Mreža za izgradnju mira / Network for Building Peace
11.09.2025 2025-09-12 7:17Mreža za izgradnju mira / Network for Building Peace
Mreža za izgradnju mira / Network for Building Peace, UWC Mostar and the Igman Initiative, with the support of the Western Balkans Fund, Pro Peace, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Embassy of Switzerland, are organizing the celebration of the International Day of Peace 2025, which will take place in Mostar from September 18 to 20th.
Over the course of three days, citizens of Mostar, as well as visitors from across Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, will have the opportunity to attend exhibitions, workshops, debates, performances, round tables, and poetry evenings dedicated to the culture of dialogue, nonviolence, and building lasting peace.
The program opens with the photo exhibition “Beauties of the South” by Alan Hadžić, and in the first days, the audience will have an opportunity to be a part of poetry events and nonviolent communication workshops, a “Human Library,” theatre evenings, and anti-war poetry nights. The second day, Friday, September 19, is reserved for a keynote address, the panel “Stories of the Past, Visions of the Future,” and numerous workshops and debates, including a discussion on war and healing, as well as an evening dedicated to anti-war poetry. The central part of the celebration, and at the same time the final day, Saturday, September 20, brings UWC Day program “Around the World in 80 Minutes,” a round table on stability and peace in the region with eminent speakers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring countries, a performance by Belgrade’s DAH Theatre, and the “Goran Bubalo” Peace Prize for contributions to peacebuilding.This three-day event brings together artists, activists, the academic community, and citizens from across Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region with the aim of strengthening dialogue, solidarity, and joint commitment to peace.
International Day of Peace!
