The First 20 Years of CNA
Joined by numerous friends, associates, comrades, people we met as we helped each other in the struggle for peace in the region, the Centre for Nonviolent Action marked its 20th anniversary over the weekend from 22 to 24 September 2017.
In 20 years, we have…
Among other things, in these past 20 years…
… 23 people have worked for CNA. There are currently 10 of us and our passports come from 4 different countries.
… our offices have been at 8 different addresses. 4 in Sarajevo, 4 in Belgrade.
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New CNA team member
Since recently, Nedžad Novalić is with us
Surviving the war years in Sarajevo – by Shanil Haricharan
Adnan Hasanbegović: “Through peace-building work, I understood why war is going on, and we have to work on peace. Muhammad and Jesus were peace builders.”
War Veterans Visit the Former Vozuća Battleground: Let me ask you, what was it like for you?
War veterans from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia visited the former Vozuća battleground in the Zavidovići Municipality, paying their respects to the civilian and military casualties.
Heroes of the Forgotten
Marking unmarked sites of suffering in BiH, 23 – 24 May 2017
Everyone is waiting for someone else to be the first…
Report from the 41st basic training in peace building (Ohrid, 20-30 April 2017)
Mir – Paqe – Мир 2017.
Traning – Introduction to Peacebuilding
Veles 31.03-09.04.2017.
Vow of Silence, Vol. 4
The team for marking unmarked sites of suffering continued its mission of marking forgotten and unwanted locations of suffering for the fourth time.
War of Memories Exhibition in Brčko
Moving away from a focus on the enemy and honouring all victims irrespective of which side they were on is one of the missions of this project that works towards constructive dialogue by promoting a culture of nonviolence with a view to building lasting peace.
Screening of the documentary “Alien Home”
Mediacentar, Sarajevo, 14. march 2017.
Ten Days in the Homeland of Humanity – A Study Visit to the Republic of South Africa
A group of 11 peace activists from the former Yugoslavia visited the Republic of South Africa from 29 January to 8 February. We visited two cities: Johannesburg and Cape Town, where we met and talked with people, went to museums and tried to find out more about the past and present aspects of life in this country.
Promotions of Biber stories in Prishtine, 01.03.2017.
Short stories by authors from Former-Yugoslavia aim to reconcile the bad blood between nations.
Exhibition “War of Memories”, Bosnian Cultural Centre of the Tuzla Canton, 21 February – 4 March 2017
Although we hear from various sources that reconciliation is impossible and that there is no readiness for dealing with the past, the exhibition “War of Memories” organised by the Centre for Nonviolent Action (Sarajevo-Belgrade) tells a different story.
Short story contest Biber
The short story contest Biber on the subject of reconciliation announced for the second time