Solidarity (Polish trade union) Solidarity (Polish trade union) Solidarity (, pronounced ; full name: Independent Self-governing Labour Union "Solidarity"—"Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy "Solidarność"" ) is a Polish labour union that was founded on 17 September 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard under the leadership of Lech Wałęsa. It was the first trade union in a Warsaw Pact country that was not controlled by a communist party. Its membership peaked at 10 million members at its September 1981 Congress, which constituted one third of the total working-age population of Poland. In the 1980s, Solidarity was a broad anti-bureaucratic social movement, using the methods of civil resistance
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