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What kind of Poland do you want? « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/what-kind-of-poland-do-y
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. What kind of Poland do you want? I like living in Poland. There are many good things here. My daily life tends to be of a good quality, and I know plenty people who are doing cool initiatives, initiatives that mean that I can eat good food ( vegan. See interesting art (whether inside. Maybe see some new clothes. Rights or promoting Fairly Traded. Goods, including coffee. The likes of “ The Wrocław International. 8221; and “ Wrocław uncut.
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The dead bird around our white necks « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2013/11/08/the-dead-bird-around-our-white-necks
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. The dead bird around our white necks. The poem, “ Rime of the ancient mariner. 8221; by Samuel Taylor Colderidge tells of a mariner who, on a ship bound on sail killed an albatross, the “bird of good omen”. Bad luck befalls the shipmates, they run out of water, and they “blame the luck on the mariner, about his neck, the dead bird is hung”*. Picture from the film Black Venus. Should I look at them? Feeling unsure, I went to the next part, whi...
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“Never again communism?” A review « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/never-again-communism-a-review
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. 8220;Never again communism? 8221; A review. I saw an advert for a book “Never again communism? On left-wing criticism of Stalinism and Real Socialism” (“. Zur linken Kritik an Stalinismus und Realsozialismus. The introduction by the Gruppe INEX. To the book says as much: “Anyone who speaks today about communism is not allowed to keep quiet about Real Socialism or Stalinism”. It goes on in rejecting a possible distancing of the...Goes on: R...
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Burakburgers « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/burakburgers
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. No really. The ones at the Christmas market by Vega were well nice, and the ones made by Złe mięso. Anyway, a few points:. Firstly, you know the film “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” by Werner Herzog? It is an excellent film, and the beginning. Is stunning. “What does this have to do with Wrocław? To crowbar – to forcefully include an irrelevant theme into a text/dialogue. More cutting analysis after the weather. But still. A strong reaction a...
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Wroclaw for everyone without hate parade 2013 « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/wroclaw-for-everyone-without-hate-parade-2013
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. Wroclaw for everyone without hate parade 2013. Look, I’m not claiming the credit for the “ Wrocław for everyone without hate. This is, of course, a coincidence. Literally no-one reads this blog. In fact, this blog has minus reader figures. I’m just saying that, behind this bluster and oh-so-western opinions, sometimes, just sometimes I am right. Sometimes in a bad way. (See this. Article from November 2011 and this. Such issues, as well as th...
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“Multicultural Wroclaw” « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/multicultural-wroclaw
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. I reckon not, and not only I think that. In their special on Wrocław, Polytka magazine quotes Professor Hana Cervinkova. Who says that Vratislavians claim that their city is multicultural but really it is monocultural . Pope John Paul II may have said. Wrocław 2016: The shallow city? I mean, “when you think about it, we’re all different people all through our lives, and that’s okay, that’s good”. Multicultural, and 97% of them see this as pos...
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NOP threat on BWA gallery « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/nop-threat-on-bwa-gallery
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. NOP threat on BWA gallery. As the man faced with 100 slices of bread and a few tubs of butter said, we need to get spreading. A screening of a film by Tomáš Rafa. About nationalism in Europe was to be shown tomorrow evening at the BWA art gallery in Wrocław. This was cancelled due to online threats by members of the NOP. Partisan anti-communist forces (it would be better to concentrate on Dydd Gwyl Dewi. As well. I could also link the thr...
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Thatcher, Poland and a false dichotomy « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/thatcher-poland-and-a-false-dichotomy
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. Thatcher, Poland and a false dichotomy. The death of Thatcher has resulted in mixed reactions in the UK. In Poland I’ve seen a smidgeon of praise for her, including from Donald Tusk who follow the standard western right-wing line of her being “against communism” and her “support for Solidarity” and her eventual “victory”. To the Polish government on the condition of talking with Solidarity. Thatcher was to be one of various western leaders wh...
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I’ve regenerated « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/ive-regenerated
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. The theredandblackstork blog is now finished, an ex-blog, if you please. I worked out that not a single person remembered what the blog was called, and therefore have opted for a more snappy czarnykapturek. I mean, that is my name. (For people who don’t speak Polish, it is pronounced charnuh captoorek). So long, goodbye, and thanks for all the fish. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Unholy communion « theredandblackstork
https://theredandblackstork.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/unholy-communion
Supporting civil society activism in Poland and across Europe. Suddenly things became clearer. I was on holiday in Silesia, using the time to read the book “ The forging of a rebel. Together with the words (translated) “NOP. God. Honour. Fatherland”. Suddenly, I saw that there are people in Poland who want to happen here what happened in Spain after 1936. The 1930s version of Falanga took their inspiration. So, a group of racist violent people who have problems doing up their own ties. On their Facebook ...
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