e n d a tio n s
of the
C a n a d ia n
C o n s u lta tiv e
C o u n c il o n
M u lti­
c u ltu ra lis m . O u r c o n c e rn
h a s b e e n in te n s i­
f ie d
by the speech from
the throne, read in
th e
H ouse
o f
C om m ons
o n
O c to b e r
1 2 ,

1 9 7 6 , w h ic h c o m p le te ly o m its a n y re fe re n c e to th e m u ltic u ltu ra l p o lic y p ro c la im e d b y th e G overnm ent on O ctober 8, 1971.

O n the one hand, the throne speech states th a t re c o g n itio n o f th e d iv e rs ity o f C a n a d a , in c lu d in g

la n g u a g e s
a n d
c u ltu re , is
fu n d a ­
m e n ta l toju s tic e . O n th e o th e r h a n d , th e re is
n o
in d ic a tio n

w hat provisions exist or are p la n n e d to m a in ta in th e p rin c ip le s o f ju s tic e in such diversity.

In f a c t , t h e s p e e c h f r o m
the throne states
t o
th e
c o n tra ry
th a t
" th e
p o lic y
is o n e
o f
fa irn e s s
a n d
re a s o n a b le n e s s
to w a rd s

th e p e o p le s p e a k in g th e tw o o ffic ia l la n g u a g e s o f Canada; and

it m u s t b e m a in ta in e d
i n
th e
in te re s t
o f
ju s tic e
a n d
o f
th e
u n ity
o f
Canada", and
th a t " th e
G overnm ent
i s
c o n v in c e d
th a t
a
g re a t m a jo rity
o f
C ana­
d ia n s a re d e d ic a te d
to th e s tre n g th e n in g o f
bonds am ong
C a n a d ia n s s p e a k in g o u r tw o
o ffic ia l
la n g u a g e s
a n d
b e lo n g in g
t o
o u r
m a n y d iffe re n t
c u ltu r e s " .

W e c o n c u r w ith th e G o v e rn m e n t's e m p h a ­ sis o n th e im p o rta n c e o f n a tio n a l u n ity , b u t w e b e lie v e th a t s u c h u n ity c a n n o t b e a tta in e d b y e x c lu d in g a la rg e s e g m e n t o f C a n a d ia n s s p e a k in g

m any
o th e r th a n
the tw o
o ffic ia l
la n g u a g e s .
Therefore, the proposed
p o lic y is n o t " in
th e
in te re s t
of justice
a n d
of the
u n ity
o f
C anada" because the Throne Speech states
th a t C a n a d a is a d iv e rse c o u n try .
" U n ity c a n re s u lt o n ly fro m
a re c o g n itio n
o f
th a t
d iv e rs ity ,
a n d
not any
a tte m p t
t o
im p o s e
rig id
u n ifo rm ity .
IN
m atters
o f
la n g u a g e
a n d
c u liu re .
t l
is
im p o rta n t
t o
re c o g n iz e
th e
p e rs o n a lity
o f
th e
v a rio u s
p a rts o f th e c o u n try w ith o u t d e p a rtin g fro m
th e
fundam ental
p rin c ip le s
of justice
a n d
g e n e ro s ity ,
w h ic h
s h o u ld
a p p ly
e v e r y ­
w here".
W e share the
G o v e rn m e n t's
c o n c e rn
fo r
th e p ro b le m s re la te d
to b ilin g u a lis m
as we
s u p p o r t th e p rin c ip le s o f tw o o ffic ia l la n g u ­
a g e s
a s
w o rk in g
la n g u a g e s
i n
th e
F e d e ra l
G o v e rn m e n t.
H o w e v e r, k e e p in g in m in d th a t th e
O ffi­
c ia l L a n g u a g e s
A c t p ro v id e s th a t " E n g lis h
a n d
F r e n c h
la n g u a g e s
a re
th e

O fficial languages of C anada for all purposes of the P a rlia m e n t

a n d
G overnm ent
o f
C anada"
a n d
" a ll in s titu tio n s o f th e P a rlia m e n t a n d
G overnm ent
o f C a n a d a " , o n ly , a n d
t o
th e

extent that this is practical and necessary in a n y p a rtic u la r re g io n , a s s tip u la te d in se v e ra l s e c tio n s

a n d
s u b s e c tio n s
o f
th e
A c t, a n d
k e e p in g
in
m ind
th a t
e d u c a tio n
is
u n d e r
p ro v in c ia l ju ris d ic tio n ,
we, therefore, sup­
p o rt
th e
p rin c ip le
of the
F e d e ra l
G overn­
m ent
p ro v id in g
fin a n c ia l
a s s is ta n c e
t o
th e
p ro v in c e
fo r
th e
te a c h in g
o f
o ffic ia l
a n d
other, languages,
in
a c c o rd a n c e
w ith
th e
c h o ic e
o f
th e
p ro v in c e s ,
g u id e d
b y
lo c a l
n e e d s .

