Poland

Population   40,500,000   March 2024

Warsaw

Population    1,800,000    March 2024

GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS

Amnesty International

Sapiezynska 10a, 00-215 Warszawa   +48 693 800 001

(UI Plekna 66a – local 2 – 1 pietro, 00672 Warszawa   +48 22 827 6000)

https://www.amnesty.org.pl     amnesty@amnesty.org.pl

   

British Council

Koszykowa 54, Srodmiescie      +48 22 695 5900

https://www.britishcouncil.pl/en   info@britishcouncil.pl

https://www.facebook.com/BritishCouncilPolska/

   

Casimir Pulaski Foundation

Ul. Oleandrow 6, 00-629 Warsaw    +48 22 658 0401

https://pulaski.pl/en/start-en/     office@pulaski.pl

   

Centrum Praw Kobiet / Women’s Rights Centre

Ul Wilcza 60 – lok 19, 00679 Warszawa   +48 22 622 2517

https://cpk.org.pl    temida@cpk.org.pl    sekretariat@cpk.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/Centrum.Praw.Kobiet/

City of Sanctuary

No details

CND

No details

Civitas Christiana

Ul Wspolna 25, 00-519 Warsaw      +48 22 841 5232

https://civitaschristiana.pl    kancelaria@civitaschristiana.pl

https://www.facebook.com/BudujcieCivitasChristiana

   

Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres / Lekarze Bez Granic

Sapiezynska 10a, 00-215 Warsaw   +48 732 052 130

https://lekarze-bez-granic.pl     biuro@warsaw.msf.org

https://www.facebook.com/MSFPoland

   

European Academy of Diplomacy

Ul. Oleandrow 6, Warsaw

https://diplomats.pl     office@diplomats.pl

https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanAcademyOfDiplomacy?fref=ts

   

European Youth Parliament

ul. Nowogrodzka 31, 00-511 Warsaw info@eyppoland.com

https://www.eyppoland.com

https://www.facebook.com/EYPPoland

Extinction Rebellion

https://rebellion.global/groups/pl-poland/#groups

https://rebellion.global/groups/pl-warszawa/

https://www.facebook.com/XRPolska     polska@xr.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/xrwarszawa

Foodbanks

https://www.globalworth.com/projects/food-bank-sos-in-warsaw/

https://bzsos.pl

https://refugee.care/food-bank/

https://www.ucwarsaw.org/food-pantry

Friends of the Earth

https://www.foei.org/member-groups/poland/  (Krakow)

Friends of Palestine

https://kontynent-warszawa.pl/en/columns/multicultural-warsaw/825-palestinian-community-in-poland

https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/124517

https://balkaninsight.com/2023/10/13/balkans-and-central-europe-see-rival-pro-israel-and-pro-palestinian-protests/

https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/mapping-the-leaders-of-the-demonstrations-supporting-hamas-in-eastern-european-union-countries-since-the-outbreak-of-operation-iron-swords/

Fundacja Batorego /  Batory Foundation

Sapiezynska 10a, 00-215 Warsaw   +48 22 536 0200

https://www.batory.org.pl/en/    informacja@batory.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/FundacjaBatorego

   

Fundacja Centrum Praw Kobiet

Ul. Wilcza 60 lok 19, Warsaw   +48 800 107 777

https://cpk.org.pl/en/    sekretariat@cpk.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/Centrum.Praw.Kobiet/?locale=pl_PL

     

Fundacja Greenmind

ul. Kalenska 7/33, 04-367 Warsaw +48 22 810 4987

https://greenmind.pl    kontakt@greenmind.pl

https://www.facebook.com/fundacjagreenmind

Fundacja Nasza Ziemia / Our Earth Foundation

Ul Hoza 3/5, 00528 Warszawa    +48 22 622 8118   +48 500 393 577

https://www.naszaziemia.pl/english/     fundacja@naszaziemia.pl

Fundacja Osrodka KARTA

Ul. Narbutta 29, 02-536 Warsaw   +48 22 848 0712

https://karta.org.pl       ok@karta.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/OsrodekKARTA/

