Kusturica hosted Jasenovac exhibit TODAY in New York!
International humanitarian organization 28. Jun is partnering with the Foreign Ministry of Serbia, the Jasenovac Research Institute, the Shem Olam Institute (Israel) and the Andric Institute to present an exhibition and conference on the Jasenovac Death Camps entitled ‘Hidden Holocaust’. The largest event of its kind on American soil, it will mark 75 years since the establishment of Jasenovac and entrench the right to remembrance of the victims by their descendants and the global community. 28. Jun handled the marketing and branding of project and designed the interactive official website of the exhibit: www.hiddenholocaust.info
The official opening will take place at 2:30 PM Friday, January 27, 2017 at 51 Harrison St., 3rd Floor, Hoboken, NJ. The keynote speaker will be two-time Cannes Palm d’Or winning filmmaker and Andric Institute founder Emir Kusturica. The exhibit will feature Jasenovac victims-themed sculptures by academic artist Katarina Tripkovic and academic sculptor Ljubisa Mancic. Ambassador Dr. Ljiljana Niksic, chief of the department for migration policy and Diaspora at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and initiator of the project stated that it “intends to mobilize the global public to contribute to the preservation of the universal values such as peace, freedom and the protection of human rights.”
Those who cannot attend the event can watch it via live stream on 28. Jun’s Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/28jun
A look back at our first 5 years!
28. Jun: A look back on what we achieved TOGETHER in our first 5 years…
2011 October – 28. Jun launches first humanitarian project ‘Boj za Kosovo’ to raise funds for the Health Center Gracanica in Kosovo, Serbia.
2012 June – 28. Jun announces the arrival of $1.5M worth of aid to Gracanica, Kosovo, Serbia and the successful conclusion of the global ‘Boj za Kosovo’ campaign.
August – 28. Jun embarks upon a second, ever-more ambitious undertaking – “Srpske Zemlje, Srpski Rod” – aiming to send $5M in humanitarian aid to Serbian people in need.
2013 January – 28. Jun delivers 40 ft container filled with medical supplies and winter clothes worth $1M to Visegrad, Republika Srpska.
October – 28. Jun delivers 7,000 lbs of humanitarian and medical aid to the Serbian Orthodox Church in Knin, Croatia and Berane, Montenegro.
December – 28. Jun completes the 5th and final delivery of the historic ‘Srpske Zemlje, Srpski Rod’ project consisting of advanced medical equipment to the Medical Center in Nis, Serbia.
2014 May – 28. Jun organizes global response to 2014 Southeast Europe floods with online campaign and donation centers all over Europe, North America and Australia.
June – 28. Jun directs the airlift of 30,000 lbs of urgent humanitarian relief directly into Belgrade from Toronto during the 2014 Southeast Europe floods.
August – 28. Jun delivers final humanitarian shipments worth $1.3M for the 2014 Southeast Europe floods to the Red Cross in Belgrade, Cacak and Obrenovac with 8 containers arriving via ship and 1 via airlift.
December – 28. Jun announces the conclusion of the ‘Heart of Hope’ project with successful deliveries to the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and to orphanages in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Paracin and Doboj.
2015 February – 28. Jun presents at the UN’s World Humanitarian Summit consultation for Europe in Budapest and meets the United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos.
July – 28. Jun announces a donation of $5,230 USD to WildCRU and the Hwange National Park from the sales of #CecilTheLion commemorative bracelets and future plans to promote fair treatment of animals in the Western Balkans.
October – 28. Jun starts ‘Save Refugee Families’ project with volunteers in Belgrade providing humanitarian assistance to refugees transiting through the Balkans.
November – 28. Jun successfully leads #NoKosovoUnesco digital campaign amassing 140,000 petition signatures and is publicly thanked by Prime Minister Vucic.
December – 28. Jun begins the ‘Help Serbian Families’ project to assist the 100 poorest Serbian families in the Balkans over the following year with a dozen deliveries throughout the region.
2016 May – 28. Jun presents at the UN’s first ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul and meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Helen Clark, Administrator of the UN’s Development Programme.
June – 28. Jun heads the Youth Forum at the first ever Serbian Summit in Zurich under the auspices of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chamber of Commerce with business magnate Rebecca MacDonald as honorary chair.
July – 28. Jun holds 300th event since formation in 2011 in Chicago and surpasses 500,000 followers across social media platforms and mailing list.
August – 28. Jun leads the march to mark the 21st anniversary since the expulsion of 250,000 Serbs from Croatia during ‘Operation Storm’.
September – 28. Jun presents Jelena and Novak Djokovic with the first of five, 5th anniversary awards, recognizing significant contributors, in Milan.
