"Revolution against the church": Poland's abortion protests

This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with women's rights activist and academic Agnieszka Graff about the mass protests against the recent abortion ruling in Poland. They discuss the motivations of the protests, their striking use of vulgar language, the reaction against the church, the political background to the court ruling, and what might happen next. Graff talks about her own experience of the protests, including the organisation of a street blockade. Agnieszka Graff is an activist and a professor at the American Studies Centre of the University of Warsaw. Also check out our previous episode on the recent crisis in Poland’s ruling coalition and the reshuffle of the government. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski Support the show

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"Revolution against the church": Poland's abortion protests is an episode from Notes from Poland by Stanley Bill.

This episode is 37:48 long.

This episode was published on Nov 4, 2020.

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