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Challenging issues remain
abundant in a country where over 100,000 people were killed
and millions were displaced through ethnic cleansing, war rape and genocide
from 1992-1995. The war and resulting political, economic, and social upheaval
paved the way for conservative and nationalistic attitudes to prevail, which
have gravely impacted women in
“Our focus is on celebrating the strength and power of all women, and on
empowering women to be a force that impacts positive social change in the society.”
Aware of the lack of public spaces for women and the advancement of
their rights, in 2004 CURE organized a series of educational and artistic
public events during the global campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence.
Since then, CURE has annually been the national organizer of 16 Days for
CURE also organizes PitchWise – Festival of Women Arts BiH, an annual
festival of women’s art and activism. Now in its sixth year, the festival
brings together artists and activists across generations to showcase hundreds
of videos, sculptures, writing, poetry, music, paintings and performance arts.
Artist-activists have a powerful role to play in advancing women’s rights in
the public sphere, as CURE notes: “Through their unique artistic expressions,
each woman artist and activist questions, transforms and deconstructs social
issues, relations, identities and circumstances in her community.”
Through arts, politics and activism, CURE Foundation is helping to make
women a strong force for social change and an active and engaged part of BiH
civil society. CURE now has its sights on opening a