CNA [Sarajevo | Beograd]
Centre for nonviolent action
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.
Mediacentar, Sarajevo, 14. 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.
The short story contest Biber on the subject of reconciliation announced for the second time
Bosnia-Herzegovina: If we could just defeat selfishness…
Croatia: It’s no laughing matter
Kosovo: Silence as a means of dealing with the past
Macedonia: “Poverty is my nationality”
Serbia: I’d burn down the entire village
The specific journey through the recent past, marred by war and suffering, began in Sarajevo where the exhibition “War of Memories” was first put on; continued in Mostar and then in Banja Luka where the exhibition of photographs from the project “War Monuments...
In the spirit of the mission of the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo-Belgrade, which entails building lasting peace by promoting a culture of nonviolence, dialogue and trust among people in the region of the former Yugoslavia, the project “War Monuments in Bosnia...
…We marked unmarked sites of suffering with stickers that read: “UNMARKED SITE OF SUFFERING – At this site, during the war, human beings were subjected to inhumane acts. By not letting these events be forgotten, we stand in solidarity with all victims. May it never happen again to anyone.” Western BiH, Autumn 2016.
Vijećnica, Sarajevo 1 – 14 October 2016 Exhibition of photographs “War of Memories” and Promotion of Publication