Recently CYM's Druzhynnyky have begun to experience a rebirth in their activities. Much of this is thanks to Stepan Duma of Australia, who began to organize druzhynnyky a few years ago worldwide. Read our interview with Stepan!
Svyato Myhayila – Oselya ‘Hoverlia’ – Sydney
Sunday 6a.m. on 6th December 2009, group of our CYM members together with the Ukrainian Consul, Mykola Dzhydzhora and Yurj Yevsevsky from the Ukrainian Embassy left Canberra to celebrate the Feast of the Patron of CYM, the Archangel Michael, with our sister Oseredok in Sydney.
Arriving at oselya ‘Hoverlia’ we recalled previous visits when we participated in CYM tabory (summer camps). We were especially delighted to renew friendships with our Sydney CYM family.
View the photos from the event in the:
Krajova Uprava Photo Gallery
Honouring Stepan Bandera – Leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists
Fifty years have passed since Ukrainians in the Diaspora received the solemn and tragic news that the Leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists was no longer with us.
National Camp 09-10
The National Executive of the Ukrainian Youth Association of Australia would like to inform its members that there will be a National Camp held at the end of this year in Sydney. This tabir will be a chance to unwind and enjoy the company of other Ukrainians in Australia as well as to mark...
CYM Perth Elects new Executive
CYM Perth held its Annual General Meeting last Sunday 13th September. The meeting was opened by outgoing President Erica Konderewicz, who welcomed everyone, and invited Parish Priest, Fr Wally Kalinecki, The President of CYM Australia (& CYM Melbourne), Peter Duma, and the Vice President of Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations to the Honorary Presidium. To chair the meeting, the meeting unanimously endorsed Stefan Petrowsky.
Stepan Bandera visits Sydney
On the evening of 12 September, 2009, a youth gathering was held with Stepan Bandera, at the Ukrainian Youth Hall in Sydney. Over 30 people attended the gathering, with the majority being active members of the Ukrainian Youth Association (UYA) or Plast.
Newly Eelected Head of OUN - Stefan Romaniw O.A.M
The National Executive of the Ukrainian Youth Association in Australia would like to congratulate the newly elected head of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), Stefan Romaniw O.A.M. We wish the the very best of luck in his continuing hard work in rebuliding the independence of our Ukrainian nation.
OUN Head Visits CYM Camp
On Sunday, 26 July, Stepan Romaniw, newly elected head of the Organizaiton of Ukrainian Nationalists, and Andreas Hajdamacha, head of the General Council of OUN, visited CYM Ukraine's Vyshkil camp, names "Enchanted Desna" in the Chernihiv oblast.
Sviato Heroiv Queanbeyan NSW
Since the formation of CYM in Queanbeyan over 51 years ago, our providnyky and parents understood the need to give honour to and commemorate the deeds of the heroes of our homeland, Ukraine. To honour these heroes, our Oseredok has taken an active part in these commemorations and especially Cvato Heroiv.
In 2009, Cvato Heroiv had a special significance, as we honoured the memory and deeds of an important Son of Ukraine, Stepan Bandera. The year 2009, commemorates 100 years since the birth of Stepan Bandera and 50 years since his death and 80 years since the formation of OUN.
On Sunday, 21 June 2009 the Ukrainian Hromada Queanbeyan with the assistance of CYM Canberra-Queanbeyan, Plast, Soyz Ukrainok and Ukrainian Kozaky organised Cvato Heroiv in memory of Stepan Bandera.
View the photos from the event in the:
Krajova Uprava Photo Gallery
Australia Krajovyj Leadership Training Forum – Perth
From Friday the 11th of April to Sunday the 13th of April, the 2009 CYM Australia Leadership Training Forum was held in Perth, Western Australia. This is the third leadership type forum following the one in Adelaide in 2007, Geelong 2008 and now Perth. The forum was run under the guidance of the National Executive of CYM Australia Druzhynnyk referentura. The aim of the forum was to provide potential future leaders with an understanding of key elements of CYM, understand to what leadership is and entails, community structure, politics and own personal traits, to and help empower participants to make a difference in their community and take on the challenge of leading CYM and Ukrainian organisations into the future.
View the photos from the event in the:
Krajova Uprava Photo Gallery
National Conference of Vychovnyky & Bulavni in Canberra
On the weekend of 23/24 May 2009, 22 vychovnyky from all over Australia met in Canberra to learn about being a vychovnyk. We discussed the basics of vychovannia, our vychovna prohrama, discipline, engagement of our yunatstvo and the abundance of materials that we can access on CYM net.
All vychovnyky worked together to create new and innovative programmes based on our pravylnyk that will work on engaging our yunatstvo and making CYMivski schodyny more fun and creative.
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