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Workshops: “Introduction to Reflecting on Peace” in Novi Sad
Invited by associates from the CK 13 Youth Centre in Novi Sad activists of the Centre for Nonviolent Action held one of the Alternative Policy Seminars
Peace Activists from the Region Mark White Armband Day in Prijedor
A group of peace activists and war veterans attended the marking of White Armband Day in memory of non-Serb civilians killed during the war from 1992 to 1995 in Prijedor
Peace Activists from the Region at the Commemoration for Bosniaks Abducted in Herceg Novi
The commemorative gathering in front of the Herceg Novi Security Centre at noon on 25 May 2024 marked 32 years since the war crime committed against Bosniak civilians
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I cannot feel good if my neighbor does not
by CNA | Jan 10, 2006 | books and handbooks, downloads, publications
I cannot feel good if my neighbor does not is a collection of interviews with people from the region of former Yugoslavia - how do they see reconciliation, the past, responsibility, guilt, nationalism, future... Editors: Helena Rill and Ivana Franovic Published by the...
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Annual Report 2005 – VIII
by CNA | Dec 19, 2005 | publications, reports
activities and regional context
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Traces – documentary, CNA, 2004 – former combatants
by Nenad Vukosavljević | Nov 29, 2005 | downloads, film, work with war-veterans
Traces – documentary, CNA, 2004 –
former combatants and their families speaking
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Shamelessnes of denial
by Nenad Vukosavljević | Sep 17, 2005 | thoughts
If we lived in a country in which all structures of state and society had a consensus about this
honest attitude, that every person must have their own right, regardless of their name, there
would be less need for citizens to come together to protect themselves or to express their
solidarity in protecting others. Unfortunately, more often than not people realize this only
when they feel injustice on their own skin and see that the others don’t care because they fear
for themselves, and in fact merely hope they are not the next in line.
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Annual Report 2004 – VII
by CNA | Dec 16, 2004 | publications, reports
(pdf) CENTAR ZA NENASILNU AKCIJU - CENTRE FOR NONVIOLENT ACTION www.nenasilje.org OFFICE IN BELGRADE Studentski trg 8, 11000Belgrade, SCG Tel: + 381 11 637-603, 637-661 Fax: + 381 11 637-603 Email: cna.beograd@nenasilje.org OFFICE IN SARAJEVO Radnička 104,...
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Four views
by CNA | Nov 18, 2004 | activities, exhibitions and public events, other publications, publications, work with war-veterans
4 views
public forums with ex-combatants
26th Annual Report Published
We have published the 26th Annual Report of the Centre for Nonviolent Action. We look forward to your comments, suggestions and feedback about this report.
Second edition of the study “On the Trail of the Danube Swabians in Vojvodina”
We published the second expanded edition of On the Trail of the Danube Swabians in Vojvodina in German in 2023
The collection of short stories from the Biber 05 regional contest has been published
The fifth Biber Contest ran from 10 December 2021 to 1 June 2022. A total of 473 stories were entered anonymously. Twenty stories selected for the collection were chosen by the jury made up of: Lejla Kalamujić, Kalina Maleska and Olja Savičević Ivančević.
Documentation: The Present of Our Past
The Present of Our Past study trip included visits to marked and unmarked sites of suffering in the wider Jasenovac and Novska area in Croatia, as well as Donja Gradina, Kozara, Prijedor and Sanski Most in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Special Report: Peacebuilding in South Asia and the Western Balkans – Insights from an Unusual Encounter
A special report about an extraordinary encounter with our colleagues from South Asia.
25th Annual Report Published
We have published the 25th Annual Report of the Centre for Nonviolent Action.
We look forward to your comments, suggestions and feedback about this report and our work.
Documentation: South Asia – Western Balkan Peacebuilding Exchange
The encounter within the project “South Asia – Western Balkan Peacebuilding Exchange” took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 26 March to 2 April 2022. The exchange included two parts: optional study trip in Mostar and the workshop held in Sarajevo. The participants of this exchange programme came from India, Manipur/India, Bangladesh, Germany, North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
24th Annual Report Published
In front of you is the 24th annual report on the activities of the Center for Nonviolent Action. As always, your feedback would mean a lot to us.
Peace Activists from the Region Mark White Armband Day in Prijedor
A group of peace activists and war veterans attended the marking of White Armband Day in memory of non-Serb civilians killed during the war from 1992 to 1995 in Prijedor
Peace Activists from the Region at the Commemoration for Bosniaks Abducted in Herceg Novi
The commemorative gathering in front of the Herceg Novi Security Centre at noon on 25 May 2024 marked 32 years since the war crime committed against Bosniak civilians
Peace Activists at the Commemoration in Čardak near Derventa
Peace activists of the Centre for Nonviolent Action Belgrade – Sarajevo attended the commemoration for 37 civilian victims in Čardak near Derventa
War Veterans and Peace Activists Visiting both Ahmići and Trusina Today
A group of peace activists and war veterans will attend the commemorations on 16 April 2024 both in Ahmići and in Trusina
Prison Camp Survivors and Peace Activists Visit Sites of Detention in Herzegovina
Together with prison camp survivors, supported by peace activists, reporters and war veterans, from 9 to 11 March 2024, the Centre for Nonviolent Action visited former detention facilities in the area of Konjic, Mostar, Istočni Mostar and Jablanica
Meeting of War Veterans in Daruvar – Keeping up the Peace Work
In a relaxed working atmosphere in Daruvar, war veterans discussed the need for joint planning and next steps and reviewed their work over the past period.
