Exercise description

The participants should imagine themselves having to explain to someone why we need reconciliation and find arguments in support of it. One person from the training team takes a sceptical position regarding reconciliation and asks that every argument is explained until it is completely clear and acceptable. The arguments are written on a wall newspaper/board.

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Exercise description

Flipchart papers are laid out on the floor (enough of them so that a number of participants can write on them at the same time). The participants write down their answers to the question “Who should reconcile with whom/what?” without conferring with each other. When they are done, we have an opportunity to look over everything that was written down. This is followed by a discussion in the plenary.

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Exercise description

Step 1. Split into groups based on home countries and prepare wall newspapers about: “What can we do to take a step towards reconciliation?”

Step2. Presentations of wall newspapers from small groups.

Step 3.The wall newspapers from all the groups are put up where everyone can see them. People from other groups go up to the newspapers they did not work on and add points with a different coloured pen. Specifically, their task is to add to the wall newspapers what they think would also need to be done in those communities.

Step 4. Presentation of the additions, comments and remarks.

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Exercise description

Split into four mixed small groups. The small groups discuss: “What would I like to hear from others and what would make it a step towards reconciliation for me?” Feedback in the plenary.

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Exercise description

Everyone gets a few multicoloured post-its (have extra post-its on hand if needed). The task is to imagine that reconciliation has arrived and think about what else becomes possible that was impossible before and write it down on a post-it. One example per post-it. Set aside two or three minutes for thinking and writing. Then everyone is supposed to read what they’ve written and attach their post-its to the wall newspaper so that all the newly opened possibilities are gathered in one place.

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The fishbowl method is described in detail at the beginning of this section on p. 65.

There are four chairs in the fishbowl. They are taken by people who want to discuss the given topic. When someone else wants to join the discussion, they should walk up and tap the shoulder of the participant whose place they want to take.

Some topics for the fishbowl:

• I feel responsible for what was done in the name of my people.
• Reconciliation is a personal choice.
• National identities are an obstacle to reconciliation.

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Method barometar

Suggestions of issues:

• Nation building is part of the reconciliation process.
• Recognising that an injustice has been committed and apologising are preconditions for reconciliation.
• Prosecuting war crimes is a precondition for reconciliation.
• Prosecuting war crimes is a precondition for reconciliation.
• Dialogue with the enemy is a precondition for reconciliation.
• People who are impartial should work on reconciliation.
• There can be no reconciliation without justice for all victims.
• Everyone has the right to reject reconciliation.

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Exercise description

Flipchart papers are laid out on the floor, each with one of the following questions:

• What is my biggest challenge in reconciliation?
• With whom and with what am I supposed to reconcile/build relationships?
• Who is supposed to reconcile with whom?
• Who can I, who should I, and who do I want to forgive for what?
• Who do I want and need forgiveness from?

Everyone walks up to write their answer or read what is written. Give people some time to look over what was written.

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Exercise description

Read out the following three pieces of “news from the future”:

1. The Association of BiH Army Veterans welcomed the BiH Court Judgement convicting a commander of the BiH Army for war crimes. At the same time, the Association condemns the statement of the Croat Member of the BiH Presidency who commented on the Judgement saying, “This Judgement punishes the victims and rewards the aggressors.”

2. Today, a delegation of VRS and Serbia’s UBR veterans laid wreaths in Belgrade at the monument to the victims of genocide in Srebrenica and Prijedor and called on government representatives to support cross-border youth exchange programmes and peace camps organised by the Veterans’ Organisation, the Human Rights Organisation and the United Historians of the Western Balkans. The call was joined by numerous celebrities from culture and sports, including(list a few names of celebrities and people from the group and/or the training team).

3. The HVIDR (Croatian disabled war veterans) Association from Mostar released a statement saying that together with the Mostar Prison Camp Survivors’ Association they have successfully completed a fund raising campaign for a memorial room commemorating victims at the Heliodrom prison camp.

Discussion in the plenary

After reading the news, start a discussion in the plenary:

• What is your reaction to these news items?
• How do they sound and why?”

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