Statement by the Australian Institute of Polish Affairs In view of the recently concluded trial in Poland of two Holocaust historians: Prof. Barbara Engelking and Prof. Jan Grabowski, as well as the prosecutorial investigation into articles written by Polish journalist Katarzyna Markusz, the Australian Institute of Polish Affairs would like to make the following statement: […]
29
Jan
The Order of Australia for Wanda Horky
Congratulations to Mrs Wanda Horky (a member of AIPA and Secretary 2017-2019) who has been awarded of Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2021, for service to the Polish community in Australia. MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION Mrs Wanda HORKY, Dunlop ACT 2615 For service […]
04
Jan
AIPA open letter published in Gazeta Wyborcza
On 3 January 2021, Gazeta Wyborcza published the letter of support from AIPA for Mr. Miroslaw Chojecki, an important opposition activist in communist Poland, after the Institute of Polish Remembrance (IPN) rejected the proposal to acknowledge his ‘opposition activist’ status. The link to the publication is here: https://wyborcza.pl/7,162657,26655147,wsparcie-dla-chojeckiego-plynie-takze-z-australii.html
02
Jan
Vale Mrs Barbara Williams
The Australian Institute of Polish Affairs is saddened to inform of the passing of Barbara Williams. Barbara has been a long-standing and active member of the AIPA. She and her late husband John were instrumental in facilitating access of AIPA to the Armagh facilities in Toorak, where most of our important functions have been held. […]
29
Dec
Dezaprobata wobec decyzji IPN
28 December 2020, AIPA WYRAŻA DEZAPROBATĘ WOBEC DECYZJI INSTYTUTU PAMIĘCI NARODOWEJ DOTYCZĄCEJ ZASŁUG PANA MIROSŁAWA CHOJECKIEGO Australijski Instytut Spraw Polskich (AIPA) przyłącza się do Listu otwartego ws. Mirosława Chojeckiego podpisanego przez sześciu znamienitych naukowców i byłych członków Kolegium i Rady IPN, aby IPN nadał mu status działacza opozycji. AIPA, która powstała na bazie fali emigracji […]