CNAB Calls on Diaspora to Strengthen Canada – Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Friendship Group (CBiHPF Group)
December 1, 2011
Congress of North American Bosniaks, Canada Branch (CNABC) Calls on Diaspora to Strengthen Canada – Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Friendship Group (CBiHPF Group)
CNABC is pleased to inform you that we are now working with the Bosnian diaspora in Canada to encourage all Members of Canadian Parliament to join the CBiHPF Group. The CBiHPF Group will be a powerful force for the good of Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It aims to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, direct attention to the needs of Bosnian – Canadians, and present the values of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Canadian society. Read more
Letter to the Editor of Columbia Daily Spectator regarding Dodik and Trifunovic
October 27, 2011
Source: Columbia Daily Spectator
To the Editor:
Tuesday’s lecture by the genocide denier and president of the smaller of the two political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, was a slap in the face to the victims of genocide. It is astonishing that Columbia would allow him the platform to spread his lies and propaganda regarding the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite protests by victims of genocide and organizations like the Congress of North American Bosniaks, Read more
Protest Letter to Columbia University for hosting genocide denier, Milorad Dodik
October 23, 2011
John H. Coatsworth, Ph.D
Dean, School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
14th floor, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
Timothy Frye , Ph.D.
Director, The Harriman Institute
Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy
Columbia University Read more
Protest letter to SNR Denton regarding the planned event showcasing Milorad Dodik in Chicago
October 17, 2011
Elliot I. Portnoy, Chief Executive
SNR Denton
1301 K Street, N.W.
Suite 600, East Tower
Washington, DC 20005-3364
Dear Mr. Portnoy,
We are writing to you on behalf of 300,000 Bosnian Americans and 50,000 Bosnian Canadians that we represent to protest the planned event on October 21, 2011 showcasing Milorad Dodik, the current president of the smaller of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read more
State of Michigan Senate adopted the resolution commemorating Srebrenica genocide
July 9, 2011
The State of Michigan Senators adopted the Senate Resolution SR 70 proclaiming July 11, 2011, as Srebrenica Remembrance Day and the week of July 11, 2011, as Bosnia and Herzegovina Tribute Week in the state of Michigan. State Senators unanimously voted to adopt the Resolution. In a letter to Senators, the Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) thanked Michigan legislators for their support to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bosniak Americans in Michigan. Read more
CNAB Letter to Members of the Bosnian Caucus in the U.S. Congress
May 2, 2011
To the Honorable Members of the Bosnian Caucus in the United States Congress:
On behalf of the Congress of North American Bosniaks, I am writing to express my concern regarding the current political stalemate in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As an organization, we represent more than 300,000 proud Americans of Bosniak descent many of whom live in your districts. Read more
CNAB Letter to State Deparment calling for comprehensive reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 8, 2011
The Honorable Thomas M. Countryman
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
Dear Mr. Countryman,
On behalf of Congress of North American Bosniaks, an umbrella organization representing more than 350,000 Bosniaks in the United States and Canada, I am writing to express grave concern regarding the continuing deterioration of democratic principles and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the October elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the nationalist and divisive rhetoric has only intensified, leaving the country without a formed government. Read more
OPEN APPEAL – ONE HUNDRED SIGNATORIES FOR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
February 4, 2011
Intellectuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina – university professors, scientists, authors and artists, residing both in BiH and abroad for a rapid re-establishment of a unified, multiethnic, functional, sustainable, prosperous and European state, a democratic state with equal rights and status for all its citizens, peoples and national minorities. Read more
Charter of North American Bosniaks
November 30, 2010
Adopted at the academic conference “Bosniaks and Bosnia” in Toronto, Canada on November 26, 2010.
We are addressing this Charter of North American bosniaks, as a description of how we see the situation of Bosniaks and our homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina with recommendations of what we should all do in order to protect our existence as Bosniaks and our country. Read more
Cities of Grand Rapids and Kentwood, Michigan Proclaim July 11, 2010 as Srebrenica Remembrance Day
July 16, 2010
July 13, 2010
City of Grand Rapids, Michigan adopted the proclamation proclaiming July 11, 2010, as Srebrenica Remembrance Day and the week of July 11, 2010, as Bosnia and Herzegovina Tribute Week in the City of Grand Rapids. Read more