December – 28. Jun successfully completes the ‘Help Serbian Families’ project to assist the 100 poorest Serbian families in the Balkans.
Together we delivered! 13-year old Nemanja Leontijevic from the village of Kozuar successfully completed chemotherapy, our volunteers visited him and his family and delivered much needed winter clothes, winter boots, several months supply of Aronia juice to help with his recovery, Christmas presents for his siblings and money to help his parents with bills. Aleksandar Antonijevic (11) and his sister Katarina (13) from the village of Ponikovica, received clothing and material donations, as well as money for their grandparents to help purchase necessities. In partnership with the Blic foundation, we shipped special clothing and bandages to 9-year old Despot Lazic which will help with his skin condition. And finally, in partnership with the Budi Human foundation we successfully raised the funds for 4-year old Luka Stanic to have an operation which will enable him to walk and we raised the funds 12-year old Danica Sparavalo needed for a machine to assist with her breathing!
Thank you to everyone who contributed from the 28. Jun family! If you live in North America or Western Europe you have only 72 hours left to make a tax deductible donation here: https://28jun.org/#donate
Happy Holidays!
We Delivered to Little Iva and Marko!
Humanitarian organization 28. Jun made two deliveries this past week! Our coordinator for Germany, Ljiljana Zivanovic, visited little Iva Bijelic from Herceg Novi who suffers from a rare form of cancer and delivered our donation to her family in Stuttgart where she is receiving treatment. While our coordinator for Republika Srpska, Aleksandar Ljuboja, delivered our donation to little Marko Sumatic in Doboj so he can continue his heart treatments in Italy. We can’t express how thankful the families were and we want to thank our supporters for helping these two young heroic children continue to get the help they need!
28. Jun Presents Djokovic with Award
International humanitarian organization, 28. Jun, presented Jelena and Novak Djokovic with a 5th anniversary award at the Djokovic Foundation’s Giorgio Armani hosted gala in Milan last night. It recognized Djokovic’s support of 28. Jun’s maiden humanitarian project ‘Boj za Kosovo’ in 2011. The project turned out to be a huge success and $1.5 mil of humanitarian aid was delivered to Serbs in Kosovo i Metohija, launching the then newborn movement onto the humanitarian scene.
28. Jun, which is celebrating its 5th anniversary in October, went on to deliver 170 tons of humanitarian, medical and disaster relief aid worth over $4.4 mil to the Western Balkans. This is the first of five such awards which will recognize significant contributors to the success of the organization. 28. Jun president and founder Filip Filipi Jankovic stated: “It was an honor to be invited to such an event to celebrate the work of our colleagues in our fight to make Serbia a better place for future generations.”
Internacionalna humanitarna organizacija 28. Jun, prezentovala je Jeleni i Novaku Đokoviću nagradu za petogodišnjicu rada na sinoćnoj gala večeri Fondacije Đoković i Giorgio Armanija u Milanu. Organizacija se zahvalila Đokoviću i njegovoj podršci 28. Junu i njenom humanitarnom projektu „Boj za Kosovo“ iz 2011. godine. Projekat je bio veliki uspeh jer je preko 1,5 miliona dolara humanitarne pomoći poslato Srbima na Kosovu i Metohiji, lansirajući tako novonastali pokret na internacionalnu humanitarnu scenu.
28. Jun ovog oktobra slavi petogodišnjicu postojanja, a u proteklim godinama poslao je preko 170 tona humanitarne i medicinske pomoći za sanaciju katastrofa zapadnom Balkanu vrednoj od preko 4,4 miliona dolara. Ovo je prva od pet nagrada koja prepoznaju značajan doprinos uspehu organizacije 28. Jun, a predsednik i osnivač Filip Filipi Janoković je naveo: „Bila je čast biti pozvan na ovakav događaj i proslaviti saradnju sa našim kolegama u borbi za stvaranje bolje Srbije za buduće generacije.“
28. Jun holds 300th Event, Passes 250,000 Fans on Facebook!
International humanitarian organization, 28. Jun, reached two significant milestones this week! On Friday, we held our 300th event since our formation in 2011, it took place in Chicago and we were extremely happy with the turnout and community support. 28. Jun members have worked tirelessly holding fundraisers and awareness events in over 120 cities across 30 countries over the past 5 years. On Tuesday, we passed 250,000 Fans on our Facebook page, giving us a reach of over half a million people when combined with our other social media platforms and our mailing list.
