History of Solidarity History of Solidarity The history of Solidarity (, pronounced ), a Polish non-governmental trade union, began on August 14, 1980, at the Lenin Shipyards (now Gdańsk Shipyards) at its founding by Lech Wałęsa and others. In the early 1980s, it became the first independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc country. Solidarity gave rise to a broad, non-violent, anti-communist social movement that, at its height, claimed some 9.4 million members. It is considered to have contributed greatly to the fall of communism. Poland's communist government attempted to destroy the union by instituting martial law in 1981, followed by several years of
Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America OSPAAAL, and is one of eight women who contributed designs for 22 of the approximately 326 OSPAAAL posters. Guide to the OSPAAAL Poster Collection. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (Spanish": Organización de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de Asia, África y América Latina)", abbreviated as OSPAAAL, is a Cuban political movement with the stated purpose of fighting globalisation, imperialism, neoliberalism and defending human rights. It publishes the magazine "Tricontinental". The OSPAAAL