Silesian Separatist Movement

Not to be confused with Silesian Autonomy Movement.
Silesian Separatist Movement
Śląski Ruch Separatystyczny
AbbreviationŚRS
LeaderDariusz Jerczyński[1]
Founded19 March 2007[2]
Dissolved9 June 2010[3]
Preceded byFederation for Silesian Development[4]
HeadquartersMoniuszki 12/8, 40-005 Katowice[5]
Membership~20[6]
IdeologySilesian independence[7]
Silesian regionalism[2]
Linguistic separatism[8]
Direct democracy[9]
Social democracy[10]
Political positionCentre-left[10]
National affiliationPeople of the Silesian Nation[2]
Regional affiliationSilesian Autonomy Movement[11]
Colours  Yellow
Slogan"Long live independent Silesia!"[12]
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The Silesian Separatist Movement (Polish: Śląski Ruch Separatystyczny, ŚRS) was a minor Silesian party that advocated for Silesian independence from Poland.[7][13] The party was founded on 19 March 2007 by Silesian activists Dariusz Jerczyński, Grzegorz Kot and Marcela Tampa. The party was affiliated with a Silesian regionalist organisation People of the Silesian Nation and the Silesian Autonomy Movement,[11] and Grzegorz Kot ran for the Senate of Poland in the 2007 Polish parliamentary election on behalf of this party. Silesian Separatist Movement listed "national and territorial separation of Silesia from Poland" and "the sanctioning of Silesian nationality" as its main goals.[2] According to its program, the party was dedicated to the concept of an independent Silesian state in tradition of interwar Silesian movements such as Silesian People's Party (1908-1938) and the Union of Upper Silesians (1919-1924), which wanted to realise this concept.[14] In May 2010, the movement was put into liquidation, and was removed from the Register of Associations on June 6th.[15][16]

The party has declared its goals to be the national and territorial separation of Silesia and the recognition of the Silesian nationality, and believed that the Polish government ignores the interests of Silesian people.[12] The Silesian Separatist Movement was largely inspired by the autonomist politician Józef Kożdoń, consider the party's "patron", and declared the continuation of his legacy, including the social-democratic values of his movement.[10] The party participated in the 2007 Polish parliamentary election and the 2010 Polish local elections, where the member of the party Grzegorz Kot ran on behalf of People of the Silesian Nation and the Silesian Autonomy Movement.[2] The movement supported other independence movements such as the Catalan independence movement,[17] and petitioned Polish government to legally recognise Silesian as a regional language in 2012.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference jerczynski was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e Pietrasz, Piotr (2 September 2011). "Separatyści śląscy na listach PSL?". wpolityce.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ "Portal Rejestrów Sądowych | prs-gui-portal-prs-prod.apps.ocp.prod.ms.gov.pl". prs-gui-portal-prs-prod.apps.ocp.prod.ms.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
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  5. ^ "Portal Rejestrów Sądowych | prs-gui-portal-prs-prod.apps.ocp.prod.ms.gov.pl". prs-gui-portal-prs-prod.apps.ocp.prod.ms.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  6. ^ Dyrda, Dariusz (23 November 2022). "Historia narodu śląskiego - Dariusz Jerczyński". archiwum.allegro.pl (Editor's Note) (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  7. ^ a b Tomasz Kamusella (21 December 2012). "Poland and the Silesians: Minority Rights à la carte?". Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe. 11 (2). University of St Andrews, Scotland: 63. Retrieved 2023-08-16. On the other hand, neither the state administration nor a representative of the Polish juridical system voiced any opposition to the 2007 registration of the Śląski Ruch Separatystyczny (ŚRS, Silesian Separatist Movement), though it has the goal of separating Upper Silesia from Poland included both in its name and statute.
  8. ^ Piotr Kocyba (2008). "Instrumentalizacja kontaktu językowego: Wasserpolnisch – gwara śląska – kreol górnośląski" (PDF). Studia Germanica Gedanensia (in Polish). 17 (1): 35–46. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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  11. ^ a b Sękowski, Stefan (29 November 2010). "Autonomiści przejmują władzę na Śląsku". fronda.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  12. ^ a b Зан М.П. (16 January 2019). "Instytutsiynyy Dyzayn Etnopolityky ta Politychne Predstavnytstvo Etnichnykh Menshyn Respubliky Pol'shcha" ІНСТИТУЦІЙНИЙ ДИЗАЙН ЕТНОПОЛІТИКИ ТА ПОЛІТИЧНЕ ПРЕДСТАВНИЦТВО ЕТНІЧНИХ МЕНШИН РЕСПУБЛІКИ ПОЛЬЩА [Institutional Design of Ethnopolitics and Political Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the Republic of Poland] (PDF). УДК (in Ukrainian). 328 (1): 5–13. doi:10.32782/2663-6170/2019.16.1. S2CID 213925009. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  13. ^ Pilorz, Magda (June 2013). "Nowa i Śląska, ale przeciw Ślązakom". Ślůnski Cajtůng (in Polish). 6 (19): 7–8. ISSN 2084-2384. Istnieją grupki głoszące potrzebę powołania państwa śląskiego, istnieją grupki głoszące hasło Śląska dla Ślązaków. Przez pewien czas istniał przecież legalnie nawet Śląski Ruch Separatystyczny, ale updał z braku jakiejkolwiek aktywności.
  14. ^ Jerczyński, Dariusz [in Silesian] (4 September 2010). "Śląscy separatyści marzą o fotelach i władzy - Odpowiedź". Dziennik Zachodni (Comment) (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  15. ^ "Śląski Ruch Separatystyczny W Likwidacji | wpolityce.pl". wpolityce.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  16. ^ "Portal Rejestrów Sądowych | prs-gui-portal-prs-prod.apps.ocp.prod.ms.gov.pl". prs-gui-portal-prs-prod.apps.ocp.prod.ms.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
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