18th on g. W. Jim see stalin one side but imposing communism. Is like putting a saddle on. The poems. I believe that the fall of the birding wall would not have been possible without some adama and the results files poems. Communist propaganda film celebrated the new prosperity of the polish peoples republic. In the 1970 s. Poles could now also by west and. Products like jeans and cocacola in the countrys 1st Big Department stores. In warsaw communist Party Officials officially opened the countrys 1st modern highways which would soon be filled with fear at cars imported from italy and also made in poland. But poland relied on loans from western countries to pay for all this the peoples republic was living on credit. In reality there were widespread shortages and in this socalled workers paradise the communist elites enjoyed privileges that those workers could only dream of. And those shortages also extended to Food Production and distribution people had to wait in long lines outside shops. Even supplies of bread ran low. The 1st major strikes began in 1970 and even though they were strictly forbidden by law factories and shipyards across the country were effectively shut down. As a result some workers were fired or even arrested. The government intended to crush the rebellion and it ordered the secret police to covertly film all suspects the authorities wanted to sow fear and mistrust in order to divide people and discourage protests. For. The polices strategy was to wear people down. Their surveillance camera. Seemed to be everywhere. And even when there were no cameras people still felt they were being watched. This constant surveillance poisoned the everyday lives of the polish people. These pictures were taken by officers of the ministry of Public Security the best speaker. The ministry was often referred to as the heart of the communist party and its role was to infiltrate society as her early as possible and maximize state control over the relation. Everyone knew this certainly things you might say at home could not be repeated in public. Polands big brother the soviet union was also keeping an eye on the situation officials from moscow were constantly on the lookout for any signs of polish descent. Over your after the war and the altar conference we became dependent on moscow. Your motivation was forward leave it be over not free to choose the political system we lived under for the birth in the shadows of huge. In 1976 members of the opposition joined forces and founded the Workers Defense Committee known by its polish initials as the k o r most of the members were students or intellectuals the organization raised money provided Legal Assistance and generally tried to maintain the morale of the workers who had been arrested as enemies of the state. I knew that my phone was tapped and that i was being filmed and monitors that started in 1975 after i was arrested at your soul in Port Au Prince my husband and i had to or 3 big suitcases full of books with us books and polish in french. These old books about the situation and the socalled eastern bloc. Then known as the socialist or soviet bloc but analyzed from the western perspective of the hug. The k o r soon made its actions more public also eager to attract Media Coverage in the west. In warsaw near St Martins Church the cayo are called Hunger Strike to show support for imprisoned workers. The secret Police Filmed the strikers and recorded their every move. The activists knew full well that they were being filmed and were not afraid of showing that to the authorities they often played to the cameras surveiling them. Such as in this case. Today as miles of yes. These people tried to get on with their lives as best they could some red candy in the bible and enjoyed the 1st fresh breeze of spring and the spirit of revolution. The official polish media did not report on the protests instead they focused on the festive government organized may day parades that celebrated the glories of communism. The interior ministry commissioned propaganda films that vilified socalled anticommunist forces people whom it considered the domestic enemies of the polish peoples republic. One of the best known dissidents was diminished neck a k o r member and underground publisher. Despite the governments efforts Popular Support for the opposition grew and it became a movement for change. The activists recruited young filmmakers to counter the governments propaganda and cinema soon became a venue for political protest. The a. Lot of you we made a lot of documentaries but also feature films. Such as and jay vidas man of marble we tried to tell the truth about the world we lived in. For them see a mix that was an Important Message to society it expressed solidarity. With them so you have much to Mission Image above the shoot out our films was shown quite often. We didnt realize it but we were promotion political unrest by traveling around the country with these films thats years since the really money for nothing else that sky. Is for the guns lots of people came to see them and afterward they would discuss the current political situation with them that they those of the disc with the words and people started to open up just as a chance to nice. Opposition activists often met in churches where Police Surveillance was not sell out. This go but out of order or in principle the state respected the rights of the church to carry out its religious mission without direct interference to the city of words but of course the party my party did everything it could to restrict back rights those as avoiding we refused permission to build new churches for example we always try to get in their way because we saw the catholic faith as an ideology that run counter to marxism leninism in the us at the its. This ideological struggle spread