UNWLA schedules special session in D.C.

WASHINGTON- The Ukrainian National Women's League of America (UNWLA) is holding a special session on Friday, June 25, at 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Joint Conferences of Ukrainian American Organizations being held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va. June 23-27.

A major focus of the session, which is open to the public, is to examine and discuss the approaches that the UNWLA should adopt as it moves into the next century.

The morning session, titled "All You Wanted to Know About the UNWLA," will give an overview of the UNWLA's 75-year history, focusing on the accomplishments of the past and present. Speaking at the session will be: Iryna Kurowyckyj, UNWLA's newly elected president; Anna Krawczuk, UNWLA honorary president; Sophia Hewryk, second vice-president and chair, UNWLA Membership Committee; Oxana Farion, third vice-president and chair, Cultural Affairs and Members-at-Large Committee; Hanna Krill, UNWLA member and representative of the Brama.com website; with Barbara Bachynsky, UNWLA recording secretary, serving as moderator.

Among the topics to be addressed during the afternoon segment are:

• "Women's Health in the U.S. and Ukraine," with Sorosh Roshan, M.D., M.P.H., obstetrician and gynecologist and president of International Health Awareness Network and of the National Council of Women USA; and Zoreslava Shkiryak-Nyzhnyk, M.D., professor of medicine in Kyiv;
  
  
• "Can U.S. Labor Laws be Changed to Help Women in Ukraine?", with Harriet Harper, U.S. Department of Labor; and Alexandra Isaievych-Mason, consultant in the area of international economic development; and
  
  
• "Genetic Engineering: Blessing or Curse?" with Tamra E. Raven, vice-president, National Council of Women USA; Martha Pelenskyj, chair, UNWLA Ecology Committee; a representative from Monsanto (to be announced); and a representative from the Federal Drug Administration (to be announced).

The registration fee for the June 25 session is $25.

For additional information contact Mrs. Kurowyckyj by phone, (212) 477-0039, or fax, (212) 477-4539.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 20, 1999, No. 25, Vol. LXVII

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