I’m moved to be in Gdansk’s old shipyard where Solidarność was born 41 years ago & with it the hope of a better and freer life for nations of Central Europe. Polish shipyard workers removed the first brick from the Berlin Wall. That led directly to the end of the European divide
Without free speech, democracies will crumble. Those who defend and uphold free speech are heroes of democracy.
This is why I am honoured to hand in the 1st Free Speech Medal by @PressRedakcja in the “Institution”category to former Ombudsman Adam Bodnar. Congratulations!
To, dość zabawne, zdjęcie zrobił mi wczoraj na wiecu kolega @SlodkowskiMat. Najpierw się pośmiałem, a potem pomyślałem: nie mam w zwyczaju narzekać na warunki swojej pracy, ale może raz warto - w imieniu koleżanek i kolegów - napisać jak ją nam organizują politycy. [1/4]
VIDEO A piano player in a bathing suit performs a concert on the beach while a few dozen winter swimmers take a dip in the Baltic sea to raise funds for a costly medical operation for a young Polish pianist
#Poland - Charity event "Sea of Angels" to raise money for Mikolaj Charuk, a disabled 16-year-old pianist from Gdansk, at the beach in Sopot. #AFP
📸 Mateusz Slodkowski