Oxford University Polish Society

Oxford University Polish Society
Oxford University Polish Society
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Founded 1955 as Polish Students Club (by Maciej Giertych)

Officers, 2010-2011
President Aleksander Chmielewski, Wadham
Secretary Krzysztof Bar, University
Treasurer Jan Domański, New
Other officers Joanna Bagniewska, Linacre

Karol Zuchowski, Lincoln

Kinga Lubowiecka, St Hilda's

Alicja Bulsiewicz, Jesus

Bartosz Redlicki, St Edmund Hall

Kuba Redlicki, St Edmund Hall

Iga Nowicz, Brasenose

Monika Waszczuk, Pembroke

Robert Latusek, Balliol

Officers, 2009-2010
President Joanna Bagniewska, Linacre
Secretary Krzysztof Bar, University
Treasurer Karol Zuchowski, Lincoln
Event officers Nina Mikita, St Hugh's

Kinga Lubowiecka, St Hilda's

Bartosz Redlicki, St Edmund Hall

Kuba Redlicki, St Edmund Hall

Monika Waszczuk, Pembroke

Antoni Wrobel, Corpus Christi

Oxford University Polish Society is a student society in the University of Oxford for Polish nationals, people of Polish ancestry and everyone interested in Poland. It was founded in 1955 and claims to be the oldest Polish student society in the UK. It served as an important platform for Polish political activism in times of Cold War when Poland was under heavy influence of the Soviet Union. Recently it was featured in several Polish media.[1]

At present the society aims to integrate the Polish community within the university and promote knowledge of Polish culture and history. It invites speakers, mainly well-known political figures from Poland as well as British and Polish historians, to give talks in Oxford. Former guests include Radosław Sikorski, Danuta Hubner, Norman Davies and Charles Crawford. Termly calendar of the society also comprises regular social events as well as celebrations of national holidays.

The society was founded in 1955 as the Polish Students Club by Maciej Giertych and has existed in different forms ever since. Former members include Zbigniew Pełczyński (now patron of the society), Radosław Sikorski (then a political refugee in Great Britain) and Urszula Gacek (former president)[2]. Some of the Oxford academics were also connected with the society, including Leszek Kołakowski who was its patron until his death.

External links

References

  1. ^ http://polonia.wp.pl/title,Polacy-podbijaja-Oksford,wid,9296172,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=19194
  2. ^ http://www.urszulagacek.pl/index.php?ind=6

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