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OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS OTHERS
MIRRORS OURSELVES
The 18th in the series of “Schools of Democracy”
Novi Pazar, October 13-17, 2005
12/07/2005 , HCHRS
Given that students of the Economics School once again turned down the
invitation to partake in workshops, while those of the Secondary Islamic School were on
Ramadan vacation, lectures were regularly followed by over 20 secondary school students.
Keynote speakers were historian Srdjan Milosevic, sociologist Aida Kozar, Effendi Mustava
Fetic, and professors Bisera Spasovic and Tamara Tomasevic. Father Toma... |
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TEXTBOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE DISASTROUS
The 15th in the series of seminars “Life and Living in
Multiethnic Environments”
Novi Pazar, October 13-15, 2005
12/07/2005 , HCHRS
Forty students and young activists of political parties and
non-governmental organizations active in the territory of Sandzak attended the seminar. It
was historian Srdjan Milosevic who addressed the trainees on the first day. Within the
topic “Yugoslavia As a Possible State,” he spoke about the former federation,
its functioning throughout its history, crises, permanent domination of the Serbian
political establishment, etc. “When it comes to... |
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“TABLOIDIZATION” OF SERBIA’S CONSCIOUSNESS
The fourteenth in the series of seminars “Life and Living in
Multiethnic Environments”
Belgrade, September 22-24, 2005
12/07/2005 , HCHRS
he fourth seminar organized by the project’s Belgrade office
enlisted 30 trainees all of whom were students and activists of the Liberal-Democratic
Faction, the Social-Democratic Youth, the Civic Youth Alliance, the “Stalkers”
Student Club, the JAZAS Youth, the Belgrade Youth Network, etc. The first keynote address,
titled “The Right to Being Different and Discrimination: ‘Tabloidization’
of Serbia’s Consciousness,” was delivered by journalist Teofil Pancic. Pancic
pinpointed the devastating effect of “mainstream”... |
THE EU WOULD NOT ALLOW SERBIA TO REMAIN EUROPE’S BLACK HOLE
The 17th in the series of “Schools of Democracy”
Novi Sad, September 26-30, 2005
12/07/2005 , HCHRS
hirty-eight young people – university and secondary school
students from Novi Sad and surrounding towns – regularly attended the workshops
organized within the school. Keynote speakers were Sonja Biserko, chairperson of the
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, who spoke about the Helsinki Accord, Pavel Domonji,
coordinator of the project’s Novi Sad Branch Office, about the significance of human
rights, Biljana Kovacevic-Vuco, president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights,
about violence of human rights in Serbia, lawyer Dragoljub... |
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FORGIVING MEANS NOT FORGETTING, AS FORGETTING MIGHT RESULT IN A REPRISE
OF THE CRIME
The 16th in the series of “Schools of Democracy”
Novi Pazar, September 12-16, 2005
12/07/2005 , HCHRS
Workshops were daily attended by 23-25 trainees, students of Novi
Pazar’s gymnasium, technical, textile and medical schools, as well as the Gazi
Isa-Beg Medresse, the secondary Islamic school. The trainees displayed intense interest in
all topic covered, while seven keynote speakers, engaged for the occasion, highly
commended the latter’s active participation in discussions. Moreover, the trainees
often wanted to stay beyond the schedule to discuss... |
POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE MARGINALIZED
The thirteenth in the series of seminars “Life and Living in
Multiethnic Environments”
Belgrade, September 19-21, 2005
12/07/2005 , HCHRS
The seminar assembled 32 trainees, mostly students and activists of
youth organizations of the Liberal-Democratic Faction, the Civic Alliance of Serbia and
the Social Democratic Union. Some of them are also active in the Students’ Union,
particularly in the Students’ Club “Stalkers.” Journalist Petar Lukovic
delivered the first keynote address focused on the hate speech in the Serbian media. By
presenting an overview of the development of the media in Serbia ever since the
introduction of multi-party system... |
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CRIME, WAR CRIMES AND CORRUPTION
The 11th in the series of seminars “Life and Living in
Multiethnic Environments”
Kragujevac, June 8-10, 2005
12/07/2005 , HCHRS
“Serbia’s Facing” was the topic of the third in the
series and the first in 2005 seminar organized by the project’s Kragujevac branch
office. This general topic included three problems facing Serbia and seriously threatening
her democratization: crime, war crimes and corruption. The seminar assembled 42 trainees,
mostly students (faculties of law, economics, philology, mathematics, engineering,
medicine and management), but also secondary school fourth-graders... |
PAINFUL PROCESS OF FACING
THE RECENT PAST
The 15th in the series of “Schools of Democracy”
Belgrade, June 6-10, 2005
07/22/2005 , HCHRS
The project “Building up Democracy and Good Governance in
Multiethnic Communities,” realized thanks to the support of the European Commission
– Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights. The painful process of facing the recent
past, marked by war crimes and genocide, implies understanding of historical contexts and
the roles individuals and institutions have played in the Serbian society. This is the
main idea to which the school’s curricula were... |
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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, STUDENT PARLIAMENTS, MINORITY RIGHTS…
The 14th in the series of “Schools of Democracy”
Novi Pazar, June 10-14, 2005
06/27/2005 , HCHRS
The first school the Novi Pazar branch office organized in this project
year attracted a number of secondary school students. Day in day out, around 25 students
participated in workshops, while their number grew over the weekend. Though their
educational profiles considerably differed, all of them were equally interested in the
same topics and, moreover, their reactions to the raised questions... |
THE STRONGER, THE MORE TOLERANT
The tenth in the series of seminars “Life and Living in
Multiethnic Environments”
Novi Pazar, May 28-30, 2005
06/23/2005 , HCHRS
“The seminar was exceptionally well-organized. It was good that
students’ discussion dominated over it. Swords were crossed. And that’s good,
too. All compliments to organizers.” (Aida Kozar, a keynote speaker) The seminar
assembled around 30 trainees, mostly students of the International University, the Higher
School Institution and the Karic Brothers Faculty, as well as young representatives of the
town’s... |
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