Simon Target's documentary, Masha and Valentyna, at the Parliament House in Canberra, 31 July 2023.
Dear friends, I flew to Canberra for a very special event at the Parliament building - the screening of Simon Target's documentary "Masha and Valentyna".
The event was introduced by the member for Bean, Mr David Smith, MP. and attended by prominent members of the Ukrainian, Polish and Australian communities, including Ms Agata Utnicka, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Canberra, Mr Stefan Romaniw, Co-Chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations. Unfortunately, His Excellency Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, could not attend due to an urgent meeting in Ukraine. His wife, Liana spoke on his behalf.
It was an excellent opportunity to meet face-to-face again with some of the AIPA members in Canberra, particularly with the film creator Simon Target and Beata Zatorska, an impressive couple and outstanding film-making associates (Beata has produced this film), as well as AIPA Board member, Dr Kasia Williams from ANU.
It was a very moving experience and a reminder of how wartime tragedy can shatter our lives anytime.
Please see this film and promote it through friendship groups, social media, and other channels.
Best regards,
Dr Alexandra Dunwill
AIPA President
Meeting with Polish Sociologists
AIPA members in Melbourne had the pleasure of meeting with Polish sociologists who came to Australia to participate in the XX ISA Congress of Sociology. Our guests were Professor Piotr Kulas and Professor Tomasz Zarycki from the University of Warsaw, Dr Tomasz Zając from the University of Queensland, Mr Marek Rohr-Garztecki from the Collegium Civitas, and Mr Michal Nawrocki from the University of Warsaw. The conference theme was Resurgent Authoritarianism; Sociology of New Entanglements of Religions, Politics, and Economies. We all enjoyed the exciting presentations and took part in fascinating discussions. All in an informal and friendly atmosphere.
AIPA AGM 2022-NOTICE
WEDNESDAY, 19th October 2022, commencing at 7.00pm - via zoom link – details will be provided by email prior to the meeting
All financial members have a right to be represented at, and to vote at this meeting; the right may be exercised by attending in person, or by appointing a proxy, who must be a financial member of the Institute. No delegate may hold or cast more than five proxy votes. A Proxy Form is enclosed with this Notice. The Proxy Form must be emailed by or before 18th October 2022 to the Secretary.
For further details please contact Ms Kasia Muehlhaeuser, the Secretary.
AGENDA
1. WELCOME
2. APOLOGIES
3. MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 27 NOVEMBER 2021
4. MINUTES OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, 25 JUNE 2022
5. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
6. REGIONAL REPORTS
7. TREASURER’S AND AUDITOR’S REPORTS 8. OTHER BUSINESS
Zaproszenie na seminarium "Elitarne szkoły w Polsce po 1989 roku
AIPA President, Dr Alexandra Margaret Dunwill, has been invited to present her research findings at the webinar organised by the Laboratory of Analysis of the Transformation of Elites and Intelligentsia, #Elitylab UW, operating at the Faculty of Artes Liberales, University of Warsaw. http://al.uw.edu.pl/seminarium-elitarne-szkoly-w-polsce-po-1989-roku/
Please see the invitation below for more details.
Szanowni Państwo,
Laboratorium Analiz Transformacji Elit i Inteligencji, #Elitylab UW działające przy Wydziale „Artes Liberales” zaprasza na otwarte seminarium Elitarne szkoły w Polsce po 1989 roku.
Podczas seminarium wyniki swoich badań zaprezentuje dr Alexandra Dunwill (Prezes Australijskiego Instytutu Spraw Polskich). Skomentuje je prof. UW. dr Grażyna Czetwertyńska (Wydział „Artes Liberales”, Uniwersytet Warszawski). Po prezentacji zapraszamy na wspólną dyskusję.
Jednym z punktów wyjścia do rozmowy będzie tekst European, national or global? Elite schools in postcommunist Poland (Alexandra Dunwill, "Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies", Vol 13 (1), 2021). Zachęcamy do lektury, tekst dostępny jest pod poniższym linkiem:
Polish aid to Ukrainian museums and national heritage: SAVE THE DATE: 14 JULY 2022
Dear AIPA Members and Friends,
I would like to alert you to a forthcoming Zoom webinar that is being organised by AIPA, about Polish assistance to Ukrainian Museums following the Russian invasion.
The webinar is scheduled to take place on 14 July 2022, 18:00–19:30 (AEST) / 10.00–11.30 (Polish time)
It will be conducted in English and involve four speakers: three from Poland and – we hope – one from Ukraine.
The Convenors of the webinar are AIPA members, Irena Zdanowicz and Joanna Lang.
More information will follow in due course and a Zoom link will be sent to you.
Please distribute this information amongst your networks.
