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Call for Application – Regional Research on Sound Art, Dealing with the Past, and Public Spaces

Terms of Reference (ToR) for “Regional Research on Sound Art, Dealing with the Past, and Public Spaces within the framework of the project Landscapes of Repair”

Sound, Memory, and Public Spaces

From September 25 to 29, 2023, forumZFD Kosovo held a workshop on “Sound, Memory, and Public Places” in cooperation with the Centre for Narrative Practice in Prishtina/Kosovo and Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) at the University of Arts London, and the Shortwave Collective. The workshop was part of forumZFD’s collaborative and transnational project Landscapes of Repair which was […]

WARM Academy 2023 Open Call

WARM Foundation / WARM Academy5th edition TELLING THE STORY IN TIMES OF CRISISOPEN CALL Sarajevo, 10-15 July 2023Application deadline: 25 June 2023 Dear Sir/Madam, We are delighted to inform you about the upcoming 5th edition of the WARM Academy, organized by the WARM Foundation. The WARM Academy is a multidisciplinary educational program that aims to explore and showcase cutting-edge approaches, […]

DwP Column

DwP Column is a new media product of online platform about dealing with the past www.dwp-balkan.org. DwP Column is regional online platform for constructive reflection on the topics related to dealing with the past for the purpose of strengthening constructive and open approach on the regional level. By using Column tool we want to promote constructive online discourse related to current topics in the field of dealing with the past.

Victims of war torture between law and justice: Are concentration camp survivors and women victims of conflict-related sexual violence divided into ”ours” and ”theirs”?      

Concentration camp survivors, women victims of conflict-related violence, children that survived war trauma – all conflict-related victims who were not members of armed forces and who live or lived in Republika Srpska during the war should be protected, without any discrimination based on their ethnicity or gender. These are provisions of the Law on the Protection of War Torture Victims […]

Monetary reparations for families of victims of war: symbolism and facing the past  

Monetary reparations by state institutions are not the end, but rather the beginning of the process of facing the past. They are an acknowledgment of wounds, but do not heal them. The families of victims request acknowledgment, truth and dignity. And that the crimes may never be repeated against anyone. Author: Sanela Karaica Demir Ličina from Bijelo Polje had waited […]

“Mother’s Scarf” – People Remember People

Thirty Years. It’s been thirty years since, in July 1995, sons vanished from courtyards, brothers from bedrooms, husbands from beds, neighbors from buses, students from classrooms.Since they were killed – systematically, indiscriminately – not for what they had done, but for who they were. Thirty years since genocide was committed in Srebrenica – a crime designed not only to kill, […]

Balkan Perspectives

Balkan.Perspectives is a regional magazine focused on dealing with the past (DwP) in the western Balkans. Produced by forumZFD in four (4) languages, this is a collaborative effort between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia. The magazine provides a platform for local actors to support conflict-sensitive discourse on issues related to the recent past. By offering a plurality of perspectives on DwP topics from across the region, the magazine aims to challenge stereotypes and ethno-centric narratives, encourage critical thinking and wider debate, and strengthen constructive approaches to dealing with the recent past.

Podcast

The Balkan Perspectives podcast is forumZFD’s audio format on Dealing with the Past and Peace Education in the Western Balkans. The podcast is produced in four languages (Albanian, BHCS, Macedonian and English) by the forumZFD offices in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia.