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MORE INFORMATION ON THE ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN
What is the ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN? The ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN is an action
provoked with the current events in the country. It represents the
reaction to the escalation of violence in the teritory of Kosovo. A
situation seen so many times in the past years - same participators, same
iconography, same retorics, same setting ...
The only issue in question is the number of victims that are to come.
Who are the Initiators of the ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN? The ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN
was initiated by individuals from Belgrade. We are members of various
organizations - students', trade unions, non-governmentals. Our activities
differ, but we are all gathered in one common strugl e - for a better and
more humanized society - that can only be won if the war is prevented.
What are We Planing to Do?
As an oppinion or even an idea of this kind is not likely to reach the
majority due to the encresing bitterness of war discourse, we have decided
to present them to all in person. The idea is to disribute one million
leaflets in 160 municipalities, in Central Serbia and Voivodina. We have
chosen leaflets as a mean, for that is the only medium that entitles the
opportunity for direct contact and communication with the people. Although
that might be considered very ambitious, we believe that it is at this
time the most adequate way. Our action will not consist of that solely; we
are also planing to stick posters and are looking for support of the
independant media.
What is Our Goal?
The primary goal of the ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN is to affirm peace as a major
value, to promote equal rights coexistence in a multiethnic community like
Serbia; to promote responsible concept of patriotism; to give an
alternative to dominant autoritarian patterns through striving for mutual
understanding, tolerance, solidarity, openmindednass and above all against
violence; and activating and connecting large number of individuals and
organizations of various profiles upon the articulation of anti-war
attiude.
How Do We Plan to Do That?
The idea is to start distributing leaflets in those places that are most
remote from Belgrade, so as to finish in Belgrade. As we have decided for
all places in the territory of Central Serbia and Voivodina with more than
10 thousend inhabitants, according to the methodology used, we have
reached the number of 160 municipalities (including 16 of Belgrade). In
each of those places leaflets would be distributed by the activists from
Belgrade with local people that support the action. In smaller towns
distribution would last for one day, while in larger towns it would take
two or more days. A 'Coordination Body' will be formed with the role to
initiate and faciliate the action, it will arrange daily schedules for
distribution teams, provide vehicles, organize transportation for
distribution teams, contact and coordinate activists, contact all
supporting organizations= , and deal with all difficulties that might
appear. A very important segment of the action is the media coverage that
would help to involve in the action all interested citizens. Concerning
that, news conferences are planned to be held, advertisements rendered
in daily papers, jingles played on the radio, videos shown on TV, and a
presentation made for Internet while the action is taking place. Also,
the printing of postres that would be sticked the day before the
distribution in the particular town is intended. The action is supposed
to last for approximately 16 days with the support of the local
polpolation. We are collecting the assets in various ways - from contacts
and services free of charge, to financial support.
As a prevention against risks that the activists might face, solicitors
will be engaged across Serbia for promp reactions if needed. That is why
we have planed to rent a few mobil phones. How Did We Get Organized?
Many have, probably, though that an anti-war action must necessarily be
organized. It was only a metter of time when the clear concept would
appear. Thus there was no need for long convincing on starting the
action. The proposers of this sort of organized practice are mostly
students that worked in the first phase - that is involving and informing
as many people as possible, both in Belgrade and in other parts of
Serbia. The logical course is now coordination of activities and forming a
network of activists that could cover the whole territory of Serbia.
Numerous non-governmental organizations have by now given their support,
partly by activating their own networks of activists. All those that
find such things necessary are joining the initial group.
The basic principle of the whole ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN is not to represent a
potential new NGO, another one among the 'umbrella organizations', nor
anything alike. The ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN is an ad hoc action, which gathers,
a ctivates and motivates wide range of people of different backgrounds, on
the fundamental need: to live in peace.
What Was Done by Now?
By this moment around one hundred people from Belgrade and few dosens of
them from Kragujevac, Novi Sad, Vranje, Ni{, Kraljevo, Zrenjanin, Sombor,
Kova~ica, Subotica, Novi Pazar etc., have confirmed their participation
in the ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN. The fact that some of the organizations have
already lent their networks of activists willing to participate in the
ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN. We have gained media support and the sponsorship from
some media, and are currently working on informing and encresing the
number of activists, designing the leflets and posters, and as well
finding meens to create conditions for realization of the action.
What Do We Need?
For full completion of the activities mentioned the following should be
supplied: an office in Belgrade (that is to be used in coordination of act
ivities in the field, with a computer, a printer, a phone, a fax machine
and a photocopy machine); office accessories (paper, fax paper, discs,
cartridges); vehicles; printing of leaflets, postres, shirts, badges,
bumper-stickers; production of the video and the radio jingle; news
conference halls; advertisements in newspapers; presenting the video and
the jingle : a web site; mobil phones.
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