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16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1994 No. 26 Harvard University UKRAINIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1583 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 UKRAINE: CURRENT TRENDS, FUTURE An intensive Summer July 31-August 5, 1994 PROSPECTS Seminar The Ukrainian Research institute at Harvard University announces its second annual week-long Summer Seminar on contemporary Ukraine, intended for specialists in government service, businessmen, journalists, and others with a professional or personal interest in Ukraine, the Summer Seminar aims to provide a short but intensive orientation in current Ukrainian affairs from a variety of perspectives. Lectures and panel discussions will cover such topics as: - Ukraine's transition to sovereignty and the process of nation-building ж national politics: president, Parliament, parties, programs - local politics and problems of regionalism - ethnic and religious issues ' cultural developments - Ukraine's economy and prospects for economic reform ' doing business in Ukraine - Ukraine's foreign policy and international relations ' military affairs and the problem of nuclear weapons in Ukraine Speakers will include scholars from the Ukrainian Research institute and other institutions in the U.S. and Ukraine, analysts, diplomats, and practitioners specializing in Ukrainian affairs. For further information and registration forms, please write to: Dr. Lubomyr Hajda, Associate Director Harvard Ukrainian Research institute Summer Seminar 1583 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 or direct inquiries by telephone at (617) 495-4053 or by Fax at (617) 495-8097. SEND THE WEEKLY TO UKRA1NE To order an air mail subscription to The Ukrainian Weekly for addressees in Ukraine, send Si 15 for subscription fee and postage costs to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. stP scope tnaael vote Floriclians mark Chornobyl anniversary by Joseph iwaniw NORTH PORT, Fla. - The Ukrainian communities of southwest Florida met at the newly built St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in North Port to commem– orate the anniversary of the Chornobyl dis– aster that occurred on April 26,1986. The coordinating committee, headed by Dr. Pawlo Turula, directed the activi– ties primarily to raise additional funds for the victims of the disaster least able to take care of themselves - the children. The program began with religious ser– vices at which the Rev. ivan Tylawsky of St. Mary's and the Rev. Theodor Forosty of St. Andrew's officiated. The Rev. Tylawsky spoke briefly about the countless victims of 350 years of Russian occupation. He admonished all present to have faith and to pray for a better future for brethren in Ukraine and to remember that the new and free state of Ukraine has a long and bitter road ahead before its freedom is secured. Jaroslaw Kostyshyn was the master of ceremonies. Keynote speaker Wasyl Wandziuk dwelled on the problems of Chornobyl and Ukraine as a whole. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rieth, former city manager of Уепісе Fla. Mr. Rieth greeted the assem– bly and spoke briefly about problems facing Ukraine. As members of the Luhanske maternity... (Continued from page 8) mortality that is believed to stem from nuclear fallout from the 1986 Chornobyl accident, as well as more local ecological contaminants. 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Escort Dr Myroslav Kolensky Escorts Andre DurbaMhor Rakowsky Day Escorts Oresta Fedyniak7Roma Fedasiuk Executive Group, Mr. and Mrs. Rieth fre– quently visit Ukraine and assist the gov– ernment to establish viable city adminis– trations and other essential governing structures sorely needed by a new and inexperienced state, in 1993, the Rieths visited Chernivtsi and helped to establish the city government. Upon their return on May 29, 1993, Mr. Rieth had an interview with Editorin-Chief Waldo Proffit of the Sarasota Herald Tribune. The interview detailed the problems facing the people of Ukraine. That sympathetic interview gal– vanized the local communities into action like no other event. The local news media are sympathetic to Ukraine's problems, especially to the Chornobyl disaster. On the anniversary date the Herald-Tribune printed a lengthy report about life returning to the Chornobyl area. This year's commemora– tive event was videotaped by ТУ Channel 40. An eyewitness to the Chornobyl dis– aster, victor Hodzilewsky, was interviewed (with Anna Mariani serving as interpreter). Additional comments for the camera were made by Dr. Eugene Steckiw, Peter Pidhorodecky and others. Other members of the committee are Ola Kozak, secretary, and Omelan Hrab, resident graphic-arts expert. Mr. Pidhorodecky, a public relations officer, handled relations with the news media. Chornobyl to contain radioactive emis– sions in the spring of 1986, at the height of the nuclear emergency. Over 10,000 of these "liquidators" have since died. Many others continue to suffer the effects of radiation exposure. Ukrainian health officials have also reported that many children born to these clean-up workers are suffering from genetic defects, complications following delivery and immune deficiencies throughout their infancy. The CCRF is delivering a second major shipment to Luhanske as part of its 11th airlift departing on June 21. The airlift is bringing aid for similar programs in Chernihiv, Donetske, Kharkiv, Kyyiv and Lviv. To support the Luhanske pro– ject, and other children's and maternal health centers in Ukraine, readers are urged to call (201) 376-5140. Taxdeductible donations may be sent to the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, 272 Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills, NJ 07078. Ukraine arrives... (Continued from page 7) 3) Geography7Natural Resources; 4) Culture (Art, Music, Literature); 5) Language; 6) Famine; 7) Modern Politics; 8) Travel to Ukraine; 9) Diaspora; 10) Organizations; 11) Miscellaneous. The categories are broken down into more specific items, such as, for exampie, under item 10: 1) Charitable7non-profit; 2) Educational; 3) institutional; 4) Business; 5) Other. However, the current emphasis is to make available information on Ukraine - be it geographical, political or historical. There is a dearth of material available on internet and the need for reliable and unbiased information is overwhelming. UKRA1NE: FAQ-f will begin to address this situation, providing the information, "the water to drink" from the seas of data on internet. For further information and questions, please send electronic mail to: Tania vitvitsky at sabre(2) world.std.com; or Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj at bohdan(^ panix.com.
