10 years of SOC: On the Right Side of BiH Herstory
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10 years of SOC: The Media as important allies in the battle for visibility and equality
We publish the particular texts from the brochure about 10 years of Sarajevo Open Centre’s work.
10 years of SOC: Small freedoms and great triumphs of art: How we built Merlinka
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10 years of SOC: We had to teach the police about the importance of physical protection of LGBT persons
We publish the particular texts from the brochure about 10 years of Sarajevo Open Centre’s work.
10 years of SOC: SOC’s factory of knowledge, culture and art
We publish the particular texts from the brochure about 10 years of Sarajevo Open Centre’s work.
Through association towards the result: The initiative for monitoring of BiH’s EU integration as the strength of joint action
We publish the particular texts from the brochure about 10 years of Sarajevo Open Centre’s work.
Systematic support to LGBTI persons in Canton Sarajevo: To improve the knowledge of the providers of public services in their work with LGBTI persons
In Sarajevo, on 19 December 2017, Sarajevo Open Centre organised the roundtable on human rights of LGBTI persons, the topic being „To act locally towards systematic support to LGBTI persons in Canton Sarajevo”, in the scope of the project „Building institutional networks of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons in Canton Sarajevo“, financed by the Marginalized Populations Support Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (USAID/PPMG).
10 years of SOC: Today, there is a small but important group of LGBTI persons that will engage in activism
How to build the LGBTI community and movement? With lots of patience, with creativity and desire to persist until the attainment of pursued objectives. By spreading the idea outside of the capital, insistence on persisting with the idea, and by fostering interpersonal relations and experience exchange. Below you will find a story about SOC’s work on building of the LGBTI community and movement in BiH
LGBTI Enlargement Review 2017
ILGA-Europe, in collaboration with organisations across the Western Balkans and Turkey, compile our own Enlargement Review reports in which we assess just that, specifically in relation to the human rights of LGBTI people and identify the “homework” we hope the European Commission will support us in urging accession countries to fulfil in the coming year.
10 years of SOC: Violence, gender equality and administrative silence
Ten years of SOC’s existence included many friendships, partnerships, work and success, but also a lot of negative experiences that enabled us to learn and grow. All of this created the organisation and team that we are today, and encouraged us to fight for human rights of LGBTI people and women and for a more equal BiH