Syndicate: More on AntiWar Campaign/Vise o ARK

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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. 

[end of english version]

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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 vi|ena situacija poslednjih nekoliko
godina - isti akteri, ista ikonografija, i sta 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 vedjeg broja ljudi
od sve vedje 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 zat o zato sto jedino taj medij
ostavlja mogucnost da se sa ljudima do|e 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 obrasc ima kroz zalaganje za
me|usobno razumevanje, toleranciju, solidarnost, otvorenost za razlicite
koncepte, a pre svega nenasilje, kao i aktiviranje i povezivanje sto
vedjeg 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 završila u Beogradu. Obzirom da smo se odlucili za sva
mesta na teritoriji uze Srbije i Vojvodine koja imaju najmanje 10.000
stanovnika, prema m etodologiji koju smo primenjivali, dolazi se do toga
da dje se akcija deljenja sprovoditi u 160 (stošezdeset) opština
(ukljucujudji i Å¡esnaest beogradskih). U svakom mestu, letke bi delili
aktivisti iz Beograda uz pomodj ljudi koji u tom mestu podrzavaju akciju.
U manjim mestima deljenje bi se obavilo u jednom danu, dok bi u vedjim
aktivnost trajala dva ili više dana. Bidje formirano "koordinaciono telo
akcije" koje dje imati zadatak da inicira i rukovodi akcijom, definisadje
dnevne rasporede deljenja po ekipama, pronalazidje prevozna sredstva,
organizovati putovanja ekipa, kontaktirati i koordinirati aktiviste,
kontaktirdje sve organizacije koje podrzavaju akciju i rešavati sve
probleme koji se u me|uvremenu pojave.  Bitan segment akcije je medijska
podrška preko koje bi se omogudjilo da se akciji pridruze i svi
zainteresoani gradani. U tom smislu, predvi|eno je da se za sve vreme
trajanja antiratne kampanje odrzavaju konferencije za Å¡tampu, daju oglasi
u dnevnoj Å¡tam pi, emituju dzinglovi na radio stanicama i spotovi na TV
stanicama, kao i prezentacija na Internetu. Tako|e, predvi|eno je i
Å¡tampanje 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, predvi|eno 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 dje se pojaviti jasan koncept. Zato nije bilo potrebno mnogo
ube|ivanja 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 vedjeg broja ljudi,
kako u Beogradu, tako i u drugim delovima Srbije. Logican sled je
uskla|ivanje dejstva i povezivanje u mrezu aktivista koja bi pokrila celu
teritoriju zemlje. Mnoge nevladine organizacije do sada su nam pruzile
podrsku, izme|u 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 ura|eno?

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 vedj 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 uved
janju 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 slededje
stvari: kancelarija u Beogradu (koja dje sluziti za koordinaciju
aktivnosti na terenu i u kojoj dje 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.