No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1994 17 Senate committee... health effects of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and supports assistance for a program (Continued from page 1) of treatment grants and scientific research to help alleviate the suffering Ukraine is only allocated Si66 million." and hardship of the victims. Special Sen. McConnell went on to state that attention should be given to the health "Ukraine has actually seen a little over care needs of children." S40 million" in funds from 1991, 1992 and 1993. (See full text of the senator's The committee also expressed concern statement on page 3). about the continued presence of Russian The Kentucky legislator also included troops in Estonia and included bill lan– amendments appropriating S75 million of guage prohibiting the disbursement of assistance for Armenia and S50 million funds to the government of Russia unless for Georgia. The committee reduced the all its armed forces have withdrawn from administration's request of funding for the Baltics. N1S programs by S61 million and criti– in commenting on the committee's cized the administration for the slow action, Eugene iwanciw, director of the implementation of assistance programs. UNA Washington Office, stated: "We The committee report also noted: 'The are very pleased that the committee again committee continues to be concerned about the levels of assistance being provid– ed to the republics other than Russia. The committee strongly believes the adminis– tration is planning too little assistance in republics such as Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and others." Expressing concern about the delivery of assistance to the MS, the report noted: "The committee remains concerned about A1D (Agency for international Development) awarding contracts to large, Washington-based contractors while passing over those from outside the Beltway that do not have a past record of doing business with A1D." in its report the committee provided support for the Peace Corps, the Business information Service for the MS (B1SMS), exchange programs, the hospital partnership program, a reverse farmer-to-farmer program which would bring farmers to the U.S., and aid for the victims of Chornobyl. supported the initiative of Sen. McConnell in earmarking funds for Ukraine. According to administration documents, plans called for only Si 15 million of assistance to Ukraine, if the past is any indication, it is doubtful that even that amount would be delivered. Sen. McConnell has once again come through for Ukraine by legally forcing the administration to spend not less than Si50 million for Ukraine." Mr. iwanciw went on to note that while the earmark for Ukraine was only half the earmark last year, the total funds for the MS were reduced by over 66 percent. "This means that Ukraine is getting a higher percentage of the total MS assis– tance than even last year," he added. "This is the result of Sen. McConnell's leadership, and the understanding and support of other members of the committee, such as Sens. Alfonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.), Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.), Frank Lautenberg The report noted: "The committee (D-N.J.), Patrick Leahy (D-vt.) and remains concerned about the long-term Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)." Ukrainian... (Continued from page 3) been "absolutely marvelous" in his assis– tance. in her correspondence with her husband, Mr. Shymko has said the alle– gations concerning the death of two peo– ple are a complete fabrication. On June 20, Canada's House of Commons approved a measure ^o renew humanitarian aid о Cuba, in a letter addressed to Foreign Affairs Minister Andre Oaellet requesting a meeting with the Shymko family, Yuri Shymko wrote: "Although we applaud this decision (to renew aid to Cubal, every day we find the tragic irony deepening our family's profound agony." A petition requesting that action be taken in Robert Shymko's defense will be circulated among Toronto's Ukrainian churches. A defense fund has been set up to assist in his legal expenses. Donations to the B. Shymko Fund may be sent to: John Gula, 240 Alder Crest Road, Etobicoke, Ontario M8W 4J7; (416) 259-8932. Mrs. Shymko has received tens of unsolicited character references from her husband's friends and family, from politi– cians and business associates. She has for– warded them to Mr. Shymko's Cuban attorney. "We're taking any action we can to bring our people home," she said. 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