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Invitation: Book Release and Discussion

Dear friends, 

The Peace Academy Foundation invites you to three promotions of the book release "The Little Book of Strategic Peacebuilding - A Vision and Framwork for Peace with Justice" by Lisa Schirch, translated to Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language. 

  1. The first promotion will be held in Belgrade, on Friday, March 23rd, at 6pm, in the Center for cultural decontamination (hall "Ucitelji neznalice), Bircaninova Street 21, Belgrade - Featured speakers: Saša Ilić, KPZ Beton; Goran Lazin and Marijana Stojčić, Žene u crnom; Amer Tikveša, PAF's Executive Director
  2. The second promotion will be held in Zagreb, on Saturday, March 31st, at 6pm, in the Human Rights House, Selska cesta Street 112a, Zagreb - Featured speakers:  prof. Ana Matan, Faculty of Political Science, Zagreb; Iva Zenzerović, Center for Peace Studies; Tamara Šmidling, activist and member of PAF's Board of Directors; and Amer Tikveša, PAF's Executive Director
  3. The third promotion will be held in Banja Luka, on Saturday, April 7th, at 6pm, in the cafe Cafe&Chillout within the National and University Library RS, Jevrejska Street 30, Banja Luka – Featured speakers: Aleksandar Trifunović, Center for Informative Decontamination of Youth Buka, Banja Luka; Randall Puljek-Shank, čmember of PAF's Board of Directors; and Amer Tikveša, PAF's Executive Director


thmbIt's the fifth year that the Post-Yugoslav Peace Academy has been organized in Sarajevo, and that is why we've decided to publish the abovementioned book. The books is also an announcement for the establishment of the Library PAX whose goal is to make the issues in regards to peacebuilding more available for all citizens in the post-Yugoslav region enabling them to read a book on this topic in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian langage. We would also like to present to you our planned activities and courses for this year's PYPA.  

We are looking forward to seeing you at the event. 

In case of questions, please contact us at the below mentioned contact information:
Emina Trumić, PAF's Coordinator
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tel./Fax: +387.33.651.560

Project Partners: Women in Black, Belgrade; Center for Peace Studies, Zagreb; Center for Informative Decontamination of Youth Buka, Banja Luka
The project is finacially supported by the Mennonite Central Committee

thmbThe board of the Peace Academy Foundation has been working on a strategic plan for the 2012-2014 period.  We thank our supporters and participants who completed a survey about their interest in future courses and ways that they have used the knowledge and experience gained in the Peace Academies from 2008-2011.  

We are happy to announce that one of the courses for 2012 will be "Strategic Peacebuilding" led by Dr. Jayne Docherty of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding in Virginia, USA, for which you have showed the greatest interest within the survey. We are going to announce the other two courses soon, while the Call for Applications for the 5th Post-Yugoslav Peace Academy will be published by the end of February, 2012. 

Please stay tuned for more details.

Dear friends,

The Peace Academy Foundation has existed since August 2010, and we hope that it will continue to exist for many more years.  After organizing 3 Post-Yugoslav Peace Academies, we decided that we need formalization, structure, and a clearer strategic approach to our work. This is the reason that we created the PA Foundation which will continue serving as a place of reflection, learning, and exchange of experiences for people from the area of Southeast Europe and beyond, who are interested in peacebuilding and related problems and phenomena.

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  • ACRONYMS (in general)

    One of the important criteria based on which the level of ublehahood is instantly determined. According to this criterion, there are the following levels: The first (highest) level: a person in his/her written communication does not write sentences containing more than 7 words,  where at least 3 words are acronyms. For example: "See. Att. FYI. TBC. Send me your CV ASAP to prepare TOR." In normal language, these two sentences would go something like this: "Attached please find some fudge that is of no benefit to anybody but do keep it so you may show it in case we are  happen to be asked if we considered it.   You may doodle  on it a little and write some comment if you can grab some time.  Most likely, some jerks pulled it out of their asses as it has nothing to do with anything. By no means, if you do happen to read it, take it at face value.  You are still on probation here although half a year has already passed . Write some good CV of yours and backdate it half a year ago and do try to make it compatible to what you have allegedly been doing for us over the past six months. As soon as I get it and find some time, I will rewrite it a bit and name it your job description –just to have it on hand, in case those spooks from above come by. Poselami amidžu (See) and tell him that “ that thing” is OK. " Obviously, the advantages of acronyms are unmistakeable. Time saving, confidentiality of data and transparent professionalism and perfection in technical language usage. Every layman simply has to be fascinated and has to give his/her moral approval for the high salary for the speakers in question.

from Ubleha for Idiots – An Absolutely non useful Guide for Civil Society Building and Project management for Locals and Internationals in BiH and Beyond by Nebojša Šavija-Valha and Ranko Milanovic-Blank, ALBUM No. 20, 2004, Sarajevo, translated by Marina Vasilj.