CNA [Sarajevo | Beograd]
Centre for nonviolent action
The peace initiative Marking Unmarked Sites of Suffering (ONMS) and the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo-Belgrade presented their activities and website with documentation on actions to mark unmarked sites of suffering related to the 1992-1995 war in BiH.
The fate of the Danube Swabians is still a taboo topic in Serbia and throughout the former Yugoslavia…
The documentary film Alien Home aims to recognise the pain of those who exchanged their homes at some point in their lives. This pain spills over the borders imposed around them, whether they are ethnic, regional, familial, age-based, etc.
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.
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.
Forty war veterans who were on warring sides in the 1990s met at the place where the war started and sent a message to the politicians to stop the renewal of another vicious circle of hatred
Joint visit of war-veterans to Daruvar, Pakrac and Lipik, Croatia 8 September 2016