Union of Poles in isolation: 100 teachers not allowed visiting concert

• 13.10.2008, 10:04

About 100 teachers of Polish language haven’t been allowed to come to Hrodna for a concert organised by the Union of Poles in Belarus headed by Anzelika Borys.

On October 11 teachers of Polish language from the region and some other cities of the country were invited to Hrodna for a concert, Radio Svaboda.

A mass dedicated to this occasion took place in Brygitski Roman Catholic Church. An official function took place in “Hrodna” restaurant, and then the concert took place. The event was organised by the General Consulate of Poland in Hrodna, the public organisation “Polska Macierz Szkolna” (PMS) and the Union of Poles headed by Anzelika Borys.

As Josef Porzecki, the deputy chairman of the Union of Poles in Belarus stated, more than 200 teachers had been invited, but only about a half took part in the event. He explained that some of the teachers haven’t been allowed to come, some other events were organised for others on the same day, for instance a conference on methods of teaching languages in a Polish language school in Hrodna, and even an excursion to Augustovski canal.