Mission, hard work, development and resignation
My bitter side of the story
I have always been a visionary and passionate advocate for human rights. I believe that my story as a migrant and my long experience in Ireland have inspired others to join the fight for a better world for migrants. The path to pursuing your passion and activism is not easy, and it is filled with challenges and hidden detractors. There will be times when you may stumble and fall, but you will always rise again. Remember that actions speak louder than words. I invite you to read about my 17-year journey of activism in Ireland.
Why this website?
This website has come into existence to showcase my journey in the third sector in a foreign country, where, without any support, my hard work and determination allowed me to establish an organization that surpasses all developmental hurdles to become a recognized and successful entity.
It is a website designed to address questions regarding my resignation from leading Together-Razem, dispel rumors, and clarify doubts that often arise in the public domain, thrown by individuals who were not supportive of me.
It also aims to give me a chance to present my side of the story in response to very harmful articles published in the Irish media in July 2023, showcasing only false allegations and an untrue narrative.
This website also serves as a form of self-therapy in a situation marked by grief and sadness due to leaving someone very special. That someone was an organization that was like a child to me, growing and developing. I would like to continue believing that the organization will grow for the Polish-Ukrainian community and other migrants from Eastern Europe – although everything I observe now contradicts that – I would very much like to be wrong…
Creating this page, I also want to explicitly state that I forgive all those people who turned against me for their own gains, those who made false statements, or simply rejoiced at my resignation. I forgive them, and I do not want to harbor any resentment. Life moves forward, and with them will remain those deeds, words, and behaviors.
“A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.”
I present here my statement, which I prepared for the press in response to articles in the Irish media in July 2023. Unfortunately, editors were not interested in presenting my side of the story – apparently, it was not sensational enough for them. READ HERE:
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchil
About me
Wojciech Białek is a Polish-born social activist who has lived in Ireland since 2005.
He is the founder of the first Polish association in Cork, MyCork, and the founder, director and the the former Chief Executive Director of the Together-Razem Centre, a non-profit organization that provides support and integration services to Polish and Eastern European migrants in Ireland. He has beenn involved in a number of other organizations, including the position of director of the Forum Polonia in Ireland where since December 2023 he is responsible for organisation development. He also holds the position of the General Secretary of the Union of the Polish Diaspora in Europe. For his work, he has been awarded the Cross of Merit by the President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski and a distinction by Volunteer Ireland.
Would you like to Support me?
You can buy me a coffee and support costs for pending court case