SO cenls CANADA'S NEWSPAPER FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS W'a> 1. --.," .0^ P's and B's meef / Ottawa Dana Boyko National Unity in the 80s The Ukrainian Professional ethnic origin, are guaranteed. A argued that a provision for of Rights is a good document for Ukrainians, the Ukrainian and Business Federation Charter of Rights, therefore, minority language bilingual with regard to individual rights, Canadian community must take (UCPBF) held its biennial con- would aid in promoting mul- education including languages but terrible with respect to an active stance in the cause of vention in Ottawa's Skyline ticulturalism in Canada. other than English or French, group rights. Consequently, human rights for other ethnic Hotel over the Victoria Day In addition, Tarnopolsky where viable, should be en- "the Ukrainian community as a minorities in Canada. weekend. Hosted by the Ottawa argued that Ukrainians should trenched in the constitution. group should be against the Regarding the question of Ukrainian Professional and welcome section 23 of the Roman Herchuk from Van- whole exercise." guarantees for ethnocultural Business Association, the con- proposed constitution couver spoke about the human Walter Kolanitch spoke groups, Tarnopolsky asserted vention consisted of two parts: guaranteeing minority rights' situation in British about the situation in Quebec. that it is much easier to defend Saturday was devoted to a language education rights for Columbia. In essence, Herchuk The Ukrainian community in individual rights than group symposium entitled "National the French, wherever numbers stated, people lack knowledge Montreal consts of 22,000 peo- rights. The courts will not Unity in the 1980's", while the warrant, if the French- about human rights. This is due ple, 5,000 of whom are active continually enforce group national convention of the Canadians get these rights, it mainly to a flood of misinforma- participants in community rights and the most effective UCPBF took place on Sunday. will be easier to pressure the tion put forth by the -media, events. The community virtually way of promoting mul- columnists, exists on its own resources, Saturday's symposium individual prov n a I newspaper com- ticulturalism is to have section began with welcoming ad- governments to provide these munity leaders and schools. In with no provincial support. On 27 entrenched in the constitu- dresses from Walter Zyla, the rights to other minority British Columbia, the promo- the other hand, other minority tion. Quoting Gordon president of the host club and language groups. tion of human rights would have groups have approached the Fairweather, who stated that Laurence Decore, the president Regional perspectives on to begin with a campaign of Quebec government and have "the enemy of the good is of the federation. these questions were provided information. established bilingual schools. perfection," Tarnopolsky The keynote address for by a panel of five speakers from "Kitchener-Waterloo is an For example, the Greek and argued that we have to look at the symposium was delivered various parts of the country. area that did suffer from dis- Lebanese communities have the matter of the Charter in by Walter Tarnopolsky, who First, Manoly Lupul from Ed- crimination during World War succeeded in setting up practical terms. We will have focused on the need for an monton spoke about the issue I," stated Robert Karpiak, the bilingual French/Greek or either this Charter or nothinq at entrenched Charter of Rights in of racism among Canadians of UCPBF representative of south- French/ Lebanese schools. all. the Canadian constitution. Tar- Ukrainian descent. Although western Ontario. In- fact, the These schools are producing a This panel discussion was nopolsky began with the earlier immigrations of discrimination at this time was new generation of Quebecois followed by a luncheon. Ontario prerrfise that everyone is talking Ukrainians to Canada en- so intense that the town of who are comfortable in French MPP Yuri Shymko delivered about unity; yet definitions of countered blatant prejudice, Berlin was renamed Kitchener. as well as their maternal greetings from Premier Bill unity differ greatly, depending many Canadians of Ukrainian This area has recovered well language. Consequently. Davis. Alberta MLA and on one's perceptions of the descent tend to exhibit this from this period of discrimina- Quebec nationalism will not be Minister of Consumer and Cor- community. For some, the at- same kind of racism against tion; in fact, the area now frightening to them. porate Affairs, Julian Koziak, taignment of unity would newer immigrants from other flaunts its German identity. The Walter Tarnopolsky, in delivered the keynote address; necessitate denying the cuitu ral ethnic groups. It is incumbent two-week long Oktoberfest replying to the panel's remarks, it consisted in essence, of heritage of some Canadians. upon Ukrainian Canadians, as festival is a prime