Join with Remembering Srebrenica Scotland and Officers and elected members of Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Interfaith Aberdeen at 6pm on Wednesday 31st May at the Seven Incorporated Trades Of Aberdeen, Trinity Hall, Aberdeen to remember White Armband Day and the events in Prijedor which are commemorated by Bosnian communities around the world. We…
Delegations Up and Running Again
After a break for CVID19, our delegations are up and running again taking a broad section of Scots to Bosnia for the Lessons of Srebrenica programme. These delegations have been focused on supporting our schools programme which is working hard to tackling hate by supplying high quality, educational materials and an exciting new package for…
White Armband Day
Monday 31st May 2021 is White Armband Day. Why not wear one and when people ask…..
Saved by a stranger
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…
Donate by Shopping
Remembering Srebrenica (Scotland) is a registered partner in the Amazon Smile project. Simply use the this link https://srebrenica.scot/smile/ before you checkout and the online retailer will make a small donation to the charity. Everything is the same, your membership status, offers, deals, vouchers, stored details and shopping basket will show in the smile site. It is…
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.
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…
‘Witness’, ‘Subjugation’ and ‘Srebrenica Woman’
Remembering Srebrenica Scotland, Trustee Robert McNeil MBE, has unveiled three of his paintings in a new exhibition at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow. The artworks ‘Witness’, ‘Subjugation’ and ‘Srebrenica Woman’, which have recently been acquired by Glasgow Museums, tell the story of the Srebrenica genocide.. The paintings feature in the …
Robert McNeils Latest Painting
‘Blinded by the Light.’ On this day 24years ago thousands of Muslim men and boys from Srebrenica ran into the forrest to escape certain death by Bosnian Serb soldiers. As they made their way to Tuzla, 40 miles away through mine fields and shelling, they were confronted by soldiers wearing Dutch UN uniforms shouting to…
Message from our Chair
One of the greatest gifts that human beings have is the ability to recall events and places. Memory allows us to turn back the clock. At times of bereavement it can be comforting to hear again a loved one’s voice, laugh again at a joke that was enjoyed or take comfort from a word of…
