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SUMMARY:The 9th Convention of Gazeta Polska Clubs - Savannah GA - 7-9 October 2022
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to the 9th Convention of Gazeta Polska Clubs – Savannah GA – 7-9 October 2022\n1) Celebrations for the anniversary of the Battle of Savannah and the death of General Pulaski\n2) Unveiling of the memorial plaque at Battlefield Memorial Park of Savannah\n3) A socio-historical conference\n4) Poland-Ukraine-United States-Three Seas-Intermarium\n5) The Smolensk Disaster and the war in Ukraine \n \nProject co-financed by the Polish National Foundation and  the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland\n 
URL:https://www.sdcc-usa.org/en/event/the-9th-convention-of-gazeta-polska-clubs-savannah-ga-7-9-october-2022/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:The 9th Convention of Gazeta Polska Clubs - Savannah GA
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ORGANIZER;CN="Komitet Smole%C5%84sko-Katy%C5%84ski":MAILTO:info@sdcc-usa.org
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SUMMARY:Remembering the Heroes of the Katyn Massacre and the Smolensk Disaster
DESCRIPTION:The month of April is called the Month of National Remembrance in Poland. It gives an opportunity to remember significant events in the history of our nation as well as to pay tribute to the heroes and the victims of tragedy who died for the freedom and independence of Poland. \nWe are going to commemorate two particularly important events. The first being the Katyn Massacre\, and the second being the Smolensk Disaster. Both of these tragedies took the elite of the Polish State and changed the dynamic of social and political life for many years\, not only in Poland but also in Europe as a whole. \nIn September 1939\, a number of Polish officers were taken prisoner by the invading Red Army and put in camps at Ostashkow\, Starobels and Kozelsk\, USSR. Most of them were not professional soldiers\, but reserve officers mobilized during the German offensive. On orders signed on 5 March 1940 by Stalin and the Politburo\, over 21\,000 such prisoners were shot in April 1940: of these\, 4\,000 perished in Katyn near the city of Smolensk. For 50 years\, Soviet governments denied their responsibility for these atrocities. Finally\, in April of 1990\, USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev admitted the Soviet Union’s guilt for the killings.  \nOn April 10th\, 2010\, the Smolensk Disaster decapitated the Polish government. A Polish Air Force Tu-154 airliner crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk. Ninety-six people were killed including the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and his wife\, the former Polish President Ryszard Kaczorowski\, the entire general army command\, the Chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers\, the president of the National Bank of Poland\, Poland’s deputy foreign minister\, various other Polish government officials\, 15 members of the Polish parliament\, senior members of the Polish clergy\, relatives of victims of the Katyn massacre and the plane crew. They were on their way from Warsaw to attend an event marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyn Forest massacre. \nObservances for the honored victims of these tragedies will take place on April 25\, 2023 (Tuesday) at the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington\, DC. The event will include a historical session on the Katyn Massacre\, as an example of Russia’s doctrine over the centuries\, starting as tsarist\, then communist and now authoritarian\, all of which perpetrate a world where the untruth is the foundation of perception\, and the truth is the greatest threat. \nThe Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee in cooperation with the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington\, DC is looking forward to seeing you on April 25th 2023. \n  \n\nAn in-person event organized by the Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee\nin partnership with The Victims of Communism Museum in Washington\, DC: \n900 15th Street\, NW\nWashington\, D.C. 20005 \nFree and open to the public. Spots are limited. Registration is required.\n \nTo register please email us at: info@sdcc-usa.org
URL:https://www.sdcc-usa.org/en/event/remembering-the-heroes-of-the-katyn-massacre-and-the-smolensk-disaster/
LOCATION:Victims of Communism Museum\, 900 15th St NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20005\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee":MAILTO:info@sdcc-usa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T180000
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SUMMARY:X Congress of 'Gazeta Polska' Clubs USA and Canada 2023 (November 17-19)
