The Ukrainian Weekly 1981
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СВ ОБОДАХ SvOBODA Ж УИРАШСЬКИИ щодінник ^чдрУ икЯАІМІЛНОЛІН І Ukrainian Weekly І -ХЛ PUBLISHED BY І HE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC.. A ERATERNAI NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION U" voi LXXXVII No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, i98i 2^centgg і -– D.C. events mark 5th anniversary of Ukrainian Helsinki Group WASHINGTON - A demonstra– tion in front of the Soviet Embassy, a special order of the House of Represen– tatives and a congressional reception all marked a daylong commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the formation of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group held in the nation's capital on November 17. in addition, the day before, three former Ukrainian dissidents and mem– bers of the Kiev-based group — Gen. Petro Grigorenko, Nina Strokata– Karavansky and volodymyr Malyn– kovych - joined attorney Myroslaw Smorodsky in testifying before a special hearing of the Congressional Commit– tee on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) concerning the Ukrai– nian Helsinki Groupandhuman-rights in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Group was founded in 1976 by author Mykola Rudenko, Oleksa Tykhy and eight other Ukrainian rights activists to monitor compliance with the 1975 Helsinki agreements on human-rights and European security. Gen. Petro Grigorenko addresses guests at the reception held in Washington in observance of the fifth anniversary of the Some 60 demonstrators passed out Ukrainian Helsinki Group. flyers in front of the Soviet Embassy cials said that the building was closed Ukrainian group and to commemorate House, Rep. Dougherty paid tribute to condemning the Soviets for their fla– for the day. its deeds. the 37 members of the Ukrainian Hel– grant violations of the Helsinki Final in the letter, Rep. Dougherty, a The demonstration, which ended sinki Group and scored the Soviet Act and for actions against the 37 member of the Ad Hoc Congressional with the singing of "Ne Рога" and the Union for its "inhumane treatment of members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Committee on the Baltic States and Ukrainian national anthem, was or– Ukrainian citizens." Group. Ukraine, expressed Congress's concern ganized by the Philadelphia-based Speaking about the fate of Mr. Steve Lodge, an assistant to Pennsyl– "for the welfare of the men and women Ukrainian Human Rights Committee. Rudenko, currently serving a seven- vania Rep. Charles Dougherty, at– of the Ukrainian Helsinki group." year prison term, and his wife Raisa, tempted to deliver a letter from the The letter also informed the Soviet Special order who this year was sentenced to 10 years' congressman to Soviet Ambassador ambassador about the special order of Anatoly Dobrynin, but embassy offi– the House to address the fate of the During the special order of the (Continued on page 3) delegate; University of Minnesota, 47 Zwarycz and Andrij Priatka; SUSTA holds 19th congress members, four delegates; Syracuse Financial: Lesia Kotliar, Mr. Kobasa University, 31 members, three dele- and Mr. Kocur. by Roma Sochan Hadzewycz Zaryckyj (NYU), educational director; gates; St. John's University, 47 mem– The session following a brief lunch and Natalka iwanchuk, (Hunter Col– bers, four delegates; Rhode island, 12 break was devoted to the 60th anniver– KERHONKSON, NY. - Ronya lege), public relations director. members, one delegate; Manor Junior sary of the founding of the underground Stojko-Lozynskyj, a graduate student The auditing committee consists of: College, 32 members, two delegates; Ukrainian university in Lviv. The at New York University, was re-elected iwan Prynada (immediate past presi– Binghamton^ Johnson City, N.Y., 26 keynote speaker of the session was Prof. president of SUSTA, the Federation of dent), chairman; and John Leshchuk members, one delegate; and Buffalo, 27 Wolodymyr Stojko of Manhattan Col– Ukrainian Student Organizations in (Cooper Union) and Askold Kobasa members, one delegate. lege. America, at the federation's 19th bien– (Fordham University), members. The SUSTA congress was officially in his account of the history of the nial congress held here at the Soyuzivka Arbitration board members are vic– convened at noontime Saturday. After underground university, Prof. UNA estate during the November21-22 tor Potapenko (TUSM Detroit), George opening remarks by the outgoing SUSTA Stojko noted that the existence of the weekend. Hryshchyshyn (Buffalo) and George president, Ms. Stojko-Lozynskyj, the university in 1921-25 was a unique Fifty-six delegates representing 17 Golub (University of Minnesota). Rev. Bohdan volosin, the local Ukrai– phenomenon in world history, which students clubs from throughout the The following hromadas were repre– nian Catholic pastor, delivered