Dariusz Jerczyński
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Dariusz Jerczyński is a Silesian politician and historical writer.
, historical articles in the magazines Czas Górnośląski and Jaskółka Śląska. From 2001 to 2007, Jerczyński was a member of the Silesian Autonomy Movement
. In 2002 and 2006, he was a candidate in the Polish local elections for the regional parliament of Silesian Voivodeship
. He is a member of the beginning committee of the Union of People of Silesian Nationality since 2004 and is the head secretary of the Silesian Separatistic Movement since 2008.
, was a guest of the five biggest Moravian national minority organizations in the Czech Republic
, on which day the Union of Moravians was founded. Representatives of Moravians and the Silesian Autonomy Movement
spoke about a council of Moravia and Silesia.
On October 2, 2006, Dariusz Jerczyński signed a letter from the Union of People of Silesian Nationality to Terry Davies
, general secretary of the Council of Europe
, about Polish authorities ignoring the Silesian national group. On April 28, 2007, he signed a letter to UNESCO
about Polish authorities wanting to change the name of the former concentration camp KL Auschwitz to the ”former german, nazi [...]”. The rational of the renaming was that name of this camp should mirror this place.
Biography
Dariusz Jerczyński has authored books about the history of SilesiaSilesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, historical articles in the magazines Czas Górnośląski and Jaskółka Śląska. From 2001 to 2007, Jerczyński was a member of the Silesian Autonomy Movement
Silesian Autonomy Movement
The Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe. The association was founded in January 1990 by Rudolf Kołodziejczyk and is based in the Polish part of Upper Silesia...
. In 2002 and 2006, he was a candidate in the Polish local elections for the regional parliament of Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
. He is a member of the beginning committee of the Union of People of Silesian Nationality since 2004 and is the head secretary of the Silesian Separatistic Movement since 2008.
Activity
On September 15, 2001, Dariusz Jerczyński, as member of a delegation of the Silesian Autonomy MovementSilesian Autonomy Movement
The Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe. The association was founded in January 1990 by Rudolf Kołodziejczyk and is based in the Polish part of Upper Silesia...
, was a guest of the five biggest Moravian national minority organizations in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, on which day the Union of Moravians was founded. Representatives of Moravians and the Silesian Autonomy Movement
Silesian Autonomy Movement
The Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe. The association was founded in January 1990 by Rudolf Kołodziejczyk and is based in the Polish part of Upper Silesia...
spoke about a council of Moravia and Silesia.
On October 2, 2006, Dariusz Jerczyński signed a letter from the Union of People of Silesian Nationality to Terry Davies
Terry Davies
Terry Davies was a Welsh international full back who played club rugby for Swansea and Llanelli. He won 21 caps for Wales and was selected to play in the British Lions on the 1959 tour of Australia and New Zealand...
, general secretary of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
, about Polish authorities ignoring the Silesian national group. On April 28, 2007, he signed a letter to UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
about Polish authorities wanting to change the name of the former concentration camp KL Auschwitz to the ”former german, nazi [...]”. The rational of the renaming was that name of this camp should mirror this place.
Works
- Historia Narodu Śląskiego. Prawdziwe dzieje ziem śląskich od średniowiecza do progu trzeciego tysiąclecia (History of Silesian Nation. True history of Silesian lands from the Middle Ages to the threshold of the third Millennium), ZabrzeZabrzeZabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
2003 ISBN 83-919589-0-6. - Orędownicy niepodległości Śląska. Rys biograficzny wybitnych śląskich książąt oraz działaczy i badaczy opowiadających się za językową, narodową lub państwową odrębnością Śląska (Spokesman of Silesia's Independence), ZabrzeZabrzeZabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
2005 ISBN 83-919589-4-9. - Śląski ruch narodowy pod naciskiem polskiego i niemieckiego nacjonalizmu na tle politycznej historii Górnego Śląska w latach 1848-1947, (Silesian national movement under pressure of Polish and German nationalism in the period 1848-1947), ZabrzeZabrzeZabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
2006 ISBN 978-83-60540-50-3. - Historia Narodu Śląskiego. Prawdziwe dzieje ziem śląskich od średniowiecza do progu trzeciego tysiąclecia, wyd. II (uzupełnione i poprawione), (History of Silesian Nation. True history of Silesian lands from the Middle Ages to the threshold of the third Millennium, second edition implemented and corrected), ZabrzeZabrzeZabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
2006 ISBN 978-83-60540-55-8. - Krótka retrospekcja historii Śląska (Short retrospection of Silesia's history), ZabrzeZabrzeZabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
-Tarnowskie GóryTarnowskie GóryTarnowskie Góry is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands....
