activism

“War of Memories” in Jajce: Rehumanising the Enemy

“War of Memories” in Jajce: Rehumanising the Enemy

Organised by the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo/Belgrade, with the support of the Jajce Culture Centre and the Veterans’ Association, the photography exhibition “War of Memories” was opened on Monday, 23 September 2019. At the opening of the exhibition, we organised a public discussion titled “From a War of Memories to Remembering the War” and this time subtitled “Fighters in War and Peace”

“Easy Notes” for Difficult Commemorations

“Easy Notes” for Difficult Commemorations

The very fact of former enemies attending the commemoration together, paying their respects to victims of all wars, sends the message that we are no longer enemies and that we never want to be enemies again. That the suffering, fear and pain we have all experienced connect us and bring us closer together. That we grieve and empathise with each other’s pain, to ease it, and to make sure it never happens again.

“Introduction to Peacebuilding”, Mir-Paqe-Мир, Kruševo, 10 – 19 May 2019

“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.