Fundacja Wolnosc I Demokracja

Zakopianska 15, 03-934 Warsaw     +48 22 628 8505

https://wid.org.pl    fundacja@wid.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/FundacjaWID

Fundacja Wolnosc I Pokoj

https://fundacjawip.wordpress.com

Foundation for Freedom / Fundacjs dla Wolnosci

Ordynacka 9, 00-363 Warsaw

https://www.fundacjadlawolnosci.org/en/   

Fundacja WWF Polska

Usypiskowa 11, Warsaw     +48 22 660 4433

https://www.wwf.pl    kontakt@wwf.pl

https://www.facebook.com/WWFpl

Greenpeace

(Ul Lirowa 13, 02387 Warszawa    +48 22 851 2642)

Ul Altowa 4, (Ochota) 02386 Warszawa  +48 22 659 8499

https://www.greenpeace.org/poland/    info.poland@greenpeace.org

https://www.facebook.com/greenpeacepl/

Green Cross Poland

Ul Krucza 24/26, 00526 Warszawa    +48 22 522 3616

http://www.greencrosspoland.org    office@greencrosspoland.org

Human Rights

Lekarze Przeciw Wojnie Nuklearnej – Sekcja Polska IPPNW

Ul Mokotowska 3 – lok 6, 02640 Warszawa   +48 22 845 5784

b.wasilewski@ips.pl

Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Wiekska 16, 00-490 Warsaw   +48 22 556 4440

https://hfhr.pl/en     hfhr@hfhe.pl

https://www.facebook.com/hfhrpl   

   

International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

Wiejska 12, Warsaw

https://eca.iom.int/poland              iomwarsaw@iom.int

https://www.facebook.com/IOMPoland/

   

Kulczyk Foundation

Krucza 24/26, 00-526 Warsaw   +48 22 522 3131

https://kulczykfoundation.org.pl/en      office@kulczykfoundation.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/kulczykfoundation?_rdc=1&_rdr

     

Life and Peace Charity Foundation

https://lifenpeace.org/en/

https://www.facebook.com/life.peace.foundation/

Lions Club

https://lions.waw.pl

https://www.facebook.com/LionsClubWarsaw

Otwarta Rzeczpospolita / Open Republic

Krakowskie Przedmiescie 16/18, Warsaw   +48 22 828 1121

https://www.otwarta.org/en/    otwarta@otwarta.org

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064772078490

Oxfam

No details

Peace Ambassadors Poland

https://papoland.org    ypanpoland@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAmbassadorsPoland/

Pax Christi

Ul Mieroslawskiego 6, 01549 Warszawa    +48 22 840 3766

ryzenko@poczta.onet.pl

Polish Humanist Association

Ul Broniewskiego 99 – m 147, 01876 Warszawa

 dominiczak@wp.pl

Polish Red Cross

International Committee of the Red Cross

33/35 Mokotowska Street, 00-560 Warsaw

https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/poland

https://pck.pl

Play for Peace

Freta 20/24a, Warsaw   maria.loskot@kik.waw.pl

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563802733651

   

Rotary

https://rotarywarsaw.org

https://www.facebook.com/rotarywarsaw

https://www.rotary.pl

https://www.facebook.com/warsawwilanowrotaryclub/

Servas Polska

c/o Joanna Mozga, Ul Kasprzaka 24a m 39, 01211 Warszawa

joanna@servas.pl

Soroptimists

https://www.soroptimisteurope.org/country/poland/

https://www.facebook.com/siwarszawa/

Stowarzyszenie GPP Ekologia

ul. Aleje Jerozolimskie 155/52, Warsaw

https://www.gppekologia.pl/gppekologia       biuro@gppekologia.pl

https://www.facebook.com/StowarzyszenieGppEkologia/

Stowarzyszenie “Nigdy Wiecej” / “Never Again” Association

PO Box 6, 03700 Warszawa 4     +48 601 360 835

https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/     redakcja@nigdywiecej.org  info@neveragainassociation.org   https://www.facebook.com/respect.diversity/