example of stressed a number of points. On another provincial volley in the Tarnopolsky cited numerous a prominent ethnic minority this. As well, there is some the question of ethnic dis- endless federal-provincial con- examples throughout Canadian group, to assume a leading role interest in language retention crimination, he emphasized stitutional battle. history where discrimination on in the ffght against discrimina- and minority languages. A that unless Ukrainian The afternoon session the basis of ethnicity had taken tion of all ethnic groups. proposal to establish a mul- Oanadians stand up for the chaired by Professor Bohdan place. The implementation of a On the question of minority ticultural centre at the Universi- rights of others when they are full policy of multiculturalism, language education rights, ty of Waterloo is presently being being discriminated against, no maintains Tarnopolsky, will not Lupul disagreed with Tar- considered. one will take our problems (Unity cont'd page 11) be possible until the rightsof all nopolsky's position on the Jurij Darewych from seriously. In order to promote individuals, whatever their desirability of Section 23. Lupul Toronto argued that the Charter effectively the cause of rights A. Vachnianyn's 19th century opera Boris Dmytrovych Kupalo Premieres in Edmonton "It's so unique and spec- dynamic directorship of "sponsor parties" — consisting tacular for the Ukrainian com- maestro Wolodomyr Kolesnyk of cocktail parties at the homes munity to try to stage in Dnipro's production of the of well-known figures in the something like this. I just had to opera. Ukrainian community. Other be a part of it." Kupalo is the work of well-known members of the Anatole Vachnianyn (1841- Ukrainian community were in- Kupalo, the 17th century 1908), who not only composed vited to these parties in the hope foikloric opera of romance, war the music for the opera but also that they would contribute and politics, was performed in wrote the libretto, generously towards the opera. Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium demonstrating his versatility in The results speak for on June 18 and 19, for only the the process. Vachnianyn's themselves. All told, the seven third time in its history, A classic achievements in nineteenth parties raised $32,000. opera composed by Anotole centu ry weste rn U an Other fundraising activities Vachnianyn, Kupalo had society were nothing short of included a Kupalo fashion previously been staged at the legendary. He helped to found show, produced by the weli- Kharkiv State Theatre of Opera the Hromada and Sich student known Edmonton radio per- and Ballet in 1928 and in Toron- societies in Western Ukraine sonality Roman Onufrijchuk, as to in June 1979. and initiated the formation of and Kozaky, and of course an bearing his daughter. Maxim well as an Opera Ball and a Gala The Edmonton production the famous Prosvita society of unexpected twist of fate. adopted the child and named Celebration after the perfor- of Kupalo was initiated in the reading hails, cultural centres The opera beings as her Odarka. mance. Private donations late summer of 1980 by and libraries in Ukraine. Odarka (the village girl) falls in At this point, the Kozaky totalled in excess of $15,000 to members of the Dnipro Ensem- Prosvita had a huge impact on love with Stepan (the Kozak attack, led by Stepan. Following which Mr. Conway commented, ble, with the capable help of the first immigrants to Canada captain). Later, Odarka and the the battle, Odarka and Stepan "The Edmonton Ukrainian com- Wolodomyr Kolesnyk, former and the U.S., where it was other villagers are taken captive are reunited and Omar and munity has to be congratulated artistic director of the Kiev State among the first Ukrainian by the Tatary. Their leader, Maxim establish peace between for its extreme generosity. Opera. Orest Yusypchuk, the organizations established in the Omar, wants Odarka to be his themselves. Everyone sings to They've reacted very positive- Dnipro ensemble's president, New World. Vachnianyn's love since Odarka reminds him the young couple's happiness. ly." and Maria Dytyniak can be varied career also saw him of his long lost wife, Fatima. In The administrative end of When asked about the credited as the driving force organize and lead the first return for Odarka's love, Omar Kupalo was a massive task, but significance of Kupalo, Mr. behind the organization of the Ukrainian musical and choral promises to spare the other Gordon Conway handled the Conway stated that the opera opera; both worked countless society, Tor ban. He also captives. Odarka at first agrees difficulties with great skill as helped to raise the status of the hours to prepare Dnipro's more published Kobzar, a collection but later, after much delibera- head of the opera's ad- Ukrainian community from its than 100 singers for Kupalo. of four part choral works, and tion, rejects Omar's offer. ministrative committee. His previous inferior position.