Call for Application – Regional Research on Sound Art, Dealing with the Past, and Public Spaces

Terms of Reference (ToR) for “Regional Research on Sound Art, Dealing with the Past, and Public Spaces within the framework of the project Landscapes of Repair“ forumZFD supports people involved in violent conflicts on the path to peace. Since 2000, forumZFD has been present in the Western Balkans region and has implemented projects supporting non- violent conflict […]

Sound, Memory, and Public Spaces

From September 25 to 29, 2023, forumZFD Kosovo held a workshop on “Sound, Memory, and Public Places” in cooperation with the Centre for Narrative Practice in Prishtina/Kosovo and Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) at the University of Arts London, and the Shortwave Collective. The workshop was part of forumZFD’s collaborative and transnational project Landscapes of[…]

WARM Academy 2023 Open Call

WARM Foundation / WARM Academy5th edition TELLING THE STORY IN TIMES OF CRISISOPEN CALL Sarajevo, 10-15 July 2023Application deadline: 25 June 2023 Dear Sir/Madam, We are delighted to inform you about the upcoming 5th edition of the WARM Academy, organized by the WARM Foundation. The WARM Academy is a multidisciplinary educational program that aims to explore and[…]

NERMINA’S CHANCE

A NOVEL DEDICATED TO “DEALING WITH THE PAST” Dina Greenberg’s trauma-informed writing, research, and teaching gives voice to survivors of war, displacement, and sexual violence. Nominated for The Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions, and The Millions, her publications include NERMINA’S CHANCE, a novel that begins in 1992 Bosnia. After her family is murdered and she is raped[…]

Exhibition Opening PËRPARA on 24/01/2023 at 19.00

Opening of the exhibition PËRPARA on 24 January 2023 at 19.00 at Galeria 17 The exhibition is based on forumZFD – Kosovo‘s research on space, sound and memory within the framework of the Landscapes of Repair project and is been realized in cooperation with Shtatëmbëdhjetë PËRPARA 24/01 – 24/03/2023 There is an interesting ambiguity in Albanian culture which affects the way in which the[…]

Filjana Koka: Emotions Remain in the Conflict Field, We Follow the Profession’s Call for Ethical and Professional Reporting

Journalists bear a huge social responsibility. In addition to reporting, they also contribute to “establishing the permanent peace.” Therefore, whatever they feel in the area of the conflict, they should “leave it” aside, and refer exclusively to the call of the profession for ethical and professional reporting, both during the conflict and after it ends. This is[…]

PRIZREN, THE CITY OF INTERETHNIC AND INTERRELIGIOUS TOLERANCE

Prizren is usually referred to as the “museum-city” or the city of fountains and beauties. Prizren is the richest city in monuments of culture in Kosovo. More than 65 various objects are under state protection. Various nationalities live in the city. Through their work, they are building an environment of good neighbourly relations, mutual respect, and a[…]

Quick-Fix: The Pandora Box of Populism / Fail for Use of the Enabling Environments for CSOs in Quality Policy-making

On 2 November 2022, the Parliament of North Macedonia in Skopje adopted through an urgent procedure the amendments to the Law on Associations and Foundations (LAF) proposed by the opposition. This kind of synergy between the ruling party and the opposition is rarely seen. This would have been a shining example of putting the public interest on[…]