2007 ISBN 978-83-60540-64-0. - Józef Kożdoń (1873-1949) przywódca Śląskiej Partii Ludowej, a kwestia narodowości śląskiej na Śląsku Cieszyńskim i Opawskim w XIX i XX w. (review: professor Jerzy Tomaszewski; Summary in English: Josef Kożdoń (1873-1949): The Leader of the Silesian People’s Party, and the Question of Silesian Nationality in Teschen Silesia and Troppau Silesia During the 19th and 20th Centuries, translated by doctor Tomasz KamusellaTomasz KamusellaTomasz Kamusella is a European scholar pursuing interdisciplinary research in language politics, nationalism and ethnicity.-Education:...
; Summary in Silesian: Zefel Kożdōń (1873-1949): reskirok Ślōnskij Ludowyj Partyje, a kwestyjo ślōnskij nacyje na Cieszińskim a Ôpawskim Ślōnsku bez XIX a XX hōndetlecie; bonus: Józef Kożdoń, Mój stosunek do Polski, Polaków i ludności naszej), Zabrze 2011 ISBN 978-83-60540-08-4
Sources
- www.zlns.republika.pl
- Jaskółka Śląska" – magazin of Silesian Autonomy MovementSilesian Autonomy MovementThe Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe. The association was founded in January 1990 by Rudolf Kołodziejczyk and is based in the Polish part of Upper Silesia...
, 2001–2007 - Dariusz Jerczyński, Śląski ruch narodowy (pod naciskiem polskiego i niemieckiego nacjonalizmu na tle politycznej historii Górnego Śląska w latach 1848-1947), ZabrzeZabrzeZabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
2006 ISBN 978-83-60540-50-3. - pdi.cors.gov.pl/KRSSED
- http://searchworks.stanford.edu/?q=%22Jerczy%C5%84ski%2C+Dariusz.%22&qt=search_author
- Lech Nijakowski (red), Nadciągają Ślązacy. Czy istnieje narodowość śląska?, Scholar WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
2004 ISBN 83-7383-112-6
See also
- Silesian Autonomy MovementSilesian Autonomy MovementThe Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe. The association was founded in January 1990 by Rudolf Kołodziejczyk and is based in the Polish part of Upper Silesia...
- Józef KożdońJózef KożdońJózef Kożdoń was Silesian autonomist politician.-Biography:...
- Silesian People's PartySilesian People's PartyThe Silesian People’s Party was a political organization in Cieszyn Silesia that existed from 1909 to 1938 in Austrian Silesia, which later became international plebiscite territory and finally part of Czechoslovakia. The party included mainly Slavic people, who saw themselves as members of a...
- Ewald LataczEwald LataczEwald Latacz was Silesian politician, doctor of law, lawyer in Racibórz since 1913 and Wodzisław Śląski, chairman of Workers Council in Wodzisław Śląski and co-founder secret Upper Silesian Committee in 1918, civil law notary since 1919, co-founder and leader Union of Upper Silesians in the period...
- Joseph MusiolJoseph MusiolJoseph Musiol was a Silesian politician. He served as secretary of the Catholic Trade Union, as a member of the town council in Bytom, and as leader of a local group in Bytom...
- Union of Upper SilesiansUnion of Upper SilesiansThe Union of Upper Silesians was a mass movement for the independence of Upper Silesia. The lands of Prussian Upper Silesia and Austrian Silesia, which existed from January 1919 to 1924 within the borders of Germany, then in the borders of the international plebiscite territory, constituted Upper...
- Theofil KupkaTheofil KupkaTheofil Kupka was a Silesian politician.- Biography :...
- Josef CichyJosef CichyJosef Cichy was Silesian politician, owner of manufacture in Goleszów, member of the first authorities of Silesian People's Party, a candidate this party in the time election to Silesian Parliament in Opava from country election district Frysztat-Cieszyn-Jabłonków, leader of local group of...