White Mountain and Josef Hybes

White mountain in Brno overlooking the city. There is a stone with an inscription: “Proletarians of all countries, unite! Proletarians of Brno were gathering here in 1869 led by Josef Hybes, to fight for their rights.”

Josef Hybes organized textile industry strikes. He was born into the industry. His father owned a weaving business.

He was arrested for his actions and expelled from Vienna. He set up a club of people interested in Esperanto. It had been the first one in Austria-Hungary at that time. He gave away his possessions to the poor. His wife got divorced with him because of it. His nickname was marshal of the poor.

He got a stroke while speaking at the senate (Upper house) for defence of his citizens on 15. 12. 1920. It caused his death on 19. 7. 1921.

SDÍLEJTE:

Břetislav Sobek

My name is Bretislav Sobek. I am curious and don’t understand new things. That is the reason why I ask, I write it down and post it.

I have written hundreds of emails to newspaper’s editorial offices. They have answered me once. They wrote me that if I wanted to write I should study journalism including a link to the right faculty. They said it was supposed to be the right place for me.

Others answered with a suspicion that I was a PR manager of a political party. I just wanted to inform my fellow citizens about what I think was important to them.

I applied for Journalists unions. They didn’t accept me and weren’t able to explain me why. The same went for another ten candidates.

And that’s the reason why I decided to set up my own newspaper and named myself a chief editor.