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Labas, Algimantai! Maybe you will be interested in this project WP:LITH. Cheers, M.K. 10:38, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your message. Regarding your question, Pasaulio Lietuvių Bendruomenė is not written article (probably it should have an English name), if you have time and proper references you are welcome to write it. Cheers, M.K. 10:58, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I will tweak this article a bit in upcoming days. M.K. 10:20, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

As promised I made some improvements to article (spelling not counts :) ), you can find it in this location. Fell free to adjust it as you like, tweak grammar, spelling, expand or remove parts, etc. You are also welcome do to this on my page. Cheers, M.K. 12:43, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for adjustments. It would be great if you could write more on Australia's branch of LWC. M.K. 13:59, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Lithuanian World Community

In Lithuanian, Pasaulio Lietuvių Bendruomenė. It is an organisation that facilitates communication between the Lithuanian communities in various countries. The Lithuanian World Community maintains representation in the Lithuania http://www.plbc.org/

Lithuanian Communities outside of Lithuania are members of the The Lithuanian World Community. It is closely associated with the roots in Lithuania. The offices of the representative of The Lithuanian World Community in Vilnius are within the Parliament of Lithuania (Lithuanian Seimas) http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r=48&p_k=1 It's and indication of close ties between diaspora Lithuanians and Lithuania.

The President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus http://www.president.lt/en/news.full/6925 has described the obejectives of The Lithuanian World Community as follows:

07.08.2006

Monday, August 7. (Vilnius). President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus attended the opening ceremony of the World Lithuanian Community XII Seimas.

In his address to the World Lithuanian Community Seimas, President Adamkus said that the objectives set many years ago – to preserve the Lithuanian identity of those living far away from Lithuania, to develop links with their homeland, the land of their parents and grandparents, to foster the Lithuanian community feeling and readiness to act in the common interest – had retained their significance.

Mr. Adamkus pointed out that the World Lithuanian Community was also facing new challenges which had to be accepted and dealt with because many Lithuanian had left their homeland in the past several years.

“I am convinced that the World Lithuanian Community is ready to meet new challenges and that it will remain a strong community in a global society, uniting Lithuanians from all over the world,” said Mr. Adamkus.

The president noted that language was one of the main expressions of national and individual identity. He further underlined the necessity of making the education of foreign Lithuanians a real state priority. “The world Lithuanian community is an integral part of the Nation. You must know and understand that you are greatly needed by Lithuania which is concerned about all of you. Your history is our history. Lithuania of the world comprises a totality of cultural activities carried on by Lithuanians inside and outside Lithuania,” said Mr. Adamkus.

The president recalled a sad anniversary: the forced exile of Lithuanians to the East and West which started 65 years ago. Mr. Adamkus further said that historic memory could neither be lost or distorted.

“The issues faced by newly emerging Lithuanian communities should not overshadow the State’s primary concern over the fate of those born in exile and their descendants. We have to be creative in uniting our experience and innovations, traditions and modern advances ,” noted Mr. Adamkus.

The president pointed out that the World Lithuanian Community had emerged as a specific means of organizing the democratic and communal-lifestyle of foreign Lithuanians, while its organizational structure had become a priceless national heritage and a sound basis for future activities.

”The community feeling, which is the underlying basis for the activities carried on by the World Lithuanian Community, means the ability to admit that we need each other, that we seek to find common solutions, respect other points of view, support each other and live together in solidarity. Such a community feeling is mandatory for a healthy society and prerequisite for democratic prosperity,: said Valdas Adamkus.

Press Service of the President

The exodus of Lithuanians from Lithuania had three principal waves:

Wave 1: Before the First World War

Wave 2: Deportations during the Soviet occupations and exodus before the second Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1943

Wave 3: After Lithuanian restored independence during the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990.

Whilst the makeup, needs and desires of the three waves were widely different, The Lithuanian World Community does its best to bridge the differences and exemplify the common ancestry of all Lithuanians that reside outside of Lithuania.