[ALBSA-Info] postcards from peje alert

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TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN KOSOVO
-- Watch WITNESS Rights Alert video "Postcard from Peje" and ACT NOW

Visit http://www.witness.org to view "Postcard from Peje", an account
of the conflict in Kosovo created by young people who experienced it
firsthand.

In 1999, NATO lauched airstrikes in an attempt to halt what the
prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia 
have
termed President Slobodon Milosevic's campaign of ethnic cleansing
against the Albanians of Kosovo. Hundreds of thousands of Albanians 
had
been forced to flee their homes and take refuge in surrounding 
countries.
When they returned, to rebuild their lives, many of their cities and 
homes
had been looted, burned or completely destroyed.  Relations between 
ethnic
Albanians and Serbians are still tense, and many wonder if relations 
will
improve in the near future.

Balkan Sunflowers is a grassroots organization that works to teach
tolerance through several programs, with a special emphasis on 
artistic
expression and environmental awareness.  BSF volunteers work to 
restore
hope to a region that has been ravaged by violence and ethnic tension.
The Peja Video Project produced this video, with support from Balkan
Sunflowers and WITNESS.

ACT NOW
Go to the WITNESS website to watch 'Postcard from Peje.' Read
the 'Story' section or explore the 'Links' to find out more about the
work of the Balkan Sunflowers, donate to the organization or apply as 
a
volunteer.