PRELIMINARY REPORT

Abstract:

During the last week of October, in Pakrac, Western Slavonia, a training course was held covering different aspects and skills connected with peace building. Eleven participants from Croatia & BiH, together with eighteen workshop leaders, trainers and lecturers worked on non-violence, peace, communication and civil society issues from 9 a.m to 10 p.m. for five days. Initial responses from trainers and participants suggest that the course was a success (participants average rating was 4.54 out of a possible 5). The organisors feel empowered to continue with further training in the near future.

List of Trainers/Lecturers involved:

WORKSHOPS

AFFINITY GROUPS

EVENING DISCUSSIONS

TRAINING SITES

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

ACCOMODATION
Privately - at local people's houses.

FOOD
One hot meal was arranged four days a week (Thursday morning was free on the programme) after morning workshop at Info Center.

MISCELLANOUS:

Press release was sent to 14 different local and international news agencies
Youth Programme of Austrian National Radio interviewed a few participants
UNHCR Zagreb expressed wish in future to support such Training
Editor of local newspaper "Pakracki List" expressed dissatisfaction about lack of local people in Training organization and programme. Announced and agreed to cooperate in organizing next training.

THIS TRAINING WAS SUPPORTED BY LOCAL DEMOCRACY EMBASSY in OSIJEK, OXFAM ZAGREB & OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE CROATIA. AND CO-ORGANIZED BY AntiWar Campaign Croatia (leading organizer) & Research Project "Social Reconstruction in Croatia and Slovenia" Leeds Metropolitan University/University of Zagreb (leading funder)

Goran Bozicevic ARKH
Paul Stubbs LMU

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