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Valentine’s Day: Street action

Balkan youth sending message to the world

Published: February 13, 2009 Author: Adela Galesic

When: Saturday, 14. February 2009 14:00 – 16:00
To: Saturday, 14. February 2009
Where: Sarajevo, B&H, Sarajevo Cathedrale
Host: Youth Group of Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H
Contact: Adela Galesic (adela@humanrightschools.org)
More info: www.humanrightschools.org

This action is conducted to show that love can be sent to every person regardless of the colour of his/her skin, hair, eyes or nationality, ethnicity, gender etc. Participants of the street action are members from other youth groups of Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H: Republic of Srpska, Macedonia and Serbia, including representatives of Youth Initiative for Human Rights from Kosovo.

Street action includes distribution of leaflets, free hugs, messages of love etc.

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