With such achievements, comes great responsibility and accountability to our supporters, which we take very seriously, this is why for FULL TRANSPARENCY we have now updated the blog section of our official website https://28jun.org/blog/ and included all our humanitarian deliveries since 2011. Additionally, even more detailed documentation of every delivery has been added to the ‘Albums‘ section of our official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/28jun/photos/?tab=albums
28. Jun’s audited financials, prepared by an independent accounting firm and an independent appraiser in Canada, in concert with an audit oversight committee, can be viewed/downloaded on: https://28jun.org/transparency/ Lastly, because we operate in regions where the stigma of corruption and clientelism is rampant, we are in the process of partnering with PwC’s Global X Assessor division. The Swiss-based firm uses the latest technology and innovation to appraise the quality of our humanitarian work through analytics, real time assessment of our projects, monitoring, and reporting while significantly reducing the cost of our administrative work.
We pride ourselves on our efficient management of resources, for every $1 donated to 28. Jun, we have delivered $28 worth of humanitarian aid to needy families and communities. We are the only WHS-affiliated organization working in the Western Balkans and we are privileged to have formed lasting partnerships with the Red Cross and the UN. To learn more about becoming a sponsor or to donate to our cause, please visit: https://28jun.org/#donate
Međunarodna humanitarna organizacija 28. Jun ove nedjelje obeležava dva bitna događaja! U petak smo u Čikagu održali svoj 300. po redu event od osnivanja organizacije 2011., i izuzetno smo zadovoljni ne samo sa odazivom, već i iskazanom podrškom cele zajednice. Kroz poslednjih 5 godina, članovi 28. Juna su se pokazali neumornim – u samo tih 5 godina, organizovali su evente za prikupljanje humanitarnih sredstava i podizanje svesti u više od 120 gradova u 30 zemalja širom sveta. Od utorka se naša Facebook stranica može pohvaliti sa više od 250.000 fanova, što znači da nam sad, kad dodamo druge društvene mreže i mailing listu, doseg uključuje više od pola milijona ljudi!
Revidirani financijski izveštaji organizacije, pripremljeni od strane nezavisne računovodstvene tvrtke kao i nezavisnog procenitelja u Kanadi, u dogovoru s nadzornim odborom za reviziju, se mogu pregledati i downloadati ovde: https://28jun.org/transparency/. Pošto delujemo u delu sveta u kojem je stigma klijentelizma i korupcije još uvek sveprisutna, trenutno sklapamo partnerstvo sa divizijom Global X Assessoršvajcarske kompanije PwC, koja koristi najnovije tehnologije i inovacije kako bi procenila kvalitet našeg humanitarnog rada pomoću analitike, procenom projekata u stvarnom vremenu, nadgledanjem, i izveštavanjem, tako istovremeno smanjujući administrativne troškove.
Ponosimo se i našim efikasnim korištenjem resursa – za svaki $1 doniran 28. Junu, mi smo dostavili humanitarnu pomoć u vrednosti od $28 potrebitim porodicama i zajednicama, Takode smo jedina organizacija povezana s Svetskim humanitarnim samitom (eng. WHS) koja deluje na Zapadnom Balkanu, a i čast nam je što smo uspostavili trajna partnerstva sa Crvenim krstom i Ujedinjenim nacijama. Ako želite da saznate još o tome kako postati sponzor ili o donacijama, molim vas posetite stranicu: https://28jun.org/#donate.
28. Jun Joins Emir Kusturia for Hidden Holocaust Project
28. Jun, the largest Serbian diaspora organization, will be responsible for the marketing and branding of an Emir Kusturica-backed exhibition about Jasenovac entitled ‘Hidden Holocaust’. As reported in the Serbian and Russian media, the art exhibit will be held at the United Nations in New York on Holocaust Remembrance Day which falls on April 23, 2017. 28. Jun will partner with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, the Andric Institute, the University of Belgrade and the Jasenovac Research Institute, on what promises to be largest exposé on the concentration camp ever organized in the West. Over 500,000 Serbs, 40,000 Roma, 33,000 Jews and 127,000 Anti-Fascists, including many Croats, were executed in the camp complex from 1941 to 1945.
28. Jun plans to counter the rise of extremism and anti-Serbism which has swept Croatia since the formation of the new nationalist government. The organization led the Oluja remembrance march in Belgrade last Friday, forced the leading German dictionary to redefine ‘Ustase’ two weeks ago and successfully completed the digital #NoKosovoUnesco campaign in late 2015 . In addition to its anti-defamation projects, 28. Jun is the largest Serbian humanitarian organization in the world, having delivered $4.6 mil worth of aid to Serbs throughout the Balkans since 2011.
