Szpila Collective
We are a feminist anti-repression collective. We organise assistance for people who face violence and harassment from the authorities and the police because of their activism and political involvement. We are mainly located in and around Warsaw, but we happen to help people from all over Poland, especially on the border with Belarus.
Szpila has leftist and anarchist roots. We are close to the values of freedom and equality, fighting against fascism, discrimination and capitalism. We focus our actions towards people who share these values.
In August 2020, we provided an anti-repression phone number [+48 722 196 139] where people experiencing repression, including those who have been detained by the police, called to police stations or who have been referred to court for punishment, can call or write. Szpila assists in finding legal aid and in publicising the situation, keeps statistics on police repression (cases under its care) and regularly reports publicly on its scale. We are in contact with a grassroots organised group of lawyers and psychologists who offer their support to those experiencing repression.
Our slogan is: you will never walk alone and we take it very seriously.
The basis of our work is cooperation with the organisers of the events, but we also support those who are repressed outside the situation of the demonstration.