an testified to the dedication of both its United States and some 35 guests sented at the congress: Barnard College^ invocation. students and faculty, and had the attended the congress. Columbia University, with 32 registered A presidium consisting of ihor broadest-based support of the Ukrai– Elected to serve on the executive members, sent two delegates to the Zwarycz, chairman, Marko Gudziak, nian populace. board along with Ms. Stojko-Lozyn– SUSTA congress; Wayne State Univer– vice chairman; Natalia Krawciw and Prof. Stojko advised the SUSTA skyj for 1981-83 were: Michael Mulyk sity, 30 members, one delegate; TUSM Mr. Golub, secretaries, was elected to members to never forget the legacy of (New York University), executive vice (the Ukrainian Students Association of conduct the congress. the underground Ukrainian university, president; Bohdan Besaha (Temple Mykola Michnowsky), 372 members, Also elected during the opening i.e. the importance of an independent University), vice president-East; Mark 19 delegates; NYU, 48 members, five session were the following committees: Ukrainian scholarly institution. Fedorak (Wayne State University), vice delegates; Rutgers University-Newark, verifications: Mykola Hryckowian, SUSTA business sessions continued president-Midwest; Nadia Chowhan 81 members, three delegates; Rutgers– Marianna Hatala and volodymyr Sy– that afternoon with reports of the (University of Minnesota), vice presi– New Brunswick, 33 members, three dor; outgoing executive board members and dent-West; Olenka Oleshchuk (Fair– delegates; Hunter College, 38 members, Nominations: Messrs. Fedorak, Lesh– discussions of the reports. leigh Dickinson University), secretary; two delegates; University of Connecti– chuk and Besaha; Ms. Stojko-Lozynskyj reported that, Michael Kocur (NYU), treasurer; Na– cut, 20 members, two delegates; Temple Statutes: Ms. Mycio-Zaryckyj, Ju– for all practical purposes, the executive talka Cherney (Hunter College), special University, 33 members, two delegates; lianna Ratych and Miss Chowhan; assignments director; Mary Mycio– Cooper Union, seven members, one Resolutions: Miss Cherney, Roman (Continued on page 11) 2^^^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29,1981 Nojg Solidarity congress speaks out Over 100 U.S. congressmen, senators on Poland's national question score persecution of Helsinki group by Or. Roman Solchanyk by the last international congress of WASHINGTON - Over 100 u.s rent unwillingness to honor the terms of their co-nationals, the council requested representatives arid senators from 31 the act, as demonstrated by the impri– - The radical changes that have taken that the proposal be examined by the states recently joined Rep. Millicent sonment and exile of many of the place in Poland since the emergence of Sejm in the hope of finding a solution to Fenwick (R-N.J.) as co-signers of a members of this group. 5 the independent trade union Solidarity "a tragic situation." letter to Soviet Ambassador Anatoly "We have attached a list of the have made it possible for many pro– Equally important as the initiatives Dobrynin protesting Soviet persecution members of the Ukrainian Public Group blems that were officially considered undertaken by the minorities themselves of the Ukrainian Public Group to Pro- to Promote implementation of the "non-existent" or "solved" to surface has been the willingness of the Polish mote the implementation of the Helsinki Helsinki Accords for your considera– once again. One such problem is that of press, both official and unofficial, to Accords (also known as the Ukrainian tion. We urgently request the release of 1 Poland's national minorities. provide a forum for discussion of Helsinki Monitoring Group). these Soviet citizens, and ask that you Soon after Solidarity was establish– nationality relations in Poland from a By stressing the fact that all 37 convey to Chairman Brezhnev our deep ed as a force to be reckoned with, the historical standpoint not restricted to members of the Ukrainian Helsinki concern about their welfare." two largest non-Polish groups' — U– the period since World War H. During Group are either imprisoned or in exile, The following congressmen have co- krainians and Byelorussians — began to the past year several respected news- the co-signers are thus exerting pressure signed Rep. Fenwick's letter to Soviet petition to Polish Party Communist papers, including Polityka, Kultura, on Soviet officials through this letter to ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. Party and government for improve– and Tygodnik Powszechny, have open– bring about the group members' release, New York: Joseph P. Addabbo (D), ments in various areas governing the ed their pages to a critical re-examina– noted Americans for Human Rights in Mario Biaggi (D), Thomas J. Downey cultural affairs to these two minorities. tion of nationality problems, focusing Ukraine.