The Multigenerational Live Debates look back at the wars in the former Yugoslavia (1991 – 2001), their aftermath and their consequences from a personal perspective: What does it mean to grow up in the midst of war and uncertainty? What does it take for refugees to truly arrive somewhere, and what does that teach us about the current political situation in Europe? How do societies deal with war time atrocities and trauma, and how does that affect the survivors of these crimes? How can perpetrators be brought to justice? What when perpetrators are not accessible and justice is not in reach? How do individuals and families cope with still ongoing search for missing? How to humanise the way we deal with past and ongoing atrocities?

To discuss these questions, three live debates will bring together three speakers (Ivana Bodrožić, Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman and Vedran Džihić) who will talk about the wars in the former Yugoslavia and their aftermath from a personal and professional perspective with young adults from all over Europe who have been intensively preparing the debates in the past few months.

The second live debate takes place on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 18:00 CET with Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman.

Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman is a human rights activist, Presidential Special Envoy for sexual violence during the war and former Member of Parliament in Kosovo. Krasniqi Goodman was the first and is still one of the few victims of wartime sexual violence in Kosovo to speak publicly about how she was raped by Serbian policemen during the war, when she was 16 years old. She has since continued the movement of raising awareness and advocating to bring the perpetrators to justice. She has given testimonies at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva 2018 and UN in NY 2019 and testified at the US House of Representatives’ foreign affairs committee, urging Washington to do more to hold Serbia accountable for wartime crimes.

The event will take place online and in English. It will be possible to pose questions during the events via a moderated chat.
It is possible to register for all three or individual live debates, the meeting link will be sent to you after registration.
Link to registration: https://tally.so/r/nr2qAL

You can find more information about the project here: www.no-oblivion.eu