Continuing the practice of periodical reporting about our activities (the first report was handed in at the beginning of April), we are letting you know what we have done in the second trimester of this year. Nine public activities can be divided into activities:

AGAINST WAR AND VIOLENCE

June 8^th - protest marking 34 years since the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, was held in Belgrade at the initiative of the Women in Black from Israel, part of the International network of Women in Black, and was organized simultaneously in 140 cities on all the continents.

FOR RESPONSABILITY FOR WAR AND WAR CRIMES

-facing collective (moral) and demanding that individual responsibility be established

April 6^th - protest in Belgrade because the aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina started years ago.

FOR DEMILITARIZATION

- antimilitarism at work

May 9^th - performance in Backa Palanka (Vojvodina) at the Danube coast concerning the day of the Victory over fascism with messages of peace and friendship directed at the other (Croatian) coast; the performance was organized in cooperation with the Vojvodjanka and the Women's Active Society from Novi Sad.

May 14^th - putting up posters and stickers during the night before the International day of conscientious objection.

May 15^th - protest and giving out pamphlets and other antimilitaristic material concerning the International day of conscientious objection.

May 24^th - performance called <<going slowly to be sure to get there>> because of the International day of women's activities for peace and disarmament (this antimilitaristic-feminist performance was first done in Belgrade and later became a travelling show).

May 26^th - same performance in Novi Sad, in cooperation with Women's Active Society.

June 16^th - same performance in Soko Banja (Serbia).

June 30^th - same performance in Niksic (Montenegro).

June 4^th - performance in Belgrade <<These are not toys>> (against buying toys shaped like weapons) because of the International day of children victims of war.

ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION

During the above mentioned time period we held 28 workshops within the framework of the following projects:

TRAVELLING WOMEN'S PEACE WORKSHOPS

Within the framework of the fifth cycle of this project which is called <<Women and antimilitarism>> three workshops were held in each place: <<Army values in our everyday life>>, <<How does militarisation of society affect women-alternatives to militarism>>, <<women have always protested and organised against war-visible women's resistance to war and militarism>>.

Workshops were held in

-Kragujevac, April 21-22^nd, 30 participants from seven towns in central and southeastern Serbia;

-Novi Sad, May 19-20^th, 39 participants from ten towns in Vojvodina;

-Niksic, June 30^th and July 1^st, participants from eight towns in Montenegro.

POWER AND OTHERNESS

Continuation of the first cycle of the project on interculturalism and interethnic solidarity which began in March 2001. Topics of the workshops were: <<Equal but different- on prejudice and stereotypes>>, <<Non/acceptance of Others/Different ones>>, <<Life together in differences>>.

Workshops were held:

-on Zlatar (Sandjak), April 7-8^th, 30 participants from six towns in Sandjak;

-in Sijerinska Banja (south Serbia), May 12-13^th, 33 participants from ten towns in east and southern Serbia.

The second cycle dealt with topics that the participants of the first cycle expressed need to discuss. Within the three general topics which follow, the first to varied with each region to suit the specific needs of women and the situation of interethnic relations in that region.

In the second cycle (workshops were held in the same regions, Banat, Sandjak and south-eastern Serbia, but in different towns) with the following topics:

1. <<Unlearning patriarchate>>
2. <<Further from patriarchate, closer to each other>>
3. <<Overcoming obstacles, building bridges>>

Workshops were held in:

-Vrsac (Banat), June 2-3^rd,28 participants from 14 towns in Banat (1. <<Plurality of identity>>, 2. <<Ethnic stereotypes>>);

-Sjenica (Sandjak), June 9-10^th, 28 participants from six towns in the region (1. <<Us and other cultures>>, 2. <<Gender and nation>>);

-Soko Banja (south-eastern Serbia), June 16-17^th, 38 participants from 13 towns in the region (1. <<What is expected of us and what do we want>>, 2. <<Women and ethnic stereotypes>>).

This project has been done in cooperation with the Women's peace group from Pancevo, Women's section of the People's parliament from Leskovac and the Cultural center Damad from Novi Pazar.

SUPPORTING EACHOTHER

The following workshops and tribunes were held:

-in Nis, May 7^th, workshop <<Recognizing women's needs>>, in cooperation with the Women's action from Nis;

-in Niksic, May 28^th, tribune for the International day of women's reproductive rights, in cooperation with the League of women voters from Niksic.

