Monthly Archives: March 2006

Polish Cinema Conference

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Administrator

From the Causeway Film & Video Forum: REDISCOVERING POLISH CINEMA: HISTORY – IDEOLOGY – POLITICS. Łódz, October 2006. Location: Poland Call for Papers Deadline: 2006-04-15 TO BE HELD 23-25 OCTOBER 2006 IN ŁÓDZ (POLAND) Various transformations in the social and … Continue reading →

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Our WordPress Theme

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Administrator

The theme PGF is using is Tarski. Tarski is a WordPress theme created by Ben Eastaugh and Chris Johnson. As they say on their website, it definitly works right out of the box. What we liked at first glance was … Continue reading →

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Polonia and Blogging

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Administrator

Check out an excellent analysis of Poland, Polonia and blogging over at Blogcount. The article entitled Profile of a Polish Blogger observes: We hypothesized that the overall theory motivation “social utility” would be the most predominant motivation; this was supported. … Continue reading →

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Poles in America

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Administrator

By Michael Szporer The first organization of American Poles was the Association of Poles in America (Stowarzyszenie Polak? w Ameryce) founded in 1830 by the veterans of Revolution of 1830 (November Uprising). Jan of Kolono, a Polish sailor under the … Continue reading →

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Armia Krajowa – Polish Resistance in WW II

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Administrator

Did you know that the largest underground resistance army during World War II was the Polish Home Army? The Home Army, 300,000 strong at its peak, is credited with supplying the Allies with constant intelligence information from the eastern front, … Continue reading →

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