The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a presentation of our report
entitled, The Polish Independence March as a Contact Hub and a Model for
European Extremism. The Independence March, held in Warsaw, Poland, on November
11 each year, is the largest nationalist demonstration in the European Union.





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CEP Webinar: The Polish Independence March As A Contact Hub And Model For
European Extremism



(New York, N.Y. / Berlin, Germany) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
invites you to a presentation of our report entitled,The Polish Independence
March as a Contact Hub and a Model for European Extremism
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The Independence March, held in Warsaw, Poland, on November 11 each year, is
the largest nationalist demonstration in the European Union. It recently
celebrated its tenth anniversary. For this report, researchers analyzed this
phenomenon from several different angles to demonstrate the multifaceted
functionality of this transnational violence-oriented right-wing extremist
(VRWE) networking hub and its role as an ideological apparatus for neo-fascism.



Over the past decade, the Independence March has developed into an ideological
“apparatus” and meeting hub for European neo-fascist, nationalist,
nationalist-revolutionary, and neo-Nazi activists, and supporters. It serves as
a meeting place for VRWEs from the EU and the United States as well as outside
the EU area, including several countries of the former Soviet Union (such as
Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus). Accompanying the March, a series of related
events—such as concerts, music festivals, conferences, exhibitions, sports
events, book launches, and special issues of magazines—take place.



The Independence March enables VRWEs to exchange experiences, transfer funds,
and conduct recruitment and training. Within the VRWE milieus, the March is
used as a multifaceted, all-encompassing quasi-lifestyle-event and is promoted
as a model in other countries. Therefore, the March created a transnational
ideological apparatus with the ability to generate media topics and address
important social issues, acquiring an increasingly professional look each year.



The webinar will be conducted in English via Zoom.



Date: Monday, April 24, 2023

Time: 10:00 a.m. ET / 16:00 CET to 11:30 am ET / 17:30 CET



EVENT PROGRAM



Presentation of the report, The Polish Independence March as a Contact Hub and
a Model for European Extremism:



Przemyslaw Witkowksi, PhD

Principal author of the report and Senior Research Director at the Institute
of Social Safety (IBS), Poland



Discussant:



Michael Duffin

Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism



Moderator and Introductory Remarks:



Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler

Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)



The presentations will be followed by a Q&A-session open to all participants.



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