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URL:https://www.sdcc-usa.org/en/event/x-congress-of-gazeta-polska-clubs-usa-and-canada-2023-november-17-19/
LOCATION:The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa\, 654 Ferry Rd\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States
CATEGORIES:X Congress of 'Gazeta Polska' Clubs USA and Canada 2023 (November 17-19)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee":MAILTO:info@sdcc-usa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T100000
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SUMMARY:Polish-American Forum - “March to Solidarity” – Saturday\, September 21\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to the Polonia Forum – “March to Solidarity” \nSaturday\, September 21\, 2024 \nNational Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown\, PA\n654 Ferry Rd\, Doylestown\, PA 18901\, USA \nVisitors Center \nStart at 10:00 AM \n\nI. 10:00 – 10:15\n\nFr. Bogdan Olzacki – Prior of American Czestochowa\nTadeusz Antoniak – Chairman of the Smolensk-Katyn Committee\nPrayer\, Introduction\, and Welcome of Guests\n\nII. 10:15 – 10:55\n\nDr. Karol Nawrocki – President of the Institute of National Remembrance\n“Poland under the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) from 1944-1945 to 1989. The fight for independence through social protests.”\n\nIII. 10:55 – 11:35\n\nAntoni Macierewicz – Member of the Polish Parliament\n“The years 1966-1976 – from the Millennium to the Workers’ Defense Committee (KOR).”\n\nIV. 11:35 – 12:10\n\nHanna Natora-Macierewicz and Grazyna Najnigier (representative of the Association of Interned and Repressed Women)\n“Women in prisons during the martial law period.”\n\nV. 12:10 – 12:40\nQ&A – Questions\, Answers\, and Discussion \n\n12:45 – 14:00 Lunch\n\nVI. 14:00 – 14:40\n\nAndrzej Burghardt – Solidarity activist in forced emigration in the USA\n“Activities in the USA for an independent Poland between 1981-1989.”\n\nVII. 14:40 – 15:20\n\nRepresentative of the Institute of National Remembrance\n“Murders of priests in the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) during the martial law and Solidarity periods up to 1989.”\n\nVIII. 15:20 – 16:00\n\nBogumila Stec-Swiderska – Vice Chairman of the Board of the Rzeszów Region of NSZZ Solidarity\n“The role of Solidarity in modern times – the ethos of Solidarity.”\n\nIX. 16:00 – 16:30\nQ&A – Questions\, Answers\, and Discussion \nX. 16:30 – 17:30\n\nPawel Piekarczyk – Singer from patriotic circles\nWojciech Bonarowski – Baritone\nConcert of patriotic songs from the Solidarity period\n\n\n17:30 – 19:00 Dinner\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.sdcc-usa.org/en/event/polish-american-forum-march-to-solidarity-saturday-september-21-2024/
LOCATION:654 Ferry Road\, Doylestown\, PA 18901\, 654 Ferry Road\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T133000
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SUMMARY:Ceremonial Unveiling of the Monument to the Heroes of the Struggle for Independence after 1945 and Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Unveiling of the Heroes’ Monument – “The Fight for Independence after 1944-45 and Solidarność” \nDate: \n\nSaturday\, September 21\, 2024 (Polonia Forum – March to Solidarność)\nSunday\, September 22\, 2024 (Monument Unveiling)\n\nLocation: \n\nAmerican Częstochowa\nAddress: 654 Ferry Road\, Doylestown\, PA\n\nEvent Details: \nWe invite you to join us for a special event commemorating the heroes of Poland’s fight for independence after 1944 and the Solidarność movement. The ceremonies will take place at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Doylestown\, PA. \nProgram: \n\nSaturday\, September 21\, 2024\n\nPolonia Forum – March to Solidarność\nTime: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM\nLocation: Visitors Center\n\n\nSunday\, September 22\, 2024\n\nSolemn Mass\nTime: 12:30 PM\nMonument Unveiling at the Polish Cemetery\nTime: 2:00 PM\n\n\n\nAdditional Information: \n\nThe event is organized by several Polish-American organizations and is open to everyone who wishes to honor the memory of these significant events and heroes.\nMedia coverage will be provided by outlets such as Polonia USA\, Super Express\, Rampa\, and many others.\nThe project is co-financed by the Polish National Foundation.\nVisit SDCC-USA.org for more details.\n\nWe warmly invite everyone to join us for this historic occasion and to celebrate the spirit of solidarity!
URL:https://www.sdcc-usa.org/en/event/ceremonial-unveiling-of-the-monument-to-the-heroes-of-the-struggle-for-independence-after-1945-and-solidarity/
LOCATION:654 Ferry Road\, Doylestown\, PA 18901\, 654 Ferry Road\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States
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