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The quilt was displayed for the first time outside Bosnia on July 11, 2007, in St Louis, Missouri where thousands of former Srebrenica inhabitants now live. In the months since, around 40 individuals (including non-Bosnians) have commissioned new panels for the quilt, at $40 a piece. The BOSFAM weavers have woven another 20 panels, which all commemorate teachers. These panels are being shipped to the US and will be physically attached to the existing quilt early in 2008.
The quilt will be displayed at a museum in Lansing, Michigan, in January and then move on to Boston and Chicago for other events in the spring. BOSFAM’s hope is that by the time of July 11, 2008, it will have quadrupled in size. Advocates in the Bosnian diaspora hope to use the enlarged quilt in lobbying the US Congress to arrest those responsible for the massacre, and investing in the survivors. Please help us to expand this quilt and remember Srebrenica!
$40 will cover the cost of materials and labor for one panel. If you would like to pay for a panel on behalf of a victim affected by the 1995 massacre, please email to Beba’ Hadžić, director of BOSFAM or Alison Morse (AP's Peace Fellow who worked with BOSFAM in 2007). You will then be contacted for information about the victim commemorated. Your contribution will be gratefully acknowledged.
Visit BOSFAM's website for frequently asked questions about this project, both in English and Bosnian.
Please give generously to this important project. Donate today and send this link to your friends. If you want to commission a panel as a holiday gift, donate then download this document to personalize for your recipient. All of the funds raised will go to the BOSFAM weavers.
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Commission a Panel for the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt
AP is helping survivors from the 1995 Srebrenica massacre to produce a Srebrenica memorial quilt. The quilt currently comprises 40 panels, each commemorating a victim of the massacre. It has been made by weavers from the Bosnian women’s group BOSFAM, who themselves lost relatives in the Srebrenica massacre.
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The quilt was displayed for the first time outside Bosnia on July 11, 2007, in St Louis, Missouri where thousands of former Srebrenica inhabitants now live. In the months since, around 40 individuals (including non-Bosnians) have commissioned new panels for the quilt, at $40 a piece. The BOSFAM weavers have woven another 20 panels, which all commemorate teachers. These panels are being shipped to the US and will be physically attached to the existing quilt early in 2008.
The quilt will be displayed at a museum in Lansing, Michigan, in January and then move on to Boston and Chicago for other events in the spring. BOSFAM’s hope is that by the time of July 11, 2008, it will have quadrupled in size. Advocates in the Bosnian diaspora hope to use the enlarged quilt in lobbying the US Congress to arrest those responsible for the massacre, and investing in the survivors. Please help us to expand this quilt and remember Srebrenica!
$40 will cover the cost of materials and labor for one panel. If you would like to pay for a panel on behalf of a victim affected by the 1995 massacre, please email to Beba’ Hadžić, director of BOSFAM or Alison Morse (AP's Peace Fellow who worked with BOSFAM in 2007). You will then be contacted for information about the victim commemorated. Your contribution will be gratefully acknowledged.
Visit BOSFAM's website for frequently asked questions about this project, both in English and Bosnian.
Please give generously to this important project. Donate today and send this link to your friends. If you want to commission a panel as a holiday gift, donate then download this document to personalize for your recipient. All of the funds raised will go to the BOSFAM weavers.
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