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Somebody Said Feminism? How Feminism Affected the Women of 21st Century

1. Adriana Zaharijević (editor, 2012) Neko je rekao feminizam? kako je feminizam uticao na žene XXI veka. Sarajevo: Sarajevski otvoreni centar/Fondacija Heinrich Böll/Fondacija Cure PDF version: Neko je rekao feminizam? Kako je feminizam uticao na žene XXI veka

Detailed program of the Festival Merlinka in Sarajevo

On January 29th and 30th, Sarajevo Open Centre will organise and host, for the fourth time, the International Festival of Queer Film Merlinka at the Art Cinema Kriterion in Sarajevo. This Festival has been organised for seven years in Belgrade with the goal to promote films tackling LGBT topics. This year’s Merlinka in Sarajevo differs … Continued

For the first time one of the governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina has included the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in their action plans

In December 2015, Government of Republic of Srpska has adopted the Annual Action Plan for the implementation of Gender Action Plan (GAP), which among other things, includes specific measures for promotion and protection of rights of LGBT people. This is the first time that a government in Bosnia and Herzegovina has included in their action … Continued

Discussion on transgender issue needs to be part of public discourse – Presentation of the first comprehensive transgender study in BiH

On Monday, 07th of December, within Sarajevo Open Centre’s program on the occasion of 16 Days of Activism and the Human Rights Day, public promotion of the publication “Life beyond given norms: Being transgender in Bosnia and Herzegovina“ was held at Mediacentar Sarajevo. The panelists were authors of the publication – Slobodanka Dekić, Jasmina Čaušević, … Continued

Feminist activist intervention – WE MUST SAY NO!

On Tuesday, December 1, from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. the action WE MUST SAY NO! took place on the plateau in front of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The action should have drawn the general public’s and authorities’ attention to the bad financial status of the safe houses. Beside the participants … Continued