A Voice For the Voiceless

MISSION

The Advocacy Project seeks to help community-based advocates produce, disseminate and use information, and so become more effective advocates for human rights and social justice

Outreach

The Srebrenica Memorial Quilt is intended for use by Bosnians in their advocacy, whether they live in Bosnia or abroad. The Quilt was launched on July 11, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri. Since then it has been displayed at the following locations:


Upcoming Events:

Pangea and IFC Present: Women Entrepreneurs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thursday October 2nd at the Pangea Artisan Market & Cafe, 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20433. 

Bosnian handicrafts including products from BOSFAM will be sold during the event.


The Srebrenica Memorial Quilt will be displayed at the RACCON Community Fair on Saturday, October 4h from 1 to 5 PM in Astoria Park. Astoria Park is located at 19th St. and 23rd Avenue in Queens, NY. BOSFAM products will be sold and former AP Peace Fellow Janet Rabin will discuss her work in Serbia and Bosnia with Women in Black.

• Washington, DC (September 18, 2008) Georgetown's Human Rights Forum,the Institue for the Study of  International Migration, and The Advocacy Project presented director and writer Harun Mehmedinovic fim In the Name of the Son. Mr Mehmedinovic survived the siege of Sarajevo and later immigrated to the US and his film tells the story of a Bosnian Muslim and a Bosnian Serb who met during the war and reconnect in the US under very different circumstances. The event also featured the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt.
• Hamilton, New York (September12 - present) Colgate University's Center for Outreach,Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) displays the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt.
• Utica, New York (September 12, 2008) AP Executive Director Iain Guest presented the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt to the Bosnian Islamic Association of Utica, New York.
• New York (July 30, 2008) The RACCOON women's group displays the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt at their monthly meeting.  AP intern Alison Sluiter gives a presentation about the project's recent developments.
• New York (July 12, 2008) RACCOON (Reconciliation and Culture Cooperative Network) and AP partner to display the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt for the first time in New York.  Former AP Peace Fellow Alison Morse gives a presentation on the quilt and her work with BOSFAM.
• Toronto (July 11, 2008) The Srebrenica Memorial Quilt is exhibited for the first time in Canada.  AP Executive Director Iain Guest presents the quilt to the Bosnian Islamic Center of Toronto on the 13th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre.
• Washington, DC (July 11, 2008)  The third Srebrenica Memorial quilt is displayed for a second time in the US.  The Bosniak American Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina uses the quilt at an event on Capitol Hill.  Members of Bosnian Caucus in the 110th US Congress see the quilt.
• Washington, DC (July 10, 2008) The third memorial quilt is displayed at the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of an event commemorating the 13th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre.  This is the first time for the third memorial quilt, which commemorates family members of the Bosniak diaspora in the US, to be exhibited.
• Boston (June 4, 2008) Peter Galbraith, Former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia, speaks at a Center for Balkan Development reception.  Former AP BOSFAM fellow Alison Morse presents the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt and discusses BOSFAM’s work.
• Detroit (April 15, 2008) The first quilt is displayed at a large gathering of Bosnians at the Bosnian Islamic Center in Detroit.  It attracts over $500 from new sponsors.
• Michigan State University (January 15- August 24, 2008) The first panels are displayed an exhibition on quilts and human rights, alongside more than 40 quilts with a strong human rights theme.  AP Director Iain Guest makes a presentation to students and faculty (March 24, 2008).
• Boston (February 12, 2008) The second 20 panels of the quilt are displayed at Boston College at an event organized by the Center for Balkan Development. AP Peace Fellow Alison Morse, who coordinated the project form Bosnia in 2007, makes a presentation.
• St Louis (July 8, 2007) The first 20 panels of the quilt are displayed at the Islamic mosque in St Louis, which has the largest Bosnian population in the United States. The event receives wide coverage in the local press.