If , a s s t a t e d i n t h e t h r o n e s p e e c h , r e c o g n i ­ tio n o f C a n a d ia n d iv e rs ity , in c lu d in g la n g u ­ a g e

a n d
c u ltu re , is fu n d a m e n ta l
t o
th e
p rin c ip le s
of justice
a n d
if
" n o
c itiz e n
o r

g r o u p o f c itiz e n s is o th e r th a n C a n a d ia n a n d a il s h o u ld b e tre a te d fa irly " , a s s ta te d in th e announcem ent

o f th e m u ltic u ltu ra l p o lic y ,
th e n
o ffic ia l
b ilin g u a lis m
is
p ra c tic a l
a n d
a c c e p ta b le
t o
th e
m ajo rity
o f
C a n a d ia n s
o n ly
a lo n g s id e
o f
a
v ia b le
m u ltic u ltu ra l
p ro g ra m .
F u rth e rm o re , if m u ltic u ltu ra lis m d o e s n o t
th riv e a n d
C a n a d ia n s , o th e r th a n
those of
F re n c h a n d A n g lo -C e ltic o rig in s , a re fo rc e d
t o
c h o o s e
b e tw e e n
tw o
m eltin g
p o ts , th e y
w ill
c h o o s e
th e
E n g lis h
la n g u a g e
w h ic h
w o u ld
u ltim a te ly
le a d
t o
a s in g le la n g u a g e
a n d c u ltu re , th e re b y th re a te n in g th e su rv iv a l
o f
th e
F r e n c h
la n g u a g e
a n d
c u ltu re
i n
C anada.
In v i e w o f t h e a b o v e n a m e d o m i s s i o n s a n d
a m b ig u itie s
in
th e
T h ro n e
S p e e c h
a n d
th e
u n c e rta in
s ta te
o f
th e
m u ltic u ltu ra l
p ro ­
g ra m , w e a p p e a l to y o u , M r. M in is te r, a n d
th ro u g h
y o u
to th e C a n a d ia n

G o v e rn m e n t, to re-affirm , in the H ouse of C om m ons or at s u c h

o th e r
s u ita b le
n a tio n a l
fo ru m ,
th e

c o n tin u a tio n a n d e x o a n s io n o f th e m u ltic u l­ tu r a l p o lic y in c lu d in g th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f th e

re c o m m e n d a tio n s
of the
C a n a d ia n
C o n s u lta tiv e
C o u n c il o n
M u ltic u ltu ra lis m .
This requires:
a .
a d e q u a te
s ta f f in g
t o
a d m in is te r
th e
m u ltic u ltu ra l
p ro g ra m
in c lu d in g
a n

a s s is ­ ta n t D e p u ty M in is te r in c h a rg e o f m u ltic u l­ t u r a l i s m