War Veterans and Peace Activists at the Commemoration in Rogatica: Victims welcome all support
Invited by the “Suza” Association of Families and Friends of Missing Persons from Rogatica, a mixed group of war veterans and peace activists from the region attended the commemoration to mark 31 years since the start of persecution of non-Serbs in the Rogatica area
War Veterans and Peace Activists at the Commemoration for Civilian Victims in Lozje near Goražde
At the invitation of the Goražde Prison Camp Survivors Association, a group of war veterans and peace activists attended a commemoration for civilians killed in Lozje near Goražde
Prison Camp Survivors and Peace Activists Visit Sites of Detention Together and Issue a Public Appeal
Together with prison camp survivors, supported by peace activists, reporters and war veterans the Centre for Nonviolent Action organised a joint visit to mark four silos that were used as sites of detention in the area of Tarčin near Hadžići, Kaćuni near Busovača, and in Žepče and Derventa
Three Decades since the Crime in Sjeverin near Priboj: Families Still Waiting for Justice
On the thirtieth anniversary of the abduction and killing of 17 civilians from Sjeverin near Priboj, a funeral service was held and a commemoration in memory of the victims. The commemoration was attended also by peace activists and war veterans from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia.
Seventh Mir Paqe Мир Peacebuilding Training
17 participants, 2 interpreters, 5 trainers. All survived, with some losses.
Kruševo Republic of Tears and Laughter: 45th Basic Training in Peacebuilding
The Basic Training in Peacebuilding, its 45th edition, was held in Kruševo, in the south of North Macedonia from 6 to 16 October 2023.
Fifth Peacebuilding Training for Students from BiH: Generation Change
Report from the fifth Peacebuilding Training for students from Bosnia and Herzegovina that held from 22 to 28 July 2023 on Mount Vlašić
44th Basic Training: Days when Years Happen
The 44th Basic Training in Peacebuilding organised by the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo/Belgrade was held in Ulcinj, Montenegro from 14 to 24 October.
“Introduction to Peacebuilding”, Mir-Paqe-Мир 2022
Many topics and questions discussed at the training are taboos in our societies, they are not spoken about, not even in the most intimate circles
The Courage and Openness of Twenty-Year-Olds
The fourth Peacebuilding Training for students from Bosnia and Herzegovina was held from 22 to 28 July on Mount Vlašić.
Powerful Chairs — 43rd Basic Training in Peacebuilding
The training is an opportunity to open up grievances and discuss the things we hold against people “from the other side”, but also to see which topics we are forbidden to open inside our societies.
“Introduction to Peacebuilding”, Mir-Paqe-Мир, Kruševo, 10 – 19 May 2019
Overcoming official borders, but even more so, those that exist in people’s heads is the biggest challenge when it comes to peacebuilding in the region. Over its nine days of intensive activities, the Mir-Paqe-Мир training becomes a space for free exchange of opinions and for re-examining your own views. The Mir-Paqe-Мир training requires courage of the participants in deciding to face up to accepted and unconscious stereotypes imposed by our societies so as to transform them (at least) in their own minds.
Kosovo 2.0 portal about CNA peace work and activities with war veterans
Portal Kosovo 2.0 published an article about the peace work of the CNA, especially about our working with war veterans
Swiss television SRF: War veterans from the region at the commemoration in Prijepolje
The report was recorded on February 26 and 27, 2020, during the participation of war veterans from the region at the commemoration in Prijepolje, for the victims in Štrpce.
A REPORT THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN WRITTEN: They used to shoot at each other, now they donate blood for their “enemies”
Lupiga.com about war veterans action in Prijepolje in february 2020.
Centre for Nonviolent Action among the Winners of the Krunoslav Sukić Award
The official awards ceremony was held on 12 December 2019 at the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek
Media: As veterans honour Ahmici victims, activists criticise Croatia’s silence
While veterans from the region were paying their respects for the victims of the 1993 massacre in the village of Ahmici, Croatian activists were criticising their country’s leadership for not participating in the April 16th commemoration.
Members of the BiH Presidency Should Visit Sites of Atrocities Together
Mirza Dajić writes in Oslobođenje (6 January 2019) about the need for political officials to jointly visit sites of suffering, following the example of, among others, war veterans from the region who have been visiting sites of atrocities together for 10 years now, under the organisation of CNA.
Reconciliation does not mean forcing individuals to reconcile
The strategy aims to offer guidelines about the lessons to be learned from the wars. Primarily about how to re-examine the national past, which is presented as black-and-white in the dominant narrative.
Reconciling Histories!?
Reflections about Conference organised by the Centre for Nonviolent Action (CNA), Sarajevo 15.-17.5.2018.
Kosovo, from a different perspective
The people of Kosovo are far from reconciliation, but it remains a common desired goal. Luan Imeri, a columnist of Рацин.мк wrote this reportage a few days after visiting Kosovo with a group of friends – peace activists from the former Yugoslavia, led by the Centre for Nonviolent Action
Going deeper
Political and social contexts in which we live
SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR AWAY: On the severed ties between BiH and Kosovo
Starting from 1 January 2024, citizens of Kosovo will be able to travel visa-free anywhere in Europe, but not to BiH, for which they will need to obtain a visa either from Zagreb, Podgorica, Tirana or Skopje
BETWEEN DENIAL AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Who and what does the Kazani memorial serve?
BETWEEN DENIAL AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Who and what does the Kazani memorial serve?
Commemoration for Killed Children Not Focused on Killed Children
Nedžad Novalić, member of the CNA team, in a text published by the ResPublica portal writes about the commemoration for killed children in Sarajevo
Monetary fines and prison sentences are not the worst that can happen
Vanja Stokić, a reporter and activist from Banja Luka, writes about the impact of the draft law adopted by the Republika Srpska National Assembly criminalising slander and libel.
Life in Europe’s Waiting Room
Political and social contexts in which we live
Bulgaria is the New Greece
Political and social contexts in which we live – from Annual Report 2021
Trainees Testimonies
CNA team
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