Janet Rabin (Serbia)


Janet Rabin

Janet Rabin (Women in Black from Serbia): Janet’s love of Slavic and Balkan culture was sparked by a summer school Russian class that she took in elementary school. She received her undergraduate degree in International Relations and French at Mount Holyoke College. As a student she spent a month studying at the Central Institute for Higher Tibetan studies in Sarnath, India. After living and working for a year in Edmonton, Canada, Janet returned to her hometown of Tucson, AZ to work as Community Outreach Coordinator at the International Rescue Committee. Here she worked with refugees from Bosnia, Russia, Somalia, Sudan, Liberia, and Iraq. At the time of her fellowship, Janet was a Master's student at Georgetown University concentrating in International Development. After her fellowship, Janet wrote: "This was my first time being part of an activist movement, and it was an invaluable opportunity to gain perspective on the nature and interaction of concepts I usually deal with in a much more abstract fashion.”



01 Sep

Looking Back

I knew 3 months in the Balkans would not provide me with instant clarity and

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Posted Sep 01, 2008

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05 Aug

Confronting the Past Part II: Prijedor

One of Women in Black’s main philosophies and practices is “Confronting the Past – A

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Posted Aug 05, 2008

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04 Aug

Operation Storm

Today is the anniversary of Operation Storm (Operation Oluja in Serbo-Croatian), a Croatian offensive in

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Posted Aug 04, 2008

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31 Jul

Karadzic

Radovan Karadzic’s face is everywhere. The photos are no longer the mug shots of a

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Posted Jul 31, 2008

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21 Jul

Srebrenica

I am posting this just hours after Radovan Karadzic, one of the two men accused

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Posted Jul 21, 2008

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08 Jul

Mobilize! Organize! Resist!

On June 6th, Women in Black – Belgrade held an interactive street performance protesting gun

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Posted Jul 08, 2008

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20 Jun

Confronting the Past: The Special Court for War Crimes in Belgrade

One of Women in Black – Serbia’s main activities related to transitional justice is monitoring

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Posted Jun 20, 2008

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07 Jun

Commemorating the Siege of Sarajevo

Last weekend was the second annual Dani Sarajeva (Days of Sarajevo) marking the start of

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Posted Jun 07, 2008

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30 May

Eurovision in Belgrade: Camp and Contradiction

For those of you who have not heard of Eurovision, it is a phenomenon of

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Posted May 30, 2008

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21 May

Ready for Take Off!

A number of Advocacy Project Fellows who will be working with groups involved in women’s

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Posted May 21, 2008

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