Hundreds of thousands of young people took to the streets in nearly 60 cities across Poland on Friday as part of the Youth Climate Strike leading up to the UN Climate Action Summit beginning tomorrow. In Warsaw, the “Thousand Cities Protest” began just after 10:00 CEST with a march from Plac Konstytucji past the Polish Parliament. In a later gathering at the Parade Square, protest participants laid out their six demands for change, including official recognition of the climate catastrophe, creation of a Climate Council, and development of climate policies based on research by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC).
As one participant made clear in their speech,”Only the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and international mobilization will allow us to limit the catastrophic effects of climate change.”
Holland and Komasa take top honors at the 44th annual Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
The 100,000 zloty Grand Prize of the festival, the Golden Lion, went to director Agnieszka Holland and the producers of Mr. Jones, an adaptation of the true story of Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, who broke the news in western media of the 1930s famine in Ukraine.
Director Jan Komasa also received the Audience Award for his film Corpus Christi, adding to the Journalists’ Award his film won last Friday, and its recent selection as this year’s Polish contender for the Oscars. Top prizes also went to Bartosz Krulik for his directorial debut with Supernova and Zofia Domalik for her professional acting debut in Everything for My Mother. Hubert Patynowski, the director of Don’t Change the Subject” was awarded the Lucja Bokińca prize for his short film providing “a unique presentation of father-son relations.”
Both Corpus Christi and Mr. Jones are set to premier in Polish theatres nationwide in October.
Polish men’s volleyball team defeats Spain to advance to the EuroVolley quarterfinals
The Polish men’s volleyball team defeated Spain last night 3:0 to advance to the quarterfinals in the 31st annual Men’s European Volleyball Championship.
It was the first time in 10 years that the white-and-red faced off against the Spaniards in competition, with the Poles easily dominating the Iberian team in three straight sets.
The as yet undefeated Poles hope to continue their winning streak at 8pm Monday night in the Netherlands when they face off against Germany in a bid to advance to the semi-finals.
Lechia Gdańsk defeats Korona Kielce 2:0 to advance in the Ekstraklasa league
Fans of Lechia Gdańsk celebrated last night as their team easily defeated Korona Kielce 2:0 to continue the green-and-white’s winning streak at home.
The victory bumps Lechia up into 5th place in the Ekstraklasa league, below Cracovia and just above Legia Warszawa, their competitor in next Saturday’s match in Warsaw.
Fans hoping to see Lechia in action during the week can also catch them this Tuesday at 3:30pm in Wejherowo when they face off against Gryf Wejherowo in the first round of the Polish Cup.
Free transit for car owners today in celebration of World Car-Free Day
To celebrate World Car Free Day and the end of European Mobility Week, trams, buses, and commuter rail lines in Trójmiasto are free for car owners all day today until midnight tonight.
To take advantage of free transit promotion, car owners need only show proof of registration and their identity. This week marks the 14th time Gdańsk has joined local governments and municipalities across the EU in celebrating European Mobility Week. Along with more than 50 other Polish cities, Gdańsk is also designated as a “Golden Participant” which requires governments to organize activities, promote new transport infrastructure, and hold Car-Free Day celebrations.
For more information on European Mobility Week, visit www.mobilityweek.eu
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