{"id":9,"date":"2023-11-23T12:20:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T12:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/17yearsjourney.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:59:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:59:49","slug":"9-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/17yearsjourney.com\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; bg_img_1=&#8221;https:\/\/17yearsjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/political-candidate-25.png&#8221; background_size_1=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_repeat_1=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; background_position_1=&#8221;top_right&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_2=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_left_right_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/17yearsjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Wojciech_web-size.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_right&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6vw|10%|6vw|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|10%||10%||true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; padding_phone=&#8221;|||&#8221; padding_tablet=&#8221;|10%||10%||true&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Ubuntu|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Ubuntu||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#bb7860&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Mission, hard work, development and resignation<\/h1>\n<h3>My bitter side of the story<\/h3>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/17yearsjourney.com\/?page_id=282&#8243; button_text=&#8221;Read my story &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#bb7860&#8243; button_border_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Ubuntu|700|||||||&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;&#x24;||divi||400&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|50px|15px|50px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_speed_curve=&#8221;ease-out&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; 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I would like to continue believing that the organization will grow for the Polish-Ukrainian community and other migrants from Eastern Europe &#8211; although everything I observe now contradicts that &#8211; I would very much like to be wrong&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Creating this page, I also want to explicitly state that <strong>I forgive all<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>&#8220;A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I present here my statement, which I prepared for the press in response to articles in the Irish media in July 2023. 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