Regular Session of the CZZS Assembly Held and 25th Anniversary Celebrated
The regular session of the Assembly of the Center for Environment was held on June 19th of this year in the premises of the Center in Banja Luka. The members of the assembly adopted the narrative and financial report on the work for 2023, as well as the work plan for 2024. Tihomir Dakić was re-elected as the President of the Center for Environment, and Aleksandra-Anja Dragomirović and Jugoslav Jevđić were elected as Vice Presidents. Additionally, minor amendments to the Statute were adopted.
Following the assembly, a symbolic celebration was organized with friends and partners at the “Štap i kanap” café in Banja Luka, marking the 25th anniversary of the Center for Environment.
We thank everyone who joined us in the celebration marking a quarter of a century of fighting for nature and people, as well as all our comrades, partners, friends, and everyone who follows, supports, and fights for a better and healthier environment.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary, we also received a song as a gift, which you can read below. Thank you to the author!
BECAUSE WE ARE THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT
A lot of water has flowed, they said:
“Let the Vrbas flow ahead!”
And it flows, for a quarter-century it’s been
Its whirlpool pulls us in, a strange river, but so is the Sana
The Rustless Railway or Kruščica with no drama
They carry us, our voice, our banner:
BECAUSE WE ARE THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT!
“Ask Me Why I Ride My Bike Without a Helmet?”
And I’ll tell you, avoid that torment:
What one wears or rides, eats or lives…
“Two Wheels Are Enough,” I’ll say as it gives!
Here, we fight different battles to see
For space, for dreams, for wings of new liberty
That carry us, our voice, our banner:
BECAUSE WE ARE THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT!
“Clean Coal, Clean Lie” – we boldly shout!
Danger lurks for all: the bee, the flower, the soul, the body, no doubt
SO STOP!
Sister to sister, brother to brother – rights we defend!
In each of us beats the “Blue Heart of Europe,” strong till the end! The dark forces wage war: for resources, poisons, and black gold
But our land, our air, our pinecone seed we hold From which we all grow: our voice, our banner:
BECAUSE WE ARE THE CENTER, AND THIS IS OUR ENVIRONMENT!
Katarina Vrhovac