beyond the borders of poland even as far as the vatican. White smoke appeared the next day at 6 17 pm local time. Was a thing the new pope is now on account of the 1st call 456 you. Know carol what to you 1st pope from a communist country named himself Pope John Paul a 2nd and blesses the crowd. A patrol in turkey preview of i had my 1st taste of freedom in 1979 when it was. I got an official invitation from the director of the bishops Conference Press office to direct order a man who would later become a bishop himself though. I was to be one of 7 cameramen to take part in a feature film about the popes 1st pilgrimage to poland mortgage skidoos if you go pierce if you have sense if it is at the poles. It will be this was extraordinary which because for the 1st time i didnt feel like i was being censored. We could focus on spirituality and what it meant for this country was not that the group could argue that because of the popes visit showed that 80 or 90 percent of the country was opposed to the political system during juvenile courts and i was just you forgot there will that was system of. This was a significant setback for the polish communist party. Average people who had never before considered standing up to the government did so now they felt they were on a new mission committed to defending Human Dignity although the pope never referred directly to the government all poles understood his message. Going to. Their religious face case can strength the strength of community. The city of god down scone the baltic coast on august the food. Since 980. 00 several 1000 workers at the Lenin Shipyard broke the law by going on strike. The strike was called to support a colleague and a volunteer no vent should been fired 5 months before she was due to retire management had accused her of anticommunist activity. That. I know is a senior to. Me even human has not yet. The security to do what you say. Here that i am merely hubris right you. Are right. About the Family Business if you hear news of the strike at the shipyard spread rapidly across poland and indeed around the world. We decided to go to a dance to observe the strike which older people said that the younger one should go. So i and a few other colleagues drive up now. So we arrived in good hands come to 2 days. Of course we wanted to go to the shipyard which we didnt know whether they would letters in. The workers said that the state media had been spreading lies so they wouldnt let them in some of the equipment they said you gentlemen and your sound recordist can come in. But you got to tell the truth about this strike. Even my to preach credit to mr. No other members of the media whether domestic or International Flair allowed inside the shipyards the only film of the strike was shot by the documentary crew. They had the complete confidence of the workers who spoke openly about their situation. The resulting footage would make Headline News around the world. Around the dosage. Gratis as the lucky and dont ever. Really provide any. Rational me he. Knew that there was. Only the one you. Left for him that he strikes soon broke out in many factories throughout the country in support of the shipyard worker. The polish revolution now had in name only done or show solidarity. It was definitely a new form of revolution and the workers had a sense of discipline. The socialist monks if they locked themselves up in a shipyard so that they could create a Safe Assembly area to organize a nonviolent challenge to the government that they must topple. The workers result paid off representatives of polands communist party had no choice but to meet with the strikers. For the 1st time in the history of the eastern bloc the communist authorities were forced to listen to the demands of the working class. No one had ever dared to speak to a top policy official like this. You finished. One of the looked. At the negatives. In the spanish ocean going. So this and. It was a part of the problem you should go back in my own problem with a program thats gotten. Morgan reset this event. In the ninetys just on the problems in yet another possible. Just. See me in a better view to the middle yet just want to leave it at that bitch if its a fact of all jacked it to be said on. The im. Actually called he did allegedly told. Us that its up to page. Yes the transfer of the stars moved one it was just must feel like in that room for your vision there was never a moment when one side won against the other party to country strong. Neither side sounds like they want to get it done and there is no science we would win for them roofed it was really hard work to negotiate points i only think this book to the workers made 21 political demands including freedom of Association Freedom of the press and the release of Political Prisoners they did not want to overthrow the communist party but they did want to make the party more compassionate. The workers continued to their peaceful protests throughout the long hot summer of 1900. Solidarity now had a leader a shipyard elektras named elect when son he was a passionate activist who became the face of the opposition movement. The worker who questions the Party Monopoly is much more dangerous than an intellectual force of transfer and Current Events knew that protests could lead to violence and bloodshed he had a family. And people trusted him. As much on to violence and he had a gift for dealing with the masses in this engine he could motivate them and appeal to their emotions but he never crossed the line in what he always kept the masses under control and he was with that the image the muscle. Definition. Of i when sir had widespread support among the polish people and the Catholic Church the Solidarity Movement was also covered extensively by the western media in the United States in