to c o o rd in a te th e p ro g ra m ;
b .
in c re a s e d
b u d g e t
a llo w a n c e
fo r
th e
m ulticultural program , especially for assist­
a n c e
in te a c h in g
n o n -o ffic ia l
la n g u a g e s
(re c o m m e n d a tio n
no. I of the C C C M ); and
c . in v o lv e m e n t
o f
th e
C B C
ra d io
a n d
te le v is io n
i n
th e
im p le m e n ta tio n
of the
m u ltic u ltu ra l
p o lic y
in c lu d in g
th e
b ro a d ­
c a s tin g
o f
m u ltic u ltu ra l
a n d
m u ltilin g u ;
p ro g ra m s
w h ic h
a re
n o w
lim ited
t o
tw o
u n o ffic ia l la n g u a g e s , i.e . In u it a n d C a n a d ia n
In d ia n .
D r.
R o m a n kiw
E le c t e d
P resid en t o f
W o rld
P la s t
C a n a d ia n
F o lk A rts
C o u n c il
S tre n g th e n s
Q uebec
T ie s
K E R H O N K S O N ,
N .Y .— D r.
L ubom yr
R om ankiw , a scientist by profession and an
e n e rg e tic
c o m m u n ity
activist, w as
e le c te d
president of the Suprem e Plast "B ulava" at
the seventh
C onference
o f U k ra in ia n
P la s t
O rg a n iz a tio n s
h e ld
h e r e
a t
S o y u z iv k a
D ecem ber 4-5.
In
h is c o m m u n ity
w o rk , D r. R o m a n k iw
was also
in s tru m e n ta l in
e s ta b lis h in g
a
U k ra in ia n
c o u r s e
a t
M ercy
C o lle g e
i n
D o b b s F e rry , N .Y ., tw o y e a rs a g o .
The conference
c o n s titu te s a w o rld -w id e
c o o rd in a tin g
b o d y
fo r
a ll
P la s t
o rg a n iz a ­
tio n s .
D e le g a te s
fro m
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s ,
C a n a d a , E n g la n d , G e rm a n y , A u s tra lia a n d
A rg e n tin a to o k p a rt in th e d e lib e ra tio n s .
J o in in g
D r. R o m a n k iw
o n th e e x e c u tiv e
b o a rd
a r e :
Jaroslaw a
R ubel
a n d
G eorge
B ohachevsky,
v ic e -p re s id e n ts ,
V ic to r
J a -
w orsky, general secretary; N icholas
W asy-
ly k , fin a n c ia l c h a irm a n , a n d T . S a m o tu lo k ,
B . S irsk y a n d L u b a K ru p a , re p re s e n tin g th e
s e n io r, a d u lt a n d y o u th
Plast groups.
A
panel on
"T he
C u rre n t
S ta tu s o f th e
U k ra in ia n
C o m m u n ity
w ith
Eyes Tow ards
th e
Future" was held
i n
the course of the
c o n fe re n c e .
A tty .
A d rian
S ly w o ts k y
m o d e ra te d
th e
p a n e l
w h ic h
c o n s is te d
o f
D r.
M yroslaw
Prokop and
D r . Iv a n
H o lo w in s k y . D is c u s ­
s a n ts
w ere
D ora
H orbachevsky,
B ohdan
K lo s, R o m a n P ro c y k , a n d S o n ia S lo b o d ia n .
The participants also heard an address by
D r. Yurij Starosolsky, Chief Plastun.
The assem blage concluded after adopting
c e rta in b y -la w
changes and
re s o lu tio n s .
T he
c o n f e r e n c e
w as
c o n d u c te d
b y
a
p re s id iu m
c h a ire d
by W asyl Janiw sky.
C o n trib u tio n s F lo w to U C C A F u n d
T O R O N T O , O n t.-T h e
C a n a d ia n
F o lk

A rts C o u n c il (L e C o n s e il C a n a d ia n d e s A rts P o p u la ire s ), a C a n a d a -w id e c u ltu ra l o rg a n i­ z a tio n

c o o rd in a tin g
fo lk lo ric
p e rfo rm in g
a n d
visual arts, voted
u n a n im o u s ly
at its

a n n u a l m e e tin g in T o r o n to th is w e e k e n d to a lig n its e lf d ire c tly w ith Q u e b e c 's C o n fe d e r­ a tio n

d e s
L o isirs
d u
Q uebec.
R epresenta­
tiv e s
o f
th e
C o n fe d e ra tio n s
a tte n d e d
th e
m e e tin g .

T he C F A C /C C A P represents 60 folk arts council across C anada, w hile the C onfedera­ tio n re p re s e n ts 32 p ro v in c e -w id e fe d e ra tio n s i n

v a rio u s
d is c ip lin e s
of the
Q uebec
com ­
m unity arts.
K e y n o te
s p e a k e r
at the
m e e tin g , M u lti­
c u ltu ra l
M in ister,
J o h n
M u n ro ,
r e f e r r e d
d ire c tly
t o
th e
Q uebec
e le c tio n s
a n d

to ld d e le g a te s th a t " C a n a d a is d e a lin g in a w o rld th a t

is
in c re a s in g ly
in te r-c o n n e c te d .
It
is
o n ly
to g e th e r
th a t
w e
h a v e
th e
c lo u t
t o
c o m p e te a n d
m ake an
im p a c t."
D e lib e ra tio n s w h ic h
b e g a n in N o v e m b e r
w ith
th e
C o n fe d e ra tio n
d e s
L o isirs
d u
Q u e b e c w ill b e c o n tin u e d
to d e c id e o n th e
p ro c e d u ra l
fram ew o rk
o f
p a rtic ip a tio n
in
C F A C /C C A P
n a tio n a l a c tiv itie s .
Sen. Paul Y uzyk, re-elected
c h a irm a n
o f
th e
c u ltu ra l
c o u n c il,
w h ic h

