The Boston Sculpture of Partisans

Updates:

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NEW LOCATION - OVER WORLD TRADE CENTER SILVER LINE BUS STATION - ON THE SIDE OF WORLD TRADE CENTER AVE. >>>

~ The Boston Globe article about moving "The Partisans" - September 7, 2006

~ The Celebration on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 >>>

~ The MBTA plaque and plaque projects >>>

~ The September 6th Celebration Agenda and Invitation (09.03.06)

~ The Boston Globe calls "The Partisans" statue "controversial", when making the celebration announcement, (09.02.06)

~ Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is organizing “The Partisans” Memorial rededication ceremony on Wednesday, September 6th at 10:00 AM. The representats of Polonia, local authority officials and politicians are expected to be present.

(08.12.06)

~ There is plan for the re-dedication ceremony on Sunday September 17, 2006 (07.30.06)

~ Andrew Pitynski has prepared "The Partisans" for display at new public location at the South Boston Waterfront Area - photo-reportage - 07/20/06

~ MBTA's Director of Design, B. Boylan meeting regarding new location, rededication and a plaque for the Partisans - 05/03/06

~ Article in Polish: "Partyzanci pytaja!" - S. Tolak (04/05/06)

~"It seems a compromise position has been reached." - Lt Col, USAF Retired, William H. Szych. His Letters: 04/03/06 , to F. Spula 03/23/06, to A. Pitynski 03/23/06

~ On the end of March the MBTA Director of Design, Barbara Boylan in TV's "Greater Boston" interview with Emily Rooney has said that she will look for anyone's project of a plaque to place it by the "Partisans". We need such plaque to give public more information about the sculpture and what does it mean. Your project could be send to address: poloniaboston@yahoo.com (see a sample)

~ "The sculpture has had an unsettled history in Boston. Meant to depict the heavy price that must be paid for liberty, the commemoration of underground fighters who battled the Nazis, the Soviet Army, and then Polish Communists" The Boston Globe - (03/29/06)

~ The Boston Globe is illustrating the Partisans sculpture history in Boston (03/29/06), article in Washington Post (03/29/06)

~ Asking the Committee (03/19/06), also Letter to the President of PAC, Mr. Frank Spula (03/13/06)

~ John Paul II School of Polish Language in Boston visits the "Partisans" place in Boston Common (03/18/06)

~ "Meninos office did not return two calls from The Associated Press seeking comment." (03/12/06)

~ Andrew Pitynski has sent us his vision of "The Partisans" monument returned to the Bostonians and tourists (03/11/06)

~ The Committee for Preserving the Partisans changed the date of next meeting until next week (03/10/06).

~ Newsday.com about "the Partisans" and the Boston Polonia's Protest (03/10/06), and NJ.com (03/10/06)

~ Columbus, Ohio sent Petition with 55 names, (03/09/06)

~ Szymon Tolak sent letter to the President of Polish American Congress, Frank Spula, asking him for help (03/09/06).

~ "The Partisans" petition on this site has 224 names with many comments, Polish - American Club of Columbus, Ohio (web site) has sent us 55 signatures >>> (03/11/06)

~ ''The mayor of Boston shamed the American people internationally," - A. Pitynski (The Boston Globe - 03/06/06)

~ First Walk for "The Partisans", Polish Freedom Fighters 03/05/06

~ Polish Partisans Trail in Boston? letter - 03/01/06 demonstration - 03/05/06

~ The Honorable Ray Flynn, former Mayor of Boston (1983-1993) and Ambassador to Vatican will have a word to public on the Polonia protest (by S. Dzierzeski 02/28/06)

~ “PARTISAN” SCUPTURE IN GULAG - historical perspective by Stanley Dzierzewski - 02/24/06

~ Open Letter (list otwarty po polsku) - Edytor PolBoston.com - 02/23/06

~ PAC of Eastern Massachusetts to Mayor of Boston (thanks to A. Bajdek & S. Dzierzeski) - 01/25/06 and 02/21/06

~ PAC of New Jersey to Mayor of Boston (thanks to A. Pitynski) - 02/11/06 , (also front page of The Post Eagle, New Jersey)

~ Polish Cultural Foundation has collected more than 500 signatures - 02/09/06

~ Polish American Journal, "Partisans," /.../ awaits shipment to its owner in San Francisco."/web s./ - 02/09/06

~ Polboston.com, slowa rzezbiarza, Antrzej Pitynski o "Partyzantach" /geneza i historia/ - 02/05/06

~ Polished News - "An Appeal for Action" /web page/, also "White Eagle" New England, article by S. Dzierzeski - 02/03/06

~ Boston Herald, "The “Partisans” /.../ honorary Bostonians." - 01/30/06

~ Tygodnik Agora - wywiady Waldemara Piaseckiego (po polsku) --1/29/06, 2/5/06

~ The Boston Globe - MBTA offers new location - 01/26/06 | 01/26/06/photo/

~ The Committee for Preserving the Partisans Sculpture in Boston is created to meet Mayor Menino. - 01/24/06

~ Polish Cultural Foundation & PolBoston.com collected more than 200 names of supporters - 01/24/06

~ The Boston Globe - 01/18/06 | 01/22/06 | 01/22/06 (Letters), Boston Herald -01/18/06

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Petition to maintain the “Partisans” (sculpture by Andrew Pitynski) in Boston

We the undersigned members and supporters (the list) of the Polish-American community of Greater Boston hereby petition the Mayor of the City of Boston (web page) to keep the “Partisans” sculpture at a public location in Boston, Massachusetts

Thank you!

The list of supporters on Polboston.com >>

About the Partisans from Andrew Pitynski (in Polish)

The Plaque Projects >>>

The picture was taken during war protest in Boston Common, March 2003 by S. Tolak

You can print this Petition's Form and use it for collecting the names of supporters. Please, return signed form to:

Polish Cultural Foundation Inc.

Attn. Andrzej Pronczuk

15 Marshall Rd

Milton MA 02186

or contact Szymon Tolak / stolak@yahoo.com /, if you would like to send digital copy of signed Petition to us.

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