Kashubian debate in TVP Gdańsk

Filed under: General — Tags: , , — Yurek @ 9:29 pm 31 January 2009

On 31 January 2009, in Dwór Artusa in Gdańsk, TVP Gdańsk, Radio Gdańsk, and Gazeta Wyborcza held a deliberation aiming at addressing the question of  “Kashubians:  who are they?”

Paweł Zbierski, in the next episode of his “For two voices” multimedia debate will present two competing outlooks on Kashubian movement:  “traditional” and “modern.”

The program will air on the TVP Gdańsk channel on 7 February at 6:50 PM. In addition, it will be available online at the station’s portal.

Radio Gdańsk is planning to rebroadcast the program on 9 February at 8 PM. Again, it will be accessible via the Internet, for those who missed the original broadcast.


Instead of introduction

Filed under: General — Tags: , , — Yurek @ 7:42 pm 29 September 2008

“I am Kashubian” – uttered publicly, launches a series of questions that almost inevitably lead to a discussion about what the term “Kashubian” actually entails. Throughout the years, I have heard different opinions being expressed by both, non-Kashubians and Kashubians alike. As such, the ignorance of not knowing what Kashubian means does not really bother me, until it comes from a Kashubian. Bearing a remarkable similitude to what we were lead to believe for decades, I am deeply saddened when a Kashubian is self-conscious of his heritage. Fortunately, admitting that I am a Kashubian too normally relieves some of the uneasiness of his earlier confession. Following that, whenever possible, I make it a point to elaborate more on why IT IS okay to be proud of being Kashubian, regardless of the religious preference (Slovincians were Protestants), or the country you currently live in.

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