Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik
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Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik is a Polish
feminist
activist and politician. Together with Dariusz Szwed
she leads Poland's green party Greens 2004. Since November 2010 she has been a member of the regional parliament of Silesia
.
Tkacz-Janik studied at the University of Silesia
. In 2000 she received a Ph.D. in philology. Her thesis was titled Advertisement message as contemporary communication genre. She worked as academic teacher and freelance journalist.
In 2003, Tkacz-Janik was among founding members of Greens 2004 and since April 2010 has been co-leader of the party. In local elections in 2010
she won a seat in the regional parliament of Silesia. She ran on a Social Democratic ballot, following an official electoral agreement between the Greens and the Democratic Left Alliance
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
activist and politician. Together with Dariusz Szwed
Dariusz Szwed
Dariusz Szwed is a Polish politician, feminist, activist. Chairman of Poland's Green Party – Zieloni 2004. Delegate of Zieloni 2004 to the European Green Party. Co-ordinator of campaigns "Green economy" and "Green energy"...
she leads Poland's green party Greens 2004. Since November 2010 she has been a member of the regional parliament of Silesia
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
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Tkacz-Janik studied at the University of Silesia
University of Silesia
The University of Silesia in Katowice is an autonomous state university in Silesia Province, Poland.The University of Silesia should not be confused with a similarly named university in Opava, Czech Republic ....
. In 2000 she received a Ph.D. in philology. Her thesis was titled Advertisement message as contemporary communication genre. She worked as academic teacher and freelance journalist.
In 2003, Tkacz-Janik was among founding members of Greens 2004 and since April 2010 has been co-leader of the party. In local elections in 2010
Polish local elections, 2010
The 2010 Polish local elections were held in two parts, with its first round on November 21 and second on December 5. The first round included elections of deputies to provincial voivodeship sejmiks, as well for gmina and powiat councilors. The second round of elections were marked for mayors,...
she won a seat in the regional parliament of Silesia. She ran on a Social Democratic ballot, following an official electoral agreement between the Greens and the Democratic Left Alliance
Democratic Left Alliance
Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland....
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External links
- Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik's official website (in Polish)
- Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik at the website of Greens 2004 (in Polish)