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CONFERENCE: Differences-induced peer bullying: experiences and recommendations

On December 10, 2018 we will organize a conference on peer violence and bullying named Differences-induced peer violence: experiences and recommendations, within the project Reducing bullying in BH schools, supported by Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in BiH. The aim of the conference is to open a discussion on bullying and peer violence … Continued

Feminist discussions in Konjević Polje and Breza

The Public Library “Muhamed Kantardžić” from Breza, Women’s Association JADAR from Konjević Polje and Sarajevo Open Centre invite you to the book promotion „One su naše danas“, and to discussions about how Bosnian-Herzegovinian administrative, political, economic, educational and cultural reality affects the private and public feminist action in Breza, Konjević Polje and BiH. We use … Continued

Overview of the fourth module of the Equality Academy 2018

The Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Sarajevo Open Center, by launching the Equality Academy, aimed to create a new platform for political leadership and the space for joint activities of deputy leaders, leaders of political parties and civil society organizations in BiH. The fourth generation of the Equality Academy is intended for the councilors of municipal … Continued

Context, Al Jazeera Blakans: Peer violence

Watch the talk-show Context ( Aljazeera Blakans) on peer violence (only on BCS language). One of the guests was Slobodanka Dekić, researcher and author of the publication “Međuvršnjačko nasilje na osnovu različitosti – iskustava i preporuke”. This publication was created within the project “Reducing bullying in BH schools”. This project is supported by Embassy of … Continued

LGBTI persons, returnees and Roma people educated on hate crime

Sarajevo Open Centre is implementing a project “Protecting Affected Communities: Improving the implementation of hate crime regulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina “. The project is financially supported by Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the OSCE in Vienna, and it included four half-day trainings in period from February to July 2018. named “Hate crimes, how to report violence to the police and prosecutor’s office”.

Sarajevo Open Centre demands minimum 40% of women ministers in the Canton Sarajevo Government

Sarajevo Open Centre demands that the political parties that make the new assembly majority in the Canton Sarajevo (Democratic Front, People and Justice, Our party, Alliance for Better Future BiH, Social-Democratic Party BiH, Independent Block), while appointing the Canton Sarajevo Government, directly implement the provisions of the BiH Law on Gender Equality, because the government that does not have the relevant number of women ministers, cannot be legitimate or representative. 

Feminist Economic Forum – invitation

Sarajevo Open Centre and Friedrich Ebert Foundation BiH organise the Feminist Economic Forum, that will take place on 13 November 2018 in Sarajevo.