From: sonja petrovic-lazarevic Goca, Today we have protested in front of parliament and the USA embassy and British High Commission.There were 60-70 people. Tonight will some of our people appear on HOLMES programe at 19.00 to give some explanation. New protests are organized for tomorrow at 12.00 in front of the parliament. Thanks for the informations. Bye * * * Dear all This is the speech I have made yesterday on demostrantions in front of the American consulate in Melbourne and got unseen ovation. A priest blessed me. An old gentleman hugged me and said that I enlightened the visage of our forefathers. I was on the TV. They transmitted this: Serbia my motherland, Serbia my country, do not give up! Once upon a time there were people in Balkans who suffered great injustice. Today history repeats itself. Serbia my motherland, Serbia my country, DO NOT GIVE UP ! You did not give up in 1914 when they pushed you through hell. You did not give up in 1941 when they bombed you as they do today. You did not give up in 1992 when they took away your right to a normal life, when they were killing and accusing you for all that they did and do today. Serbia my motherland, Serbia my country, DO NOT GIVE UP! Graves of our ancestors speak that there has never been nor ever will be a justice on the side of those who go against God's will. Be ashamed America. You are killing the innocent. You are destroying a nation full of dignity and honour, but you will never conquer those who are not afraid to die. We have always shown great courage and have never given in to defeat. WE NEVER WILL! Protecting our own , we have no need for foreign involvement. Our future generation will be as proud of us as we are of those before us. Serbia my motherland, Serbia my country, DO NOT GIVE UP! May our prayers be with you. Here are the transparents that we made and carried. Transp. No.2 and 5 have been broadcasted by almost every station. It's very hard for me to stand the things that they are doing to us. Love, Sonja. THE TRANSPARENTS THAT LJUBICA AND MILICA WORE ON DEMOSTRATIONS IN MELBOURNE ON MARCH, 28. 1999. 1. RUSSIA WE LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU LOVE US. 2. CLINTON, CHILDREN ARE NOT MILITARY TARGETS 3. CLINTON, WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND 4. UNITED NATIONS ARE YOU IN NATO? 5. SERBS LIVE AND DIE WITH HONOUR AND DIGNITY (Everyone said that this last one was the best. It was broadcasted by almost every TV station.) Dr Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic Senior Lecturer Monash University Department of Management Phone +61 3 990 26378 Fax +61 3 990 26524 mail to:sonja.petrovic-lazarevic@BusEco.monash.edu.au * * * Today a 100 Serbs got together in front of the NZ parliament to express protest against attacks on Serbia. It is said to the parliament that it's not fair to support NATO. After that the group with the transparents 'Clinton = Milosevic', 'Monica, help us', 'Kosovo is Serbia', 'Milosevic is not excuse', 'Ignorance is not excuse' and alike headed towards the British embassy. Procession went throught the city in a dignified manner. In front of the embassy people shouted 'killers'. Then we went towards the American embassy. There people shouted 'killers'. Then Laza said:"Is there anybody who is going to help us?'. People started to shout:"Monica, Monica, Monica". On the way to the German embassy the girls from a prestiguos private school waved upon us.In front of the embassy people shouted 'zig hajl' (I'm sorry, I can't speak German - you'll understand) unendingly and 'Hitler' and then 'killers'. After that all of the transparents were stuck on the needles of the steel embassy's fence. It wasn't bad. In my opinion, there were a few unnecessary capers. It was said to the press that the protest is not a support to Milosevic, but to our nearest whose lives are in danger. Tonight there is a show on Holmes - there will be two boys from Wellington. Zoran's sister took part in the prepairing of their speeches. May God help us all. Jasmina **************** From: sonja petrovic-lazarevic Goco, Danas smo protestvovali ispred parlamenta i USA ambasade i British High Commission. Bilo je oko 60-70 ljudi. Veceras ce se neko od nasih pojaviti na HOLMES programu u 19.00 da malo objasni situaciju. Novi protesti su organizovani za sutra u 12.00 ispred parlamenta. Hvala na informacijama. Cao * * * Dear all Ovo je govor koji sam juce odrzala na demonstracijama ispred americkog konzulata u Melburnu i dozivela nevidjene