particular these reports were often interspersed with anti communist propaganda. Was. Over and you can see next to me one afternoon there were rumors that the Security Forces would attack the shipyard that night from the river you know sticks his ability never to move us as it would be an attempt to subdue the workers because his vote the injured this and to is that if you could. Hear him come over i took my camera with me to bed that night in the vision because if anything happened i wanted to film it meet me and make the push to the strike might be stopped at any time magazine. Our soviet big brother could simply say no more frequent news. But there was a dramatic turn of events on august the says the 1st 1900 the communist party responded to the workers demands and gave up its monopoly on political power. Rather will only improve. Or. More. Magowan. Solidarity the 1st independent trade union in communist europe was now illegal a development that was widely covered in the Foreign Press the strikers knew that with the world looking on the party would have to keep its word. Probably new no. New mum and im a little long. For when say used a huge pen with the likeness of the pope on it to sign the treaty a symbol of a utopia that would now become reality the workers in the dance could demand did the impossible and they got it. Meant. Solidarity had one official record. Nation. Its leaders traded their work clothes for business. They appeared alongside intellectuals like today ocean as of yet sleek and bernice. Without them the triumph would not have been possible. Pearson ishant said in the months after august the atmosphere was one of hope and social commitment. Moments ago when solidarity our 1st free and independent trade union was officially founded huge numbers of people joined it not of the cessation mass of the because as soon there were 10000000 members it was absolutely incredible. With. 10000000 people that was a complete disaster for those of us who were in power for generations young of luge 10000000 people join solidarity. If you think 3 or 4 people power family and the entire nation was against the beautician against the political system such of course and our political power of words we will be well aware of that dont worship communist Party Leaders were forced to regroup and reorganize in early 1981 they stepped up surveillance of workers the government tried to discredit solidaritys leaders in an attempt to stop the revolution from spreading to other east bloc countries. Thats now a confrontation with the authorities who is increasingly likely. Solidarity also had to deal with problems like Funding Organization and experience but the authorities were already interfering. And for that we believed that things would change them but the situation didnt get by. It got worse. Give us because the trade union was a Political Movement it had no political or executive power. The polish government feared that the soviet union would put a stop to solidarity. The new leader was appointed army general wojciech jaruzelski. Who had one point where you could not cry you will go to him without. First cry protections look out are not in conflict if you try. To serve should quote it as. Such i was summoned in the middle of the night to a room where there were 30 generals just of the. Eurozone skippers they had to put that. To motives that someone asked me whether i thought we could reach an agreement with solidarity of those. He knew i was tired and upset and. If so i expressed an opinion that reflected what i truly believed that based on my recent experience physically the i said. No absolutely not there will be a confrontation to egypt the. The government decided to act on december 13th 1901 here result ski imposed martial law throughout poland the military was mobilized they cut off all telephone lines and enforced a curfew jaruzelski believed that this crackdown would silence the Solidarity Movement once and for all and would also prevent the soviet union from intervening. Polands newfound freedom was literally overrun by the military. The army confiscated all private cameras only state media were allowed to film and report on what was called a pacification campaign. Only to not have to be corrected just they would not issue did into this invasion because youre still going to provide them of posters stand with. John user to the vagaries of couples who do not use this would be best to treat pain each year with this newly secular jew leader of the Church Groups that you just. Dont know cress as i live i dont think i and others. Sauza as of activists both men and women were arrested the Solidarity Trade Union was. The Security Forces resorted to their old methods against dissidents. Many were ordered to admit to crimes they had not committed. It was a facer at the. Shes giving you plenty to. Put on your form not just obama could have a bunch of. New book. Shows. Up on our. Engine couldnt. It be in your book list or should be tradition. Are. Actually. Very. Nice a nation to we was still under martial law. I was detained. The allstars is used illegal premise that was strange not just for poland but for any other countries. Who could. They do needed to use people of a specific crime the. Rest of them as a precaution so that they were removed from society. Sports. Or soon as i got to be determined camp i knew that i had to document the experience. Which i dont ask people to bring me a camera but i have no idea when i get it you know 3 months of lack of proof. My wife then managed to smuggle a camera into the camp. And this is it a little olympus push its compact and mostly automatic. Not the chalk but the beginning of august each of us gone 4 kilos of sugar aesthetic you know its. Many people used to make ill call a marketing issue. But not me i needed that sugar