On the 10th of November, a day before 100th anniversary of Polish independence, will take a place “Ku Niepodległej” concert (eng. “Towards Independence” concert), organized by “Niklot” Association for Tradition and Culture, referring to the pre-war, nationalistic and neopagan philosophy, the Zadruga’s group.

This event is a private event, with regulations that prohibit, among others photographing and filming the concert, and to the entrance to the concert authorizes the purchase of bricks – donation- for statutory purposes of the “Niklot” Association. Therefore, the place of the concert is not known, apart from the fact that it will be held in Warsaw. There is no doubt that this is a way to bypass the provisions of Polish law, which prohibit incitement to hatred on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or on the background of atheism.

We are aware that this year’s edition of the concert leaves a small field of action for the law enforcement agencies and representatives of the City Hall. However, we believe that it is the duty of decent people to alert about similar phenomena and pay attention to the difficulties with enforcing Polish law. Silence in this situation would be unambiguous to consent, even if only symbolic.

The letter on the “Towards Indepence” concert, on behalf of the Open Republic Association, was signed by Paula Sawicka – the chairwoman of the Program Council and Marek Gumkowski – the President of the Board.

The content of the letter