Significant works of a small group of Lithuanian Americans in Chicago: activities of SOS Americans for Lithuania's Freedom in 1990-1991

ENAfter Lithuania declared its independence in March 11, 1990, American Lithuanians started establishing groups that aimed to inform US politicians and society about this fact. SOS Americans for Lithuania's Freedom in Chicago was one of these groups. Its member Vincas Lukas created a poster that represented a bird flying to freedom from a cage. The bird was painted in tricolor. This poster was placed in the most visible places in Chicago and Washington. The members of the group urged fellow Lithuanians to send telegrams and letters to American politicians, to have meetings with them, and to collect signatures of Americans supporting the cause, and to appeal to radio and TV stations. The highest peak of the group's activities were the years 1990-1991. [From the publication]