Solidarity Movement, Philosophy and Success
November 6, 2004
Ambassador Irena Lipowicz

Ambassador Irena Lipowicz served as Polish ambassador to Austria from 2000-2004 and is Professor of Professional Law at the Kardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw. Professor Lipowicz has been politically active as a Member of Parliament in Poland and as a member of the Solidarity Movement.

Ambassador Lipowicz drew upon her long and intense involvement with the Solidarity movement to communicate to the assembled dignitaries and more than 150 students from over 35 countries what made the Solidarity movement a force for change of historical proportions.

Her talk and her intervention at the closing panel was not only informative but inspiring. The Ambassador articulated the sorts of social virtues needed to persevere under extreme circumstances in the fight for freedom and justice. Her observations were of obvious relevance to future leaders in every epoch and nation.