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LGBTI community events: Movie “Viva”

As a part of the cycle QultURA organized by the Sarajevo open centre at the end of february we had screening of the entertaining and educational movie ”Viva”. Venue for the event was Art cinema Kriterion. We had the oportunity to watch this motion picture about drag performer Hesus as he starts his drag queen … Continued

LGBTI community events: Coming out workshop

As a part of the cycle “Conquering freedom”, in one of Sarajevo open center’s cycles that include meetings with LGBT community, at the end of February an excellent workshop was held, led by Matea Popov- a longtime LGBT activist and psychologist from Croatia. The emphasis of the workshop was the coming out process, that is … Continued

SOMEBODY SAID FEMINISM – Pornography and feminism

Fifth Series of Lectures and Discussions SOMEBODY SAID FEMINISM? March-November 2017 Sarajevo Open Centre and Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2017 organise 6 lectures in the scope of the fifth cycle of Somebody said feminism?!, whose topics will be related to rural life, pornography, poverty, rap music, cyber revenge and trans* women. … Continued

Call for participation at the Equality Academy in 2017.

Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Sarajevo Open Centre Public call For application to the Equality Academy 2017 Deadline for application is 31st March 2017. After successful realization of the Equality Academy in 2015. and 2016., Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Sarajevo Open Centre are proud to announce a public call for participation on the third generation of … Continued

UN Human Rights Council reviews the obligations of BiH: overview of the state of the human rights of LGBTI persons and recommendations for further action

On March 13 and 15, United Nations Human Rights Council will carry out a review of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s realisation of obligations in accordance with the International covenant on civil and political rights. Accordingly, Sarajevo Open Centre referred a submission on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding human rights of LGBTI persons and suggested … Continued

Billboard and online campaign: Protect women workers!

Our contracts are not being extended! Our maternity benefits are not being paid! When planning family or pregnant, we lose our jobs! During job interviews we are asked questions about our marital status, family planning and pregnancy! We work in inhumane conditions, but it is good that we are still working! To all this we … Continued