Scotland 39
Bakira Hasečić recieves honour from Glasgow Caledonia University
Bakira Hasečić, a survivor of ethnic cleansing from Višegrad in Bosnia-Herzgovina was presented with an honorary doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian University. This honour was bestowed on Bakira Hasečić in recognition of Bakira’s efforts as a human rights advocate and unifying force for victims of wartime sexual violence. Bakira was presented the award by the recently […]
White Armband Day 2018
On Wednesday 30th May, Remembering Srebrenica Scotland held an event at the Scottish Parliament to learn about the Srebrenica Genocide in to commemorate White Armband Day. White Armband Day, is marked by Bosnian communities across the world on 31st May, not only to remember the victims of persecution in Prijedor but also to raise awareness […]
Lessons From Srebrenica: Teacher Training Conference
Purpose of the Conference Remembering Srebrenica Scotland was established as a charity in 2015. It organises commemoration events to mark the acts of genocide in Bosnia in the 1990s. Through raising awareness of this period of history, the charity hopes to build safer communities by learning the lessons of what happened and why. Remembering Srebrenica […]
Remembering Srebrenica Scotland All-Women ‘Lessons from Srebrenica’ Delegation 2018
In April 2018, Remembering Srebrenica Scotland organised an all women’s delegation. Delegates included Chair of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland, Very Rev Dr Lorna Hood OBE, Former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Kezia Dugdale. [gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”true” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”bounce” album_title=”true” album_id=”36″] Representatives from Young Scot, Colleges Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University, […]
Glasgow Commemoration Breaks the Silence on Sexual Violence
Scotland's national commemoration for Srebrenica took place at St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art.
Remembering Srebrenica (Scotland) receives Scottish Government grant to tackle prejudice and hate crime
Funding boost for Remembering Srebrenica (Scotland).
Scottish Labour Leader Visits Scene of Srebrenica Genocide
Kezia Dugdale MSP becomes the third party leader in Scotland to visit Srebrenica and learn from the survivors of the worst atrocity on European soil since World War Two.
2018 Events in Scotland
27 June – Pupil Conference: Lessons From Srebrenica – Dollar Academy 2 July – National Scotland Commemoration – St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Glasgow 8-15 July- Srebrenica Exhibition- Glasgow Central Mosque 13 July- Jumma Khutba- Glasgow Central Mosque 13 July- Jum’ah khutbah- Beardsden Muslim Association
Scottish MSPs Come Together to Tackle Hatred on White Armband Day
On the 25th anniversary of the decree by Bosnian Serb authorities that non Serbs must wear white armbands on leaving the house, a special event was held to commemorate the victims of genocide at the Scottish Parliament.
Aberdeen School Children Organise a Genocide Awareness Event
Students from three different schools across Aberdeen have been working together to learn the lessons from past genocides to create a better society. Having been on a ‘Lesson’s from Auschwitz’ visit, pupils organised an event to speak about their experiences of visiting the concentration camp, and to raise awareness of genocide. Remembering Srebrenica’s Partnerships Officer, Amra […]
Remembering Srebrenica Scotland Signs Memorandum
Remembering Srebrenica Scotland took the important step of signing a Memorandum of Understanding to comply with charity commission regulations at the end of 2016.
Chair of Remembering Srebrenica Addresses Head Teachers’ Conference
150 Head Teachers from across Scotland learned about Remembering Srebrenica's work in educating young people about the dangers of hatred last week.
This is a wonderful gesture from journalists around the world. Follow #Bosnianwarjournalists and #Bosnianwarreporters to support their campaign against @nobelprize's misguided aware to #PeterHandke, a genocide denier.
Here's what I saw in #Bosnia: mass rape, ethnic cleansing, genocide. Tomorrow, #Handke gets a #NobelPrize. He's a genocide denier. My colleagues and I are posting our #Bosnia stories to remind you of what happened there. #BosniaWarJournalists.
https://t.co/FA8iJ5WuSC
Journalists who covered the Bosnian War are protesting against the 2019 Nobel Literature Prize being awarded to #Srebrenica genocide denier, Peter Handke using the hashtag #BosniaWarJournalists while describing what they witnessed & reported on in the 1990s.
History is important. https://t.co/TLBvC63ton
This will be an interesting event at GCU in Glasgow next week. Tickets are still available and it's free. https://t.co/pq7s0063LJ
This Sunday 1 December, @DunblaneCathed will hold a free lecture on 'Srebrenica - When Neighbours Become Enemies', presented by @revlornascot. Everyone is welcome to join from 7pm, with tea and coffee served afterwards. @RemSrebScot https://t.co/ybCIm5XtT9