Educational Déjà vu
Independence regained in 1918 brought the Polish nation hope to provide good education for their children in their own country. Education which was lacking in…
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Women take to the streets
Conservative men have always had a problem with women taking to the streets to protest. Starting with suffragettes, through the feminists from the 70s of…
Emissaries from the lesser world
Over a decade before the current wave of refugees, Zygmunt Bauman used to quote western gutter press in his writing: “This immeasurable human river is…
We will have to fight for our rights ourselves – Interview with prof. Leszek Balcerowicz
Dekoder: Hidden public debt in Poland is over 3 billion PLN. Is there a chance it may decrease in the present economic and political situation?…
Tense situation in Poland
Yesterday afternoon and last night were extremely tense in Poland. The governing party proposed restricting access for the media to the parliament suggesting using…
Polish Citizens’ Protest in London
Upcoming thirty fifth anniversary of the imposition of martial law in Poland, will be commemorated in the atmosphere of the Citizens’ Protest. Poles residing…
Aaron Laskowski: Prejudice. Part 2.
Aaron Laskowski: Prejudice. Part 1. I touched upon an important subject in the first part of my essay; the cause and conditioning of prejudice. In…
Aaron Laskowski: Prejudice. Part 1.
As sapient beings who are a part of a society, we are capable of treating one another in very different ways: on the one hand,…
Anne-Marie Kramer: The battle over abortion rights in Poland is not over
Article by Anne-Marie Kramer, Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham. Published originally on The Conversation Anne-Marie Kramer has previously received funding from the ESRC to…
Thousands protest against proposed stricter abortion law in Poland
The Guardian covered the recent pro-choice protests taking place in Poland. KOD UK representatives took part in the London protest outside the Polish embassy. Women’s…