Senator of the Civic Platform Bogdan Borusewicz called on president Karol Nawrocki to remove the barriers separating the ceremonies organized in Gdańsk, on the 45th anniversary of signing the August Agreements. Mr President, remove these barriers. They are unnecessary - said erstwhile oppositionist. “I want this celebration to be shared next year,” he added.
On Sunday in Gdańsk, celebrations were held 45th anniversary of the signing of the agreements in August and the establishment of the Solidarity. At noon before the historical Gate No. 2 of Gdańsk Shipyard, the celebrations with the participation of heroes of the August 1980 events, among others, began. Bogdan Borusewicz, co-organiser of the strike at the shipyard, co-author of strike demands, presently Senator of the civilian Coalition.
Anniversary of August Agreements. Barriers before the president arrived
Borusewicz began his speech with a welcome to the celebrations. - I greet all of you in this square. And those who stand in another place - he said.
- I'm sorry. We were together and I dream of having this celebration together the following year. all year I dream of having another celebration together. It may not happen.. But in my opinion this is the dream of this community that we experienced in the 80's - added Borusewicz.
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On this occasion, the Senator made an appeal to the President. - That's why I'm turning, Mr. president Nawrocki, remove these barriers.. They're unnecessary. We will communicate - he continued. Importantly, It was the railings. releasing the area around the European Solidarity Centre, where the president is scheduled to visit.
Senator Borusewicz: Ukrainians fight for us
Borusewicz in his speech stressed the request for further assistance to Ukrainian refugees. - We were together a while ago erstwhile we opened our homes and apartments to Ukrainians' misfortunewho fled a terrible war. This war Still going on. - I protest against closing Poland from these mediocre people. They run distant from bombing, artillery. They fight for us too.. They are fighting in our interests due to the fact that it is in our interest that this war should not come to Poland's territory - he said.
The celebrations were held without the participation of the most celebrated Solidarity LeaderFormer president Lech Walesa, who presently resides with a series of lectures in the United States. August agreements at Gdańsk Shipyard were concluded between the Government Commission and the Interinstitutional Strike Committee - signed by MKS president Lech Walesa and Deputy Prime Minister Mieczysław Jagielski.
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His wife spoke outside the yard gate, Danuta Wałęsa. - We should be together, We gotta respect each other. and then we will scope prosperity and good democracy," she said. "I want you all the best for this 45th anniversary, and I hope to live to see the 50th," she added.
Solidarity in the fight for freedom
In turn Minister of Culture Marta Cienkowska She admitted in her speech that she was a typical of a generation who did not remember August 1980 due to the fact that she was born after these events. - I'm sorry. Back erstwhile Poland was inactive a country enslavedAnd the dream of freedom seemed far away... But I grew up in free Poland, in a planet that was born thanks to courage, thanks to solidarity of people of work, people of culture, people of conscience - she said.
- I'm sorry. 45 years ago in Gdańsk, workers demanded simple things, but besides large things: the right to decent work, freedom of speech, respect for man. present it sounds so obvious, but at the time it was an act of courage and rebellion towards a strategy that wanted to break the spirit of the nation - she noted and turned to the participants of those events: - I pay you a deep tribute due to the fact that freedom is not given to you forever.
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