Sue Ryder Foundation

https://fundacjasueryder.pl/en/     sklepy@fundacjasueryder.pl

https://www.facebook.com/SklepySRWarszawa/

Transition Movement

https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/06/09/thousands-of-miners-and-energy-workers-protest-in-warsaw-over-concerns-at-green-transition/

https://fossilfueltreaty.org/warsaw

United Nations Association (UNA)

Akademia Finansow I Biznesu Vistula Biuro G1 – partner

Ul. Stoklosy 3, 02-077 Warszawa        biuro@unapoland.org

https://en.unapoland.org     biuro@unapoland.org

https://www.facebook.com/una.poland

https://wawmun.pl

https://www.facebook.com/WawMUN.Association/

WILPF

No details

Witryna Domu Wschodniego

p. Konstytucji 6 (rog ul. Koszykowej), Warsaw +48 604 271 550

https://witrynadw.pl/?lang=gb        p.strzalkowski@witrynadw.pl

https://www.facebook.com/witrynadomuwschodniego/

   

Women in International Security (WIIS)

Oleandrow 6, Warsaw

https://wiispoland.eu/en/       wiis@pulaski.pl

https://www.facebook.com/WIISpl/

UNITED NATIONS

United Nations Global Compact

Ul. Emilii Plater 25/64, 00-688 Warsaw    +48 22 646 5258

https://unglobalcompact.org/engage-locally/europe/poland

https://ungc.org.pl      ungc@ungc.org.pl

     

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_and_the_United_Nations

https://www.unhcr.org/pl/

United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) / Osrodek Informacji ONZ

Ul. Piekna 19, Warsaw    unic-warsaw@un.org

https://www.unic.un.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/UNICWarsaw/

EEC

Europe Experience 

Jasna 14/16a, 00-041 Warsaw    +48 22 595 2470

epwarszawa@europarl.europa.eu

https://visiting.europarl.europa.eu/en/visitor-offer/other-locations/europa-experience/warsaw

https://www.facebook.com/epwarszawa/

   

PLACES AND PEOPLE

Peace Walks/Trails/Paths/Marches

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Parade_(Warsaw)

Peace Bookshops/Cafes/Shops

Peace Sculptures/Poles/Art

https://ublibraries.smugmug.com/Polish/Polish-Peace-Posters/i-SG6PT7L

Polish Peace Bell and Polish Peace Pole (there are more than 30 peace poles in Poland)

https://www.canberrarotarypeacebell.org/project/warsaw-poland/

Jana Sebastiana Bacha 15, 02-743 Warsaw. Park Dolinka Sluzewska.

   

         

Wall Mural

Peace Gardens/Parks

Garden of Remembrance and Integration by the Warsaw Ghetto Wall

   

   

Events/Festivals/Conferences

https://worldpeace.org/2023/09/peace-day-2023-in-warsaw-poland/

Buildings/Museums

Palace of Culture and Science

   

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

     

Ghetto Heroes Monument – beside the POLIN Museum

Relief Council for Jews  – beside the POLIN Museum

   

Willy Brandt – beside the POLIN Museum

   

People

Henryk Goldszmit / Janusz Korczak

Children’s Rights Advocate. 1878 – 1942.

     

Jan Karski

https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous/stories/karski.html

   

Historical Information

https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/polands-solidarity-movement-1980-1989/

Freedom and Peace Movement  “Wolnosc I Pokoj”   (1985)

http://cultural-opposition.eu/registry/?uri=http://courage.btk.mta.hu/courage/individual/n3510

The Peace Race (cycling) 1974

https://cyclehistory.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/the-peace-race-1974/

Miscellaneous

Flame of Peace at European Games 2023

https://european-games.org/korzeniowski/

Peace Embassy  / Ambasada Pokuju (Church?)