r e p r e s e n ts anglophone and francophone sectors of the traditional arts in

10 p ro v in c e s , lik e n e d th e
step to a "m arriage in which both
p a rtn e rs
a g re e
o n
th e
c o n d itio n s
fo r
a
u n io n
th a t
a u g u rs fo r a b e tte r fu tu re ."
E xecutive D irector of the C F A C /C C A P ,
L e o n
K ossar,
o f
T o ro n to ,
n o te d
th a t
th e

d e c is io n w a s " a s ig n ific a n t m o v e to w a r d s a stronger sharing, and interchange, of C ana­ da's cultural resources."

T he
m a jo r
C F A C /C C A P
p ro g ra m
i n
1 9 7 6 w a s t h e c o o r d i n a t i n g o f 1 ,0 0 0 p e r f o r m ­
e rs
fro m
9
p ro v in c e s
a n d
th e
N orthw est
Territories, w ith
a n o th e r
1 ,0 0 0
p erfo rm ers
fro m
every part of Q uebec, in the C anadian
F o lk
A rts
F e s tiv a l,
a n
o ffic ia l
M o n tre a l
O ly m p ic s
p ro g ra m .
It
w as
e n jo y e d
b y
a u d ie n c e s , w h ic h to ta lle d
o v e r 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 4 )
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y .(U C C A
S p e c ia l).-B y
D ecem ber
1 5 th ,
th e
c o lle c tio n
fo r

th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l F u n d re a c h e d a to ta l o f 5 8 7 ,330 .

It re m a in s o n ly fo u r w e e k s to th e te rm in a ­ tio n o f th e1 9 7 6 fu n d d riv e , a n d th e m o n th o f D ecem ber has alw ays been one of the m ost y ie ld in g

in th e c a m p a ig n .
T h e re a re 16 U C C A

branches w hich sent 5 1 ,0 0 0 b y D e c e m b e r 1 5 th , n a m e ly , th o s e in N e w a rk -Irv in g to n ,

R ochester,
B u ffa lo ,
P h ila d e lp h ia ,
H artfo rd ,

P a s s a ic -C lifto n , N ew H aven, C leveland, Jersey C ity, Y oung- stow n, B oston, C hicago, L orain, N ew Y ork, S y ra c u s e

a n d
W illim a n tic . T h e
la s t
th re e
U C C A
b ra n c h e s re m itte d
th e fo llo w in g :
N ew
Y ork"51,120
(c h a irm a n
D r. V olo-
dym yr
Saw chak,
c o lle c to rs
L ev
P ry s h la k
a n d
M y k o la
C hom anczuk; Syracuse, N .Y .
-5 1 ,34 0
(c h a irm a n
D r. Sviatoslav
K lufas,
c o lle c to r M . W e ly c h ); W illim a n tic , C o n n . -
S1 ,32 0
(c h a irm a n
I. Z d y r k o , c o l l e c t o r
M .
P le s h ) .
C o n trib u tio n s fro m
o th e r U C C A
b ra n c h ­
es are as follow s:
W a s h in g to n ,
D .C .— 5 6 0 0
(c h a irm a n
G .
N esterchuk, collector B . D em chyshyn);
O m aha, N e b .-5 5 1 0
(c h a irm a n

O . P ro - dyw us, collector M . D epa); N ew B runsw ick, N .J.—5 31 5

(c h a irm a n
M . J a c u s , c o lle c to r
M . M o s to v y ); W ilm in g to n ,
D e l.-5 2 9 0
(c h a irm a n D r . O . S lu z a r, c o lle c to rI . K n y h y -
n y tsk y );
M iam i,
F la .-5 2 5 0
(c h a irm a n
V o lo d y m y r
C h o m ia k , c o lle c to r A n tin
U h-
l a r ) ; A lle n to w n , P a . - 5 2 2 5
( c o l l e c t o r I.
Fedorak, chairm an
D r. A . K ipa); C am den,
N .J .— 5 1 2 5
(c h a irm a n
M .
Rom ach); Bos­
ton, M ass.— 5115
(c h a irm a n
K. Husak,
c o lle c to r S . K a ik o ).

