Longin Pastusiak - The Senate and the Polish Diaspora:
"The Polish diaspora is hard to pin down statistically. Estimates of its size vary according to the criteria chosen.1 The number of Poles and people with Polish roots living outside the borders of Poland is thought to be between 10 and 17 million.
In the first half of the 20th century the term "Polonia" was coined.2 This Latin word became a portmanteau designation - comprehensive but also pleasing to the ear - for Poles and their descendants living outside the homeland. However, it does not fit the situation of those Poles who without leaving their native land and homes found themselves living in another country, for instance in Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine or Romania. Accordingly, in order to include the whole of the Polish diaspora, the term "trans-border Poles" has to be added to Polonia.
The first bureaux set up after the recovery of independence in 1918 to deal with diaspora affairs were organised within the Ministry of Labour and Welfare or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.3"
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"Poland needs a strong lobby as was confirmed and paid off during its bid for NATO membership, while the priority now is facilitation of Poland's accession to the European Union. The Senate has welcomed with true satisfaction the moves towards integration of Polonia communities in the world and will support these. The diaspora's relations with the homeland should not be shaped by sympathy or antipathy for the current political grouping in power. We in Poland hold all Poles, regardless of their and our views, their and our sympathies, equally dear."
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"Another parliamentary body dealing with the affairs of Polish communities abroad is the Sejm Committee for Liaison with Poles Abroad. Its area of interest covers matters relating to the links with Poland of persons of Polish extraction permanently or temporarily resident abroad.17 It considers current concerns of the diaspora itself and Polish foreign policy towards the countries in which these communities live."
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Głodne dzieci
Gazeta Prawna:
"nauczycielka 2 klasy :
nie trzeba planu Hausnera wystarczy przyjrzec sie majatkom politykow poslom po prostu ludziom co maja takie fortuny niech udowodnia jak sie dorobili jak nie legalnie pozabierac i ukarac a nie tylko zabierac biedocie i na nich zerowac i dalej krasc nie ma juz w tym kraju nic co daloby sie ukrasc wiec chcecie ciac wydatki socjalne TNIJCIE I ZA TE PIENIADZE WYBUDUJCIE KREMATORIA I NIKT JUZ WAM NIE BEDZIE PODSKAKIWAL bo juz nie mozna patrzec na ta nedze i glod czy nikogo nie obchodza nawet glodne dzieci nawet REKLAMY W TELEWIZJI ze dziecko ma jeden posilek jaki dostaje w szkole i to prawda dzieci mdleja na lekcjach z glodu TAKI JEST LOS TYSIECY POLAKOW"
"nauczycielka 2 klasy :
nie trzeba planu Hausnera wystarczy przyjrzec sie majatkom politykow poslom po prostu ludziom co maja takie fortuny niech udowodnia jak sie dorobili jak nie legalnie pozabierac i ukarac a nie tylko zabierac biedocie i na nich zerowac i dalej krasc nie ma juz w tym kraju nic co daloby sie ukrasc wiec chcecie ciac wydatki socjalne TNIJCIE I ZA TE PIENIADZE WYBUDUJCIE KREMATORIA I NIKT JUZ WAM NIE BEDZIE PODSKAKIWAL bo juz nie mozna patrzec na ta nedze i glod czy nikogo nie obchodza nawet glodne dzieci nawet REKLAMY W TELEWIZJI ze dziecko ma jeden posilek jaki dostaje w szkole i to prawda dzieci mdleja na lekcjach z glodu TAKI JEST LOS TYSIECY POLAKOW"
Sunday, April 11, 2004
Red Cross Red Crescent - News
Red Cross Red Crescent - News:
"The campaign assumed really national scale in Poland, where every sixth adult is unemployed. All Red Cross branches took part in the campaign, which began in Poland in 1999. This year, 800 restaurants agreed to raise funds for the Red Cross with envelopes and special messages for the diners.
"Share a sandwich with a friend" was the motto of the day in 1,000 Polish schools, while Polish actors gave their day's salary to the Red Cross action as part of a "Culture against Hunger" initiative. About 20,000 people received free lunches from the Red Cross in Warsaw. The campaign will last until November.
"The campaign assumed really national scale in Poland, where every sixth adult is unemployed. All Red Cross branches took part in the campaign, which began in Poland in 1999. This year, 800 restaurants agreed to raise funds for the Red Cross with envelopes and special messages for the diners.
"Share a sandwich with a friend" was the motto of the day in 1,000 Polish schools, while Polish actors gave their day's salary to the Red Cross action as part of a "Culture against Hunger" initiative. About 20,000 people received free lunches from the Red Cross in Warsaw. The campaign will last until November.