and so giving out the package was the Perfect Place at the time i did my cameras capture of an airplane or. The air. The dissidents went underground in cities and in the countryside they set up hiding places in small apartments and cell as. The rebels had to learn a new way of life. Many changed their identity and some used disco uses to elude the police. If thats their free markets nobody around for the last front in such feedback sure yes for sure its their growth forecasts their scripts are. Trying to be done thank you phil. The Security Forces were on constant alert but they could not prevent solidarity from receiving growing support from overseas. I went to france partly because im jay vida was there to shoot downtown. But mostly because a large Solidarity Committee was being organized to brought some young child. And i wanted to do something for my friends that hones some of them are in jail at the time she was that didnt have enough money. For me to study the russian. Got a good camera from the Solidarity Committee in paris so we were able to document events in poland and film things that we thought were important but at the moment i dont know who posts. These are kind of it was a cheap camera so it would be no great loss if it fell into the wrong hands because of that but the awful thing was that the video cassette had only 2 and a half minutes worth of tape that i was over there cringed. She heard you dont know its true just the underground dissidents invited us to film them. I never knew where a when you know it could happen at any time. Someone would say get your camera ready to burn you go ahead. The secret police disrupting protests whenever they could. They confiscated materials that included leaflets and canisters of film these were later used as evidence to justify the harsh sentences imposed on solidarity activists. The conflict between the police and the activists paralyze the country neither side wanted to make concessions last. Week. Yeah if a man was a have. To have. That the Catholic Church was divided on the rebellion. The priest father years hed have he would go called on the faithful to defend the troops at all costs. But suppose the very ship of your information so if the bush reserve runs over injured. More hear. Me say leisure here dont dismiss us. That grandmother was there thats a matter the get go he was a fascinating individual that if he said that you know that as a person and as a priest he conveyed a powerful in a strength in a very discreet subtle and gentle way like this good and thats what they were god they are sick as evil says but the months that are that of 6 years ago that everyone who knew him was captivated by his fragility tenderness and shyness and by his personal integrity and determination consequence. Was. In october 1904 father pappy wish was kidnapped tortured and beaten to death. His body was found in a reservoir. Man. As he wished because murder was a major story in the western media and he became a symbol of the prodemocracy movement. There were of such and i was shocked when i heard the news. If i said to myself the. Boys are my god this will create terrible problems for us and from negotiations some of them be moved to bulldoze amid. The lovely appeared so that was my 1st reaction honestly but for the view of. And as it turned out i was right. We had copy blood on our hands. The church of it called after of course it was organized by a senior official of the interior ministry and who gave him the order. Certainly not yet. Chances the head of the secret police for the copy which caused death was a humiliation for us and it made our work more difficult says. To this day its not been determined who ordered publish those murder but the crime brought even more people into the Solidarity Movement. Was what. I made a 985 there was a huge demonstration to counter the official celebrations i the opposition was now stronger than ever. The in. The it was. But then events in the soviet union signaled that Major Political changes were on the way. In march 1905 Mikhail Gorbachev was named communist Party General secretary he instituted a wide ranging program of restructuring and transparency the threat of soviet intervention in poland disappeared. In february 989 solidarity and communist Party Officials message to villa and their warsaw to discuss the agenda for a new series of round table talks. 58. 00 people took part largely comprising representatives from the government and the opposition although in total including just 2 women. The discussions became a symbol for the creation of a new and democratic poland. East germany in autumn 1909 every monday evening residents of leyte say she gathered to demonstrate against the government at the border between poland and east germany was closed at that time but the spirit of the Solidarity Movement was sweeping across eastern europe. The long road that led to the fall of the berlin wall began in the down sc huge crowds still gather at the full millennium shipyard every year to reflect on the legacy of the Solidarity Movement. The European Solidarity center in the downs isnt easy m. And deny bri dedicated to polands Civil Resistance Movement with a legacy for the present day to. Talk of us. Because the question now is whether people will understand these images or will said those who control the past control the future i believe that whoever controls the place where we remember solidarity will control the next 30 years in poland or. Kika. Is the norwegian force of nature. Allison tom tom. Dorgan instructor hit the ground running. And the secret to success to be found in his homeland. We took a look around norway to find out. If you go off. 90 minutes on d w. A middle aged welcome to the 2nd season on the fence. 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