Association of Poles in Lithuania
- Association of Poles in Lithuania
The Association of Poles in Lithuania ( _pl. Związek Polaków na Litwie) is an organization formed in 1989 to bring together members of Polish minority in Lithuania. It numbers between 6,000[pl icon [http://www.wspolnota-polska.org.pl/index.php?id=kr40523 wspolnota-polska.org.pl X Zjazd Polaków na Litwie] ] members. It defends the civil rights of the Polish minority and engages in educational, cultural and economic activities.][pl icon [http://encyklopedia.interia.pl/haslo?hid=114890 ZWIĄZEK POLAKÓW NA LITWIE] . Encyklopedia Interia. Last accessed 20 January 2007.] It is the largest Polish organization in Lithuania, and was created in 1990.]It organizes meetings ("Zjazdy") of Polish minorotiy, and publishes a magazine, "Nasz Czas". The latter was created in 2001 from the merger of former Association magazine, "Nasza Gazeta", Estonians Polish minority magazine, "Nasza Polonia" and Latvian Polish minority magazine, "Łatgalia". The publication is supported by Senate of Poland and The Foundation Aid to Poles in the East.[pl icon [http://nasza-gazeta.tripod.com/ Nasza Gazeta homepage] and [http://www.nasz-czas.lt/ Nasz Czas homepage] ] ]The Association is not engaged in political activities, leaving them to the Polish minority political party, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania.
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