March 2011
1 post
Who ever loved by Christopher Marlowe
It lies not in our power to love or hate
For will in us is overruled by fate.
When two are stripped long ere the course begin,
We wish that one should love, the other win;
And one especially do we affect
Of two gold ingots, like in each respect:
The reason no man knows; let it suffice
What we behold is censured by our eyes
Where both deliberate, the love is slight:
Who ever loved, that...
July 2010
1 post
On the road again....
I used to be a fanatic about self-reflection, and about recognizing changes in myself and figuring out what they mean.
Not this time around. Now, my life is changing on an hourly basis, really, going from what I have learned to call my own, to something unknown, exciting, but uncertain. I compare it often to the previous changes in my life, which were forced, sudden and raptured the past from my...
February 2010
3 posts
Updates from NGOs on the Chilean earthquake. →
Honoring Bosnia on Independence Day
March 1 is Bosnian independence day. I still remember the first one clearly.
Mesa Selimovic is one of Bosnia’s greatest literaries, philosophers, sociologists, but above all else, a patriot. In his book, Derwish and the Death, he describes the paradox of being a Bosnian, and an excerpt from it amazes me. His ability to describe what it means to be Bosnia or Bosnian in this universe is...
Convention on Cluster Munitions reaches 30... →
Convention on Cluster Munitions reaches 30 ratifications with today’s deposits by Burkina Faso and Moldova submitting the final two instruments. The Convention will enter into force and become international law on August 1, 2010. Survivor Corps leads the Cluster Munitions Coalition work on assistance to victims of cluster munitions.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions brings into...
December 2009
3 posts
I posted this as a note on FaceBook:
mitchellrocksforjustice:
thisiscashmoney:
Earlier tonight, a girl from Kent, Washion on Tumblr (a sort of blog/social networking site I frequent) posted her suicide note on her blog. Within seconds, at least a hundred of tumblr users reblogged it to gain awareness. Using her IP address, they found out her name and where she lived. The Kent City Police Department got over fifty calls from all...
"Washington is one of a growing number of local... →
An Interlude (thoughts on how to live in tragedy)
mitchellrocksforjustice:
Today I received the shocking and saddening news that one of my friends, a guy who I had shared a dorm floor and many memories with, had passed due to complications from a bout with swine flu.
It’s a weird thing when someone so close to your own age passes away. Older people are supposed to pass away, after long fulfilling lives full of many memories, not a young...
November 2009
1 post
VIDEO: Survivor Corps' Scott Quilty Discusses Fort... →
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October 2009
1 post
Butmir talks will fail without the representation...
This weekend apparently the “big guns” in the discussion on the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina are coming together to (again) once and for all move out of the gridlock that the nationalist politicians are creating in the country.
For the last 15 years, these kind of talks have been perpetually convened, with the world’s best and the brightest when it comes to what Bosnia needs...
September 2009
2 posts
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August 2009
6 posts
For the safety of the country
On September 14, I will be interviewed by an immigration official and provided I pass, I will become a citizen of United States of America. I got the letter a few weeks ago. And it got me thinking of the experience of becoming a citizen for the different people in my family, and how it is so different for people who are so close.
I got an interesting feeling I saw the letter. All of a sudden what...
Yesterday was the beginning of Ramadan in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I just found an organization called Q++ Studio, the Source of World Public Holidays, which talks about religious holidays in Bosnia and how they are determined.
Religious Holidays: Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing...
Mine Action ALERT
The alert below is direct evidence of the danger still lurking in the hills of Vietnam. Survivor Corps works with landmine and cluster munitions survivors, providing peer support and assisting them in organizing self-help clubs, as a way to support one another through the recovery process. Many survivors in Vietnam have lived with limb loss for decades, and their situation is often different...
Visa woes of a Bosnian
The European Union proposed on July 15 to lift visa procedures for Western Balkan countries including Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia by the end of this year, but excluded Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania and Kosovo out of this process since they have not fulfilled required criteria. This move is seen by many in Bosnia in particular as “ghettoization” of the country, and specifically, of...
July 2009
1 post
June 2009
8 posts
Two cents from my brother...on Bosnian people
When will it end?
I have a wish to write something that would awaken a feeling in people, warm like the look of a mother, and shiny, full of hope and satisfaction. Something like a sunset in july in the calm hours of the early evening, when the summer heat leaves us full of satisfaction, hardly able to wait for the slow and coming evening, in the city you love, and in the company of the warm...
Survivor movement lives
Five days I spent in Geneva last week were full of learning, connecting with old friends and making new ones, and exploring intellectually challenging, yet exciting ideas with kindred souls. But something bigger than my personal experiences deserves special mention. I saw the survivor movement take off, sort of unintentionally really. Seven survivors pioneers were there, from four continents...
Where The Streets Have No Name
survivorcorps:
Lisa has a new Survivor Corps Fellows blog post from Rwanda. She’s been able to stay connected to the internet and post a lot, so we’re reblogging her like crazy! Can’t wait to share more posts from Bryan (Uganda), Carolyn (El Salvador), Lindsey (Colombia), Laura (Burundi), Gretta (Vietnam), & Bobbi and Zach from our DC office.
rogoffinrwanda:
Today was my first full day of...
President Nzamukwereka
rogoffinrwanda:
Albert Nzamukwereka, the Rwanda Coordinator for Survivor Corps, was elected president of his class at the University of Rwanda. It was a free and fair election. Today, Albert is dedicated to improving civil society, restoring peace to Rwanda through investment and reconciliation, and improving human rights in the country. Over tea, we chatted about the prospects for Rwanda’s...
Global Peace Index 2008 →
May 2009
8 posts
Follow Our Fellows! →
Read if you’d like to be inspired…
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Awards Abound at Survivor Corps
survivorcorps:
rickiweisberg:
It has been an exciting week here at Survivor Corps!
Two of our staffers received public recognition for their work. And hey, when you work waaaay more hours than you should each week, who doesn’t like a pat on the back?
Scott Quilty, US Program Manager, received the Unsung Hero Award at the 2009 Conference of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.
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Those who take meat from the table Teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined Demand sacrifice. Those whose bellies are full speak to the poor Of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the nation into the abyss Call ruling too difficult For ordinary people.
—Bertolt Brecht
“Life is under no expectations to give us what we expect.”
– Margaret Mitchell