Badges of honour “Wrocław Freedom” were awarded
During a ceremony on 14 June 2023 in the Oratorium Marianum, people involved in opposition activities during the events of March ’68 and during the student strikes of 1988 and 1989 were awarded the “Wrocław Freedom”. In this year’s edition, the award was granted to 37 people, 11 of whom were honoured posthumously.
List of people honoured with the “Wrocław Freedom” badge in 2023
The ceremony was accompanied by a lecture by the director of the Wrocław branch of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), dr Kamil Dworaczek, on the subject of the years 1968 and 1988 and the activity of UWr employees and students during those events. The Choir Gaudium of the University of Wrocław under the direction of prof. Alan Urbanek added splendour to the award ceremony.
The badge of honour “Wrocław Freedom” is awarded to people who, during the communist dictatorship before 1989, while being members of the community of the University of Wrocław (employees or students), stood up for fundamental values such as: freedom, truth, justice, human dignity.
Zdjęcia: Agata Mitek i Dominika Hull-Bruska
