Smolensk

Polish-American Forum - “March to Solidarity” – Saturday, September 21, 2024
2024-09-21 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA 18901, 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
We would like to invite you to the Polonia Forum – “March to Solidarity”
Saturday, September 21, 2024
National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA
654 Ferry Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901, USA
Visitors Center
Start at 10:00 AM

I. 10:00 – 10:15

Fr. Bogdan Olzacki – Prior of American Czestochowa
Tadeusz Antoniak – Chairman of the Smolensk-Katyn Committee
Prayer, Introduction, and Welcome of Guests

II. 10:15 – 10:55

Dr. Karol Nawrocki – President of the Institute of National Remembrance
“Poland under the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) from 1944-1945 to 1989. The fight for independence through social protests.”

III. 10:55 – 11:35

Antoni Macierewicz – Member of the Polish Parliament
“The years 1966-1976 – from the Millennium to the Workers’ Defense Committee (KOR).”

IV. 11:35 – 12:10

Hanna Natora-Macierewicz and Grazyna Najnigier (representative of the Association of Interned and Repressed Women)
“Women in prisons during the martial law period.”

V. 12:10 – 12:40
Q&A – Questions, Answers, and Discussion

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch

VI. 14:00 – 14:40

Andrzej Burghardt – Solidarity activist in forced emigration in the USA
“Activities in the USA for an independent Poland between 1981-1989.”

VII. 14:40 – 15:20

Representative of the Institute of National Remembrance
“Murders of priests in the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) during the martial law and Solidarity periods up to 1989.”

VIII. 15:20 – 16:00

Bogumila Stec-Swiderska – Vice Chairman of the Board of the Rzeszów Region of NSZZ Solidarity
“The role of Solidarity in modern times – the ethos of Solidarity.”

IX. 16:00 – 16:30
Q&A – Questions, Answers, and Discussion
X. 16:30 – 17:30

Pawel Piekarczyk – Singer from patriotic circles
Wojciech Bonarowski – Baritone
Concert of patriotic songs from the Solidarity period

17:30 – 19:00 Dinner

Ceremonial Unveiling of the Monument to the Heroes of the Struggle for Independence after 1945 and Solidarity
2024-09-22 13:30 - 16:00
Event Name: Unveiling of the Heroes’ Monument – “The Fight for Independence after 1944-45 and Solidarność”
Date:

Saturday, September 21, 2024 (Polonia Forum – March to Solidarność)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 (Monument Unveiling)

Location:

American Częstochowa
Address: 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA

Event Details:
We 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.
Program:

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Polonia Forum – March to Solidarność
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Visitors Center

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Solemn Mass
Time: 12:30 PM
Monument Unveiling at the Polish Cemetery
Time: 2:00 PM

Additional Information:

The 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.
Media coverage will be provided by outlets such as Polonia USA, Super Express, Rampa, and many others.
The project is co-financed by the Polish National Foundation.
Visit SDCC-USA.org for more details.

We warmly invite everyone to join us for this historic occasion and to celebrate the spirit of solidarity!
