March 2015

OPEN CLASSROOM FOR YOUTH: "VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS AND
WOMEN - PREVENTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES"


Umjetnički performans Presijeci


Nasilje nad djevojcicama, djevojkama i zenama prevencija i odgovornosti, Arijana Ćatović

Within five days of the exhibition "Ničija zemlja" dedicated to the poet Vera Obrenović- Delibašić at the Museum of Literature and Theatre Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, TPO Foundation has implemented another open classroom for young people entitled "Violence against girls and women - Prevention and responsibilities". Guests of the open classrooms were members of the Youth Council of Novo Sarajevo and, students of higher grades of elementary school "Džemaludin Čaušević". Lecturer of this open classroom was Arijana Ćatović, psychotherapist and project co-coordinator of the organization called Prava za sve.
Before they started discussion on the topic, attendees had the opportunity to see artistic performance entitled "Presijeci", which were carried out by young actresses of ASU Sarajevo. The aim of the performance was to introduce various forms of violence against women through body movements and music, and to send a message to everyone that we are obliged to react to any form of violence and

to work to prevent violence in society.
Ćatović presented violence as a way of taking power and is primarily emotional violence which causes psychological, physical, sexual, economic and any other violence. In our community, violence is most present against women in various forms. In cases between men and women, violence begins with sweet words, excessive attention and kindness, then realizes inspection, testing, criticism, followed by the violence that is difficult to treat. The conclusions of this open classroom were that each person should be aware that he or she may become a victim of one or more forms of violence. Identification and recognition of any form of violence will help solve the problem and protect from experiencing further violent behavior and that every person should be aware that he or she has the right and opportunity to break the cycle of violent behavior and that we are all required to help people suffering from violence.