Program

 

CONFERENCE WOMEN RECOLLECTING MEMORIES
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of The Centre for Women War Victims 9-11 May, 2003, Zagreb

Friday, 9. 5.
Hotel “Palace”, Strossmayerov trg 10
 

9:30—10:00
Gathering and registration of participants

10:00—11:00
Opening
Introduction and meeting of participants
Slavica Kušić: Centre for Women War Victims today
Vesna Kesić and Aida Bagić: About the conference
Women Recollecting Memories
Biljana Bijelić and Vesna Janković: Introducing the new edition of The Collected Papers
“Women Recollecting Memories”

11:00—11:15
Break

11:15—12:30
Expectations of the conference: Why should we recollect women’s memories?

12:30—14:00
Lunch

14:00—16:00
Remembering: Personal chronologies and chronologies of war (small working groups)

16:00—16:30
Break

16:30—18:00
Continuation: Personal chronologies and chronologies of war (small working groups)

18:00—18:30
Final discussion of day one

19:30
Dinner

 
Saturday, 10.5.
Hotel “Palace”, Strossmayerov trg 10
 
9:30—11:30
I. Group: Feminist approach to psychosocial work in war situations
II. Group: Cooperation across state and national boundaries
III. Group: Women’s peace policies and resistance to war and nationalism

11:30—12:00
Break

12:00—13:00
Continuation in three plenary groups

13:00—15:00
Lunch

15:00—16:30
Group reports and discussion

16:30—17:00
Break

17:00—17:30
Final discussion

19:30
Reception in the City Palace Dverce under the auspices of Ms. Morana Paliković Gruden, Chairwoman of the Zagreb City Council

 
Sunday, 11. 5.
Zagreb, Old Town Hall, Ulica sv. Ćirila i Metoda 5/I

9:30—11:00
Public forum on the importance of women’s memories
Slavica Kušić, Centre for Women War Victims
Morana Paliković Gruden, Chairwoman of the Zagreb City Council
Vesna Kesić: Gender Dimension of Memory – Gender Dimension of Conflict and Reconciliation
Vesna Janković and Biljana Bijelić: Introducing the new edition of The Collected Papers “Women Recollecting Memories”
Aida Bagić: Summary of the two days meeting of activists and supporters of the Centre for Women War Victims

11:00—11:30
Break

11:30—13:00
Reana Senjković and Renata Jambrešić Kirin: Gender Images of War
Orly Lubin: Creating Oblivion: Israel/Palestine, engendered memory

13:00—14:30
Lunch

14:30—16:00
Women’s Recollections of the War (panel)
Moderator: Biljana Bijelić
Panellists: Tea Škokić, Duška Andrić-Ružičić, Mojca Urek, Lepa Mlađenović, Igbala Rogova  

16:00—16:30
Break

16:30—18:00
Remembering Women’s Organizing Activities (panel)
Moderator: Vesna Teršelič
Panellists: Mojca Dobnikar, Nadežda Radović, Slavica Stojanović, Vesna Barilar, Eva Zillen

18:00—18:30
Closing of the Conference