ANTIMILITARISM AND CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION

Apart from coordinating the activities of the Network for conscientious objection which we have started, we organised seminars, tribunes and other public activities. Eight edition of the bulletin <<Prigovor>> (Objection) was published.

Seminar called <<Demilitarise ourselves - demilitarise our surroundings!>> (III gathering of the Network) held on April 27-29^th on Srebrno Jezero (eastern Serbia), 41 participants from 22 towns in Serbia and 1 in Montenegro, and also participants from Croatia, Germany and Norway.

The following tribunes were held:

• in Pirot, April 13^th, organized by the Yugoslav committee of lawyers for human rights (YUCOM) in cooperation with Pirgos from Pirot, taking part in the tribune about the initiative to change the laws concerning the Army of Yugoslavia,
• same in Medvedja (southern Serbia), April 14^th,
• same in Kraljevo, May 4^th,
• in Nis, May 11^th in cooperation with local ecological organisations, on the topic of militarisation of society and pollution
• in Cetinje (Montenegro), May 28^th, in cooperation with the Initiative of conscience (INSA) from Cetinje, on the topic of conscientious objection, feminism and antimilitarism,
• in Cetinje, June 26^th, in cooperation with the centre for denacification from Cetinje, about the chances to demilitarise the Balkans.

Concerning May 15^th and May 24^th we organised a series of activities in the streets (giving out pamphlets and other promotional material, stickers and posters) in over 30 towns in Serbia, other members of the network organised other public activities.

BRIDGES OF PEACE AND DEMOCRACY

Within the project <<Bridges of peace and democracy>>, which has been going on since 1999, and has the goal of decontamination and facing our past, the tribunes were held:

• in Pirot (eastern Serbia), April 11^th, in cooperation with Cilim, a women's organisation, on the topic <<Hague-for and against>>,
• in Tutin (Sandjak), June 8^th, in cooperation with Imuls from Tutin, on civil society and demilitarization of awareness
• in Aleksinac (eastern Serbia), May 15^th, in cooperation with the Alter Club from Aleksinac, same topic

Activists from neighbouring countries often take part in these tribunes, in this period the guests were from Croatia.

INTERNATIONAL ALTERNATIVE POLITICS

Taking part in international gatherings:

• round table on conscientious objection May 15^th in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hertzegovina),
• participation in Albania (May 26-28^th) and Brussels (European Council), also in May. We are also making preparations for the X gathering of the International Network of Women in Black which is supposed to take place in Novi Sad in August.

PUBLISHING

In cooperation with other group <<Three Guineas>> by Virginia Woolf has been published. The anthology <<Women and peace>> is in preparation.

SUPPORT AND HELP FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS FROM KOSOVO

The project for help and selfhelp for women from Kosovo in sport center Pinki in Zemun is done in cooperation with the Organisation for single mothers from Zemun.

CLOSED WORKSHOPS

Apart from usual meetings, we also held some workshops strictly for our members:

• in April on politics of emotions <<Do we mind something about each other?>>
• in May <<How do we feel after the change of the regime?>>
• in June two workshops on politics of feelings <<Relations between us>> and one about gender relations in the group.

MEDIA COVERAGE

After receiving the Millennium peace prize from the UN and especially after the news about the nomination for the Nobel peace prize (together with the Women in Black from Israel) there is increased interest of local and foreign media for our activities. One of the results is the fact that we are more present in the media than we have ever been, especially printed. Unfortunately we do not have exact figures. On local radio stations we have 27 interviews or special appearances. On international stations we had six such appearances, mostly interviews. For TV, we have given 16 interviews or statements.

In creating and realising the above mentioned activities among others the following people took part: Bork, Brank, Danijela, Divna, Djeneta, Djordje, Gordana, Gile, Igor, Ildiko, Jadranka, Jasenka, Jovana, Jelena, Kika, Lidija, Lino, Ljilja, Maja, Milja, Nevzeta, Nora, Radmila, Sasa, Senka, Sicko, Stasa, Svetlana, Vesna, Violeta, Zibija, Zinaida.

In Belgrade July 1^st 2001

Greetings of solidarity and friendship from Women in Black