The launch of Patryk Pleskot’s book ‘Polska-Australia-“Solidarnosc”.Biografia mowiona Seweryna Ozdowskiego’, was organized by Marek and Dana Weiss, publishers of Express Wieczorny, Australia’s Polish newspaper. It was hosted by  the Hon. Robert Borsak MLC and held in the Parliament House in Sydney. A number of other Members of Parliament, including Mr Robert Brown, MLC and Mr Geoff Lee MP were also in attendance.

The evening was also addressed by HE Regina Jurkowska, Consul General of the Republic of Poland and attended by members of Sev’s family wife Hanna, children Agatha and Alexander and Witold Chylewski Snr and Ela Chylewska as well as many of his  friends including: Mr Eugeniusz Bajkowski, Journalist, Mr Marek Burda, President, Australian Institute of Polish Affairs (NSW Branch), Prof. Martin Krygier, Ms Isabel Lukas, 1st Ethnic Reporter for SMH and her sister Krystyna Zdrojkowska, Ms Marianna Lacek, Head, Polish Education Committee and her husband Bronek, Mr Jurek Maciejak, Ms Anna Sadurska, Head, Polish Program, SBS Radio Mr Pawel Otrebski and his wife Grazyna and others.

A copy of The Hon. Robert Borsak’s address is available below.

The Hon Robert Borsak’s speech

Few photos from the launch are provided below by courtesy of Express Wieczorny.