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These pages are dedicated to women’s memories of resistance to war and nationalisms in the countries of former Yugoslavia, but also to the activities of all women in the world who, in the context of transitional processes, raise their voice against war violence and discrimination.

CONFERENCE WOMEN RECOLLECTING MEMORIES
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of The Centre for Women War Victims 9-11 May, 2003, Zagreb

Friday, 9. 5.

Hotel “Palace”, Strossmayerov trg 10
 

9:30—10:00

 

Gathering and registration of participants

10:00—11:00

 

Opening

 

Introduction and meeting of participants
Slavica Kušić: Centre for Women War Victims today
Vesna Kesić and Aida Bagić: About the conference
Women Recollecting Memories
Biljana Bijelić and Vesna Janković: Introducing the new edition of The Collected Papers
“Women Recollecting Memories”

11:00—11:15

 

Break

11:15—12:30

 

Expectations of the conference: Why should we recollect women’s memories?

12:30—14:00

 

Lunch

14:00—16:00

 

Remembering: Personal chronologies and chronologies of war (small working groups)

16:00—16:30

 

Break

16:30—18:00

 

Continuation: Personal chronologies and chronologies of war (small working groups)

18:00—18:30

 

Final discussion of day one

19:30

 

Dinner

 

 

Saturday, 10.5.

Hotel “Palace”, Strossmayerov trg 10
 

9:30—11:30

 

I. Group:

Feminist approach to psychosocial work in war situations

II. Group:

Cooperation across state and national boundaries

III. Group:

Women’s peace policies and resistance to war and nationalism

11:30—12:00

 

Break

12:00—13:00

 

Continuation in three plenary groups

13:00—15:00

 

Lunch

15:00—16:30

 

Group reports and discussion

16:30—17:00

 

Break

17:00—17:30

 

Final discussion

19:30

 

Reception in the City Palace Dverce under the auspices of Ms. Morana Paliković Gruden, Chairwoman of the Zagreb City Council

 

 

Sunday, 11. 5.

Zagreb, Old Town Hall, Ulica sv. Ćirila i Metoda 5/I

 

9:30—11:00

 

Public forum on the importance of women’s memories

 

 

 

Slavica Kušić, Centre for Women War Victims
Morana Paliković Gruden, Chairwoman of the Zagreb City Council
Vesna Kesić: Gender Dimension of Memory – Gender Dimension of Conflict and Reconciliation
Vesna Janković and Biljana Bijelić: Introducing the new edition of The Collected Papers “Women Recollecting Memories”
Aida Bagić: Summary of the two days meeting of activists and supporters of the Centre for Women War Victims

11:00—11:30

 

Break

11:30—13:00

 

Reana Senjković and Renata Jambrešić Kirin: Gender Images of War

Orly Lubin: Creating Oblivion: Israel/Palestine, engendered memory

13:00—14:30

 

Lunch

14:30—16:00

 

Women’s Recollections of the War (panel)

 

 

 

Moderator: Biljana Bijelić
Panellists: Tea Škokić, Duška Andrić-Ružičić, Mojca Urek, Lepa Mlađenović, Igbala Rogova  

16:00—16:30

 

Break

16:30—18:00

 

Remembering Women’s Organizing Activities (panel)

 

 

 

Moderator: Vesna Teršelič
Panellists: Mojca Dobnikar, Nadežda Radović, Slavica Stojanović, Vesna Barilar, Eva Zillen

18:00—18:30

 

Closing of the Conference