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Project Nada Women In Black Snowboard Peace Camp News, Updates and Job Opportunities
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Cyber-Yugo Disclaimer

There is no intention to defend the project as non-yugo- nostalgic. It is, indeed. Raccoon believes that 'nostalgia' is normal and expectable among majority of people who were not interested in war, secession, changing flags, etc. We believe that those feelings need to be addressed and dealt with. This is an art project rich in irony. It uses a symbol that is easily recognizable by everyone. It gives a new - virtual - life to something that is now dead. It creates an interactive museum piece. It does not either re- create or advocate re-creation of Yugoslavia. It, instead, places both Yugo and Yugoslavia in a museum. With involving young people from the region in building this piece, we are engaging in a process of edu-tainment, not politics. This little, quite undervalued, car is a symbol of resilience and resourcefulness of Southern Slavs in that rather brief period of history when they were not divided and fighting each other on behalf of their foreign masters. This memory we pledge to preserve.
The size of a Yugo
The size of a Yugo.


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The Summer Youth Camp was made possible by a generous grant from The New York Foundation.