Zimowa 2, 04-823 Warsaw

Warsaw Uprising Monument

     

     

Ghetto Wall Memorials

     

   

Krzyz Papieski Pope’s Cross

     

Smolensk Air Disaster Monument

   

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

     

   

Solidarnosci in Warsaw

Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw

     

Monument to the Polish Underground State and Home Army – next to the Sejm Parliament Building.

   

Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East

Matki Sybiraczki Square, Warsaw

   

 

Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery

   

   

   

   

OTHER INFORMATION

Religious Buildings/Organisations

Cathedrals/Churches

St John’s Cathedral (Catholic)

Swietojanska 8, Warszawa 00-278

Baptist Church

Wallow 25, 00-865 Warsaw

Mosques

Warsaw Islamic Centre

Ul. Wiertnicza 103, Warsaw 02-952

http://www.centrumislamu.pl/en/index.php

Temples – Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hindu_temples_in_Poland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism_in_Poland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Poland

https://www.karmapa.org/centers/warsaw/warsaw-diamond-way-buddhist-center/

http://sferadharmy.pl/en/locations/karma-dechen-choling-mahayana-buddhism-center/

Synagogues

Nozyk Synagogue

Twarda 6, Warsaw 00-950

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nożyk_Synagogue

Great Synagogue / Wielka Synagoga

Quaker Meeting House

Kwakrzy Warszawa/Warsaw Quakers

Radomska 10/12, intercom/domofon 34 (II cage/klatka)

Katarzyna Kaczmarkiewicz   styleitrendy@gmail.com

Change of address – check on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/KwakrzyWarszawa

Interfaith and Multifaith

No details

Tourist Office

Warsaw Tourist Information Centre

Ul. Plac Zamkowy 1/13, Warsaw 00-267

http://wcit.waw.pl/en/

https://www.facebook.com/inwarsaw/

https://warsawtour.pl/en/main-page/

https://wot.waw.pl/english/

City Administration

City Hall of Warsaw

Bankowy Square 3/5, 00-950 Warsaw

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/poland/warsaw/powisle-northern-srodmiescie/attractions/warsaw-city-hall/a/poi-sig/1432131/1342662

https://en.um.warszawa.pl/-/warsaw-city-council

Presidential Palace

https://www.president.pl/presidential-residences/presidential-palace

Sejm Parliament Building

   

Library

The National Library

https://www.bn.org.pl/en

Warsaw Public Library – Central Library of the Masovian Voivodeship

https://www.koszykowa.pl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Public_Library_–_Central_Library_of_the_Masovian_Voivodeship

Educational Establishments

University

Warsaw University

https://en.uw.edu.pl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Universities_and_colleges_in_Warsaw

Vistula University

Colleges

Schools

Media

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17753721

TV

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_Poland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVP3_Warszawa

   

Telewizja Republika 

Radio Stations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Polish-language_radio_stations

Newspapers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Poland

KRAKOW

Federacja Zielonych / Green Foundation

Crysta 17/4, 31121 Krakow   +48 12 631 5730

http://www.fzkrakow.most.org.pl     os@obywatel.org.pl

Friends of the Earth International

https://www.foei.org/member-groups/poland/

Fundacja Wspierania Inicjatyw Ekologicznych  / Foundation for the Support of Ecological Intitatives

Ul Slawkowska 12 – IIIp, 31014 Krakow   +48 12 422 2147

http://www.zb.eco.pl   http://www.zb.eco.pl/article/byLanguage/2   zb@eco.pl

GDANSK

Ruch Spoleczenstwa Alternatywnego / Alternative Society Movement

c/o Janusz P Waluszko, Stare Domki 6/9, 80857 Gdansk 1

Solidarnosc

Waly Piastowskie 24, Gdansk

https://www.solidarnosc.org.pl/en/about-us/    prasowy@solidarnosc.org.pl

https://www.facebook.com/solidarnosc/?locale=pl_PL

 

UPDATED March 2024