ovacije. Svestenik me je posle blagosiljao. Jedan stari gospodin me je zagrlio i rekao da sam osvetlala obraz nasih predaka. Bila sam i na TV.Preneli su: Serbia my motherland, Serbia my country, do not give up! U prilogu su i transparenti koje smo sastavili i nosili. Transp. broj 2 i 5 su skoro sve TV stanice prikazale. Izuzetno tesko podnosim ovo sto nam rade. Voli vas Sonja Once upon a time there were people in Balkans who suffered great injustice. Today history repeats itself. Serbia my motherland, Serbia my country, DO NOT GIVE UP ! You did not give up in 1914 when they pushed you through hell. You did not give up in 1941 when they bombed you as they do today. You did not give up in 1992 when they took away your right to a normal life, when they were killing and accusing you for all that they did and do today. Serbia my motherland, Serbia my country, DO NOT GIVE UP! Graves of our ancestors speak that there has never been nor ever will be a justice on the side of those who go against God's will. Be ashamed America. You are killing the innocent. You are destroying a nation full of dignity and honour, but you will never conquer those who are not afraid to die. We have always shown great courage and have never given in to defeat. WE NEVER WILL! Protecting our own , we have no need for foreign involvement. Our future generation will be as proud of us as we are of those before us. Serbia my motherland, Serbia my country, DO NOT GIVE UP! May our prayers be with you. TRANSPARENTI KOJE SU MILENA I LJUBICA NOSILE NA DEMONSTRACIJAMA U MELBURNU 28. MARTA 1999. 1. RUSIJO, VOLIMO TE KAO STO I TI VOLIS NAS 2. CLINTON, CHILDREN ARE NOT MILITARY TARGETS (KLINTONE, DECA NISU VOJNE METE) 3. CLINTON, WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND (KLINTONE, KO DRUGOME JAMU KOPA SAM U NJU PADA) 4. UNITED NATIONS ARE YOU IN NATO? (UJEDINJENE NACIJE DA LI STE VI CLANICA NATOA) 5. SERBS LIVE AND DIE WITH HONOUR AND DIGNITY (SRBI ZIVE I UMIRU CASNO I DOSTOJANSTVENO) (Svu su rekli da je ovaj transparent bio najbolji. Prenele su ga skoro sve TV stanice) Srpska verzija govora za koju ocekujem da ce je objaviti u srpskim glasilima ovde: Bilo je to u jednoj zemlji seljaka na brdovitom Balkanu Bilo je i opet je: Srbijo majko, Srbijo domovino, ne daj se! Nisi se dala ni 14-te kada su te gurnuli u pakao. Nisi se dala ni 41 kada su te bombardovali kao sto i danas cine. Nisi se dala ni 92 kada su ti oduzeli pravo na normalan zivot, kada su te gazili i ubijali i optuzivali za sve sto su oni cinili tebi i sto ti i danas cine. Srbijo majko, Srbijo domovino, ne daj se! Grobovi nasih predaka govore da nikada nije bilo i ne moze biti pravde na strani onoga kome zakon lezi u topuzu. Stidi se Ameriko, stidi se sto ubijas nevine, stidi se sto guras jedan posten, hrabar i nadasve dostojanstven narod u smrt. Mi nikada nismo pokleknuli, mi necemo pokleknuti ni sada. Tudje necemo, ali ni svoje ne damo. Nasa pokolenja ce biti ponosna na nas kao sto smo i mi ponosni na nase pretke. Srbijo majko, Srbijo domovino, ne daj se! Molimo se Bogu za tebe! Dr Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic Senior Lecturer Monash University Department of Management Phone +61 3 990 26378 Fax +61 3 990 26524 mail to:sonja.petrovic-lazarevic@BusEco.monash.edu.au * * * Danas se oko NZ Parlamenta skupilo oko 100 Srba da izrazi protest protiv napada na Srbiju. Parlamentu je receno da nije posteno podrzavati akcije NATO. Zatim je grupa sa transparentima 'Clinton = Milosevic', 'Monica, help us', 'Kosovo is Serbia', 'Milosevic is not excuse', 'Ignorance is not excuse'i slicno krenula ka britanskoj ambasadi. Povorka je dostojanstveno isla kroz grad. Ispred ambasade se uzvikivalo 'ubice'. Potom smo krenuli ka americkoj ambasadi. Tamo se vikalo 'killers'. Onda je Laza rekao:"Is there anybody who is going to help us?'.Na to je masa pocela da uzvikuje:'Monica, Monica, Monica.' Na putu do nemacke ambasade mahale su nam devojcice iz prestizne privatne skole. Ispred ambasade se uzvikivalo 'zig haj' ( ne znam nemacki, pa mi oprostite - razumecete ) do besvesti i 'Hitler', a zatim i 'killers' Potom su svi transparenti nabodeni na siljke celicne ograde ambasade. Nije bilo lose.Po mome misljenju, moglo je da prodje bez nekoliko nepotrebnih ispada. Novinarima je receno da protest nije podrska Milosevicu, vec nasim najblizima ciji su zivoti u opasnosti. Veceras je emisija na Holmsu - dvojica momaka iz Velingtona idu.Zoranova sestra je ucestvovala u pripremama sta ce da se kaze. Neka nam svima bog pomogne. Jasmina