A beautiful documentary featuring Clare Findlay, who took in 21 refugee children – many of whom she was told were orphans – from war torn Bosnia. The local community in Elgin, Scotland rallied round to welcome them, but it was only when international schoolgirl Petra came to translate that the children were able to properly…
25th Anniversary Address
Our Chair Very Rev Dr Lorna Hood OBE, talks about the work of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland in confronting hate speech through education, delegations and memorials.
Dragana Vucetic – from the I D Campbell Collection
Dr. Dragana Vucetic works as Senior Forensic Pathologist for the International Commission on Missing Persons. The ICMP has helped identify almost 90 percent of the 8,000 men and boys whose bodies were missing because of the Srebrenica Genocide. On the 11th of July 1995, when Serbian forces massacred the men and boys of Srebrenica, they…
Hasan Hasanović – from the I D Campbell Collection
On the 11 th of July 1995, the Serbian Army attacked the town of Srebrenica. Twin brothers, Hasan and Husein Hasanović, were 19 at the time. That night, the brothers along with their father and uncle, were among the 10,000 to 15,000 men and boys who set off in a column through the hills and…
Kadefa Rizvanović- from the I D Campbell Collection
Kadefa Rizvanović is part of the Mothers of Srebrenica Association; a group of women campaigning for justice to be done and the truth to be told about the Srebrenica Genocide, the worst massacre in Europe since the Holocaust. Kadefa fled to Srebrenica in 1992 when the Bosnian War started, two days after giving birth. She…
Scottish Pupils Contribute to Srebrenica Newspaper
The History Department of Braes High School and Rights Respecting Schools have been working in co-operation with Hampton School for Boys in London since 2016. Hampton School have created a newspaper to commemorate the 25th anniversary in July of the Srebrenica genocide. Braes were delighted to be asked to contribute. You can read Arianne Burrow…
Obituary – Alan Witcutt (06.06.1930-19.05.2020)
We are sad to advise of the death of our friend and supporter Alan Witcutt. Alan had a long connection with Bosnia having been an aid volunteer there during the war. In 1993 his wife Christine Witcutt was killed by a sniper as their convoy left Sarajevo. Alan dedicated his life to raising awareness of…
Burns Supper Immortal Memory
With the World celebrating the life of Robert Burns, renowned Burns Night Speaker Niven Rennie has been delivering an immortal memory inspired by his experience visiting Srebrenica with us last year. In it he talks about the effect that his experience in Srebrenica had upon him. As he walked between the white pillars of Potocari…
Hasan Hasanović Visit
On 30 January at 7.30pm, Dollar welcomes Hasan Hasanović, a survivor of the genocide in Bosnia. Hasan is currently on a speaker tour of Scotland for Holocaust Memorial Day. To find out more and to book your seat, please visit the Dollar Academy website.
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On August 25, 1992, Serb aggressor forces set the Bosnia's National Library, situated in the Sarajevo Old City Hall, ablaze. More than 2 million books and manuscripts vanished in fire. This war crime remains one of the cruelest destructions of cultural heritage in modern history.
Coming to schools in the Central Belt soon. 🇧🇦 🏴
Coming to schools in the Central Belt soon. 🇧🇦 🏴
Inseparable, Collingwood's gripping new performance and workshop, explores how recent history can help us overcome division in society. #inseparable #Scotlandremembers #nationdivided @RemSrebScot