28. Jun, kao najveća organizacija srpske dijaspore, će biti odgovorna za marketing i brending izložbe o Jasenovcu pod pokroviteljstvom Emira Kusturice, naslovljene ‘Skriveni Holokaust’ (eng. Hidden Holocaust). Kao što prenose srpski i ruski mediji, umetnička izložba će biti postavljena u Ujedinjenim narodima u Njujorku na Medunarodni dan sećanja na žrtve Holokausta, 23. aprila, 2017. Organizacija će u saradnji sa Ministarstvom vanjskih poslova, Andrićevim institutom, Univerzitetom u Beogradu i Institutom za istraživanje zločina u Jasenovcu ostvariti najveći ekspoze o koncentracionom logoru Jasenovcu ikad na Zapadu. Od 1941. do 1945., više od 500.000 Srba, 40.000 Roma, 33.000 Jevreja i 127.000 anti-fašista, uključujući i mnogo Hrvata, je pogubljeno u kompleksu logora.
28. Jun planira odgovoriti na porast ekstremizma i svojevrsnog anti-srpstva koji su se proširili Hrvatskom nakon formiranja nove nacionalistički orijentisane vlade. Organizacija je bila na čelu mimohoda u sjećanje na žrtve Oluje u Beogradu prošlog petka, pre dve nedelje je naterala vodeći nemački rečnik da ispravi pojam ‘Ustaša’ i uspešno je #NoKosovoUnesco digitalnu kampanju privela kraju prošle godine. Uz realizaciju projekata namenjenih borbi protiv klevetanja srpskog naroda, 28. Jun je najveća srpska humanitarna organizacija na svetu; od samo 2011. je dostavila pomoć u vrednosti od $4,6 milijuna Srbima diljem Balkana.
Za dodatne informacije, molim vas posetite službenu web-stranicu projekta: www.hiddenholocaust.info
28. Jun Leads ‘Oluja’ Protest March in Belgrade
28. Jun lead the march to protest to mark the 21st anniversary since the expulsion of 250,000 Serbs from Croatia during ‘Operation Storm’. The organization was on the cover of Novosti. Video of march can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/28jun/videos/1469336213133185/
Duden Changes Their Dictionary Definition
Exactly one week after 28. Jun petitioned Duden, the leading dictionary in the German language, to change their definition of ‘Ustasa‘ from ‘freedom fighter’ to ‘genocidal fascist’ they have made the change!
The online edition has already been updated and we received an email from Duden saying all future print version will also have the new definition. Additionally, Duden apologized to all those effected by Ustase war crimes during WWII and their subsequent terrorism from the 1970s to 1990s.
28. Jun would wish to thank the Serbian Embassy in Germany, Ambassador Ljiljana Niksic, Vukman Krivokuca – Director for the Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and our partners the Israeli organization StandWithUs for contributing to our efforts.
On top of of our humanitarian work, we are also the leading Diaspora organization which battles anti-Serbian defamation in the media. We successfully lead the global #NoKosovoUnesco campaign in late 2015 but our work in this field goes back to 2011 when we made American talk show host Chelsea Lately lose sponsorships over her xenophobic comments against Serbs.
Tačno jednu nedelju nakon što je 28. Jun poslao peticiju Dudenu, vodećem nemačkom rečniku, da promeni svoju definiciju reči “Ustaša” od “borci za slobodu” u “genocidne fašiste” oni su napravili promenu!
Onlajn izdanje rečnika je već promenjen da sadrži noviju definiciju i mi smo dobili email od Dudena gde su nam rekli da će u budućim, štampanim izdanjima takodje biti nova definicija. Dodatno, Duden se izvinuo svima koji su osetili ratne zločine Ustaškog režima za vreme Drugog Svetskog Rata i njihovog terorizma izmedju sedamdesetih i devedesetih godina prošlog veka.
28. Jun se želi zahvaliti srpskoj Ambasadi u Nemačkoj , Njenom visočanstvu Ambasadorki Republike Srbije Ljiljani Nikšić, Vukmanu Krivokući (direktoru Kancelarije za Saradnju sa Dijasporom) i našim partnerima u izraelskoj organizaciji StandWithUs za njihov doprinos našim naporima.
Uz naše humanitarne delatnosti, mi takodje vodimo organizaciju za dijasporu koja se aktivno bori protiv anti-srpske defamacije u medijama. Mi smo uspešno vodili globalnu kampanju #NoKosovoUnesco u kasnoj 2015. godini ali naš rad u ovoj oblasti postoji još od 2011. kada smo bili zaslužni da američka, televizijska voditeljka Chelsea Lately izgubi svoje sponzore zbog ksenofobičnih izjava protiv Srba.
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