Just as their parents and grandparents had done for decades, the members of the workers’ rights and human rights’ groups throughout Poland turned to the underground press to keep their movement alive. These publications, printed illegally, both domestically and abroad, kept the public apprised of upcoming strikes and other news relating to democratic movement, as well as the names and addresses of those to whom political prisoners could turn for help. In addition, the underground press in Poland served as a venue for the free-flow of ideas, otherwise snuffed out at the hands of government censors.