P a rra lle l to c o lle c tio n s s e n t b y th e U C C A b ra n c h e s , in d iv id u a l d o n a tio n s k e e p c o m in g in as well. A m ong the donors is M rs. Vera S te tk e v ic h -S ta n g l,

(F lo rid a )
w ho
d o n a te d
5 1 ,0 0 0 in
m em ory
of her late father.P ro f.
J o s e p h
S te tk e v ic h .
D o n a tin g
5 1 0 0
e a c h
w ere: League
o f
U krainian Savings B anks, C hicago; B ohdan
C h o m iu k ,
N ew
Y o rk ,
N .Y .;
M y k h a ilo
M o r o z , R o c k v ille , C o n n .; Ire n e a n d
V alery
K ost
(V irg in ia),
D r.
Y aroslav
O cheretko,
N ew
Y ork, N .Y . and
T. К о р к а , (Florida),
a n d
R om an
H ew ko
(P h ila d e lp h ia ,
P a. -
3 .)
(C o n tin u e d
on page 14)
C a n a d ia n S h e v c h e n k o F o u n d a tio n
A w a r d s O v e r S 4 1 .0 0 0 In G ra n ts
W IN N IP E G ,
M an.
-
T he

e x e c u tiv e b o a rd o f th e S h e v c h e n k o F o u n d a tio n , a t its m eeting W ednesday, D ecem ber1 , approved 3 0

g ra n ts
to ta llin g
5 4 1 ,9 5 0
t o

v a rio u s U k ra in ia n o rg a n iz a tio n s w h ic h fo ste r U k ra ­ inian culture in

C anada.
T h e s e
aw ards,
to g e th e r
w ith
th e

n in e approved last M ay, raise the total num ber of grants issued by the foundation in 1976-77 to 5 5 3,9 5 0 .

S in c e th e f o u n d a tio n 's
e s ta b lis h m e n t,
5 2 1 9 ,5 35
h a s
b e e n
aw arded
t o
v a rio u s
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
o rg a n iz a tio n s .
A m o n g th e o rg a n iz a tio n s to re c e iv e fu n d s
th is
y e a r
w ere
all the
U k ra in ia n

w e e k lie s p u b lis h e d in C a n a d a , a s w e ll a s S t. A n d r e w 's C o lle g e a t th e

U n iv e rs ity o f M a n ito b a , th e
U k ra in ia n
C u ltu ra l O se re d o k
in W in n ip e g ,
a n d
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
W o m e n 's
L e a g u e o f C a n a d a 's m u s e u m
in S a s k a t o o n .
A lso re c e iv in g g ra n ts w e re : th e U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C o m m itte e
e x e c u tiv e
b o a rd , th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
W o m e n 's
L e a g u e
o f
C anada
e x e c u tiv e
b o a r d ,
th e
T o ro n to
b ra n c h
o f th e S h e v c h e n k o S c ie n tific S o c ie ­
ty , th e
T h u n d e r
B ay
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C o m m itte e
branch, the "Zahrava"
D ram a
E nsem ble
fro m
T o ro n to ,
th e

"B aturyn" orchestra, the "D nipro" chorus, the "K aly- na" dancers, D r. M . M andryka. and others.

A d d itio n a l a p p lic a tio n s fo r g ra n ts re c e iv ­
e d
th is
y e a r
w ill
b e
re v ie w e d
at the
n e x t
m e e tin g
o f th e e x e c u tiv e b o a r d
in J a n u a r y
1 9 7 7 .
T he
1 9 7 6 -7 7 S h e v c h e n k o
F o u n d a tio n
e x e c u tiv e b o a rd

c o n s i s t s o f : D r . I. H l y n k a , p re s id e n t; D r. J . B a rw in sk y , v ic e -p re s id e n t: G .

H v o z d u ly c h ,
s e c r e ta r y - tr e a s u r e r ;
a n d
J u d g e
l.P .
S o lo m o n ,
W . Deneka, A. M e-
In y k , a n d
M aria

M andziuk, m em bers. T he a u d itin g b o a rd in c lu d e s: M a ira W a w ry k o w . c h a ir w o m a n . S e n . P a u l Y u /.y k . v ic e -c h a ir­ m an; Luba

Chaykow sky, secretary: and
S ..
Jankow sky
a n d
A .I.
Y arem ovych,
m em ­
b e r s .

The Ukrainian Weekly 1976-49

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