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 strugle - 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 Sebia. The
logical course is now coordination of activities and forming a network
of activists that could cover the whole territory of Serbia. Numerous
non-government al 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,
activates 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, Nis, Kraljevo, Zrenjanin, Sombor,
Kovacica, 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 activities 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.
--VISE INFORMACIJA O ANTIRATNOJ KAMPANJI
Sta je ANTIRATNA KAMPANJA?
ANTIRATNA KAMPANJA je akcija koja je inspirisana aktuelnim zbivanjima u zemlji. Ona predstavlja reakciju na eskalaciju nasilja na teritoriji Kosova i Metohije. Vec toliko puta vidjena situacija poslednjih nekoliko godina - isti akteri, ista ikonografija, ista retorika, ista scenografija... Pitanje je samo koliko ce ovoga puta biti zrtava.
Ko su pokretaci ANTIRATNE KAMPANJE?
ANTIRATNU KAMPANJU su inicirali pojedinci iz Beograda. Mi smo clanovi razlicitih organizacija - studentskih, sindikalnih, nevladinih. Nase aktivnosti su razlicite, ali smo okupljeni u borbi za bolje i humanije drustvo, sto je moguce realizovati ukoliko to drustvo nije u ratu.
Sta planiramo da ucinimo?
Obzirom da ovakvo misljenje i ideje ne mogu da dopru do veceg broja ljudi od sve vece zestine ratnih poklica, resili smo da ga kazemo svakom ponaosob. Ideja nam je da podelimo milion letaka u 160 opstina u uzoj Srbiji i Vojvodini. Odabrali smo letak zato zato sto jedino taj medij ostavlja mogucnost da se sa ljudima dodje u neposredni kontakt, da se sa njima komunicira. Jeste ambiciozno, ali smatramo da je to, u ovom trenutku, najadekvatniji nacin. Nasa akcija se nece zavrsiti samo na tome, planiramo i da lepimo plakate, trazimo i podrsku nerezimskih medija.
Koji nam je cilj?
Osnovni cilj ANTIRATNE KAMPANJE jeste afirmisanje mira kao najvise vrednosti, promovisanje ravnopravnog suzivota u multietnickoj zajednici kakva je Srbija, promovisanje odgovornog shvatanja patriotizma, pruzanje alternativa dominantnim autoritarnim obrascima kroz zalaganje za medjusobno razumevanje, toleranciju, solidarnost, otvorenost za razlicite koncepte, a pre svega nenasilje, kao i aktiviranje i povezivanje sto veceg broja pojedinaca i organizacija razlicitog profila oko artikulacije antiratnog stava.
Kako to planiramo da izvedemo?
Ideja je da akcija deljenja letaka zapocne u mestima koja su teritorijalno najudaljenija od Beograda, da bi se zavrsila u Beogradu. Obzirom da smo se odlucili za sva mesta na teritoriji uze Srbije i Vojvodine koja imaju najmanje 10.000 stanovnika, prema metodologiji koju smo primenjivali, dolazi se do toga da ce se akcija deljenja sprovoditi u 160 (stosezdeset) opstina (ukljucujuci i sesnaest beogradskih). U svakom mestu, letke bi delili aktivisti iz Beograda uz pomoc ljudi koji u tom mestu podrzavaju akciju. U manjim mestima deljenje bi se obavilo u jednom danu, dok bi u vecim aktivnost trajala dva ili vise dana. Bice formirano "koordinaciono telo akcije" koje ce imati zadatak da inicira i rukovodi akcijom, definisace dnevne rasporede deljenja po ekipama, pronalazice prevozna sredstva, organizovati putovanja ekipa, kontaktirati i koordinirati aktiviste, kontaktirce sve organizacije koje podrzavaju akciju i resavati sve probleme koji se u medjuvremenu pojave. Bitan segment akcije je medijska podrska preko koje bi se omogucilo da se akciji pridruze i svi zainteresovani gradani. U tom smislu, predvidjeno je da se za sve vreme trajanja antiratne kampanje odrzavaju konferencije za stampu, daju oglasi u dnevnoj stampi, emituju dzinglovi na radio stanicama i spotovi na TV stanicama, kao i prezentacija na Internetu. Takodje, predvidjeno je i stampanje plakata koji bi bili lepljeni dan pre distribucije u konkretnom mestu.
Planiramo da akcija traje oko 16 dana uz podrsku lokalnog stanovnistva. Sredstva za ovu akciju sakupljamo na razlicite nacine - od besplatnih usluga i kontakata, do finansijske pomoci. Kao preventiva za eventualno ugrozavanje aktivista u toku delovanja, predvidjeno je i angazovanje advokata po Srbiji, koji bi adekvatno reagovali, ako se za tim ukaze potreba. U tom smislu smo planirali i da iznajmimo nekoliko mobilnih telefona.
Kako smo se organizovali?
Mnogi su, verovatno, dolazili na ideju da je neophodno organizovati antiratnu akciju. Bilo je samo pitanje momenta kada ce se pojaviti jasan koncept. Zato nije bilo potrebno mnogo ubedjivanja i uveravanja da treba pokrenuti akciju. Predlagaci ovakvog vida organizovanog delovanja su mahom studenti koji su radili na ostvarivanju prve faze akcije - ukljucivanju i informisanju sto veceg broja ljudi, kako u Beogradu, tako i u drugim delovima Srbije. Logican sled je uskladjivanje dejstva i povezivanje u mrezu aktivista koja bi pokrila celu teritoriju zemlje. Mnoge nevladine organizacije do sada su nam pruzile podrsku, izmedju ostalog i tako sto su aktivirale mreze svojih aktivista. Prikljucuju nam se oni koji smatraju da je ovako nesto neophodno.
Osnovna zamisao citave ANTIRATNE KAMPANJE je da ne predstavlja potencijalni novoregistrovani NVO, koji bi bio jos jedan u nizu "kisobran organizacija", niti bilo sta slicno. ANTIRATNA KAMPANJA je ad hoc akcija, koja okuplja, aktivira i motivise sirok krug razlicito afirmisanih ljudi oko fundamentalne potrebe - da zivimo u miru.
Sta je do sada uradjeno?
Do ovog trenutka svoje ucesce u ANTIRATNOJ KAMPANJI je potvrdilo oko stotinu ljudi iz Beograda, kao i nekoliko desetina iz Kragujevca, Novog Sada, Vranja, Nisa, Kraljeva, Zrenjanina, Sombora, Kovacice, Subotice, Novog Pazara i drugih mesta.
Od neprocenjivog je znacaja cinjenica da su neke od organizacija vec ustupile svoju mrezu aktivista koji zele da se aktivno prikljuce ANTIRATNOJ KAMPANJI. Dobili smo medijsku podrsku i sponzorstvo od nekih medija, a trenutno radimo na informisanju i uvecanju broja aktivista, na idejnim i grafickim resenjima letka i plakata, kao i iznalazenju nacina da stvorimo uslove za realizaciju akcije.
Sta nam je potrebno?
Za punu realizaciju navedenih aktivnosti potrebno je obezbediti sledece stvari: kancelarija u Beogradu (koja ce sluziti za koordinaciju aktivnosti na terenu i u kojoj ce se nalaziti racunar, stampac, telefon, telefaks i fotokopir masina), kancelarijski materujal (papir, fascikle, faks papir, diskete, toner); vozila; stampnje letaka, plakata, majica, bedzeva, nalepnica; snimanje spota i dzingla; sale za konferencije za stampu; oglasi u novinama; emitovanje spota i dzingla; web site; mobilni telefoni.
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