Waldemar Fydrych
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Waldemar Fydrych (born April 8, 1953), also known as "Major," is a Polish activist best known as the founder and leader of the Orange Alternative movement in Poland. He has been recognized worldwide for his numerous cultural actions and publications.
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The Orange Alternative
Starting in 1986, he began organizing an endless chain of happenings, which were eventually named the "Orange Alternative." In March 1988, after distributing women's hygienic napkins on the street (a item missing then), he was arrested and sentenced by the Court of Justice to three months of imprisonment. He was released following general public uproar.
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