At the Auschwitz Pledge Foundation, our mission is to take an active stand against indifference to discrimination in all shapes and sizes.
Overview
As Holocaust survivor, political activist, professor, and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel so eloquently said: “Of course, indifference can be tempting — more than that, seductive. It is much easier to look away from victims. It is so much easier to avoid such rude interruptions to our work, our dreams, our hopes. It is, after all, awkward, troublesome, to be involved in another person’s pain and despair. Yet for the person who is indifferent, his or her neighbors are of no consequence, and therefore their lives are meaningless. Their hidden or even visible anguish is of no interest. Indifference reduces the other to an abstraction.”
Mission
Our goal is to make indifference a target of action as well as a subject of public conversation to erase it from the social landscape. Indifference nurtures hatred and hatred can breed violence, and yes, even genocide.
We will not stand by. This is our Pledge.
How It Started
The Auschwitz Pledge Foundation was established to fight indifference to manifestations of discrimination, especially racism, antisemitism, misogyny as well as discrimination against migrants and refugees and LGBTQIA+ people. Our team has experience in preserving and safeguarding the memory of the Holocaust.
In today’s world, we want to combat indifference to discriminatory attitudes with the help of modern technological solutions. We believe we should oppose the deluge of aggression and hatred with the tools that are used to spread them. We want to provide people with means to make them feel that they can oppose indifference to words and actions that discriminate against others.
Our Team
Piotr M.A. Cywiński
President
Jacek Kastelaniec
Director General
Joanna Subko
Board Member
Wojciech Soczewica
Board Member
Marta Czaputowicz-Barańska
Program Director
Katarzyna Złoch
Office Director
Katarzyna Zakrzewska
Project Specialist
Antoni Wołowski
Communication Director
Adam Chabiera
Program Specialist
Anatol Magdziarz
Project Coordinator
Agnieszka Mastalerz
Content Creator
Beata Dubiel-Stawska
Advisor
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has”
MARGARET MEAD