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The Travelling Band from Manchester open the dedication of the Manchester Peace Park |
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Manchester Peace Park Dedication |
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Dedication of Manchester Peace Park, Kosova.
Nicolas Hinton (President, International Crisis Group) tree dedication by Mrs Deborah Hinton and Josie Hinton |
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Duriqi family remembrance day ceremony prior to the dedication of the Manchester Peace Park in memory of the Duriqi, Bogujevci and Llugaliu victims.
Photo Credit: Louis Loizou |
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Bogujevci family remembrance prior to the dedication of the Manchester Peace Park in memory of the Bogujevci, Duriqi and Llugaliu victims
Photo credit: Louis Loizou |
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Family and friends at the Bogujevci family memorial prior to the dedication of the Manchester Peace Park
Photo credit: Louis Loizou |
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Dedication of a tree in the Manchester Peace Park, Kosova, in memory of Nicholas Hinton, President of the International Crisis Group.
The dedication was conducted by Mrs Deborah Hinon and Josie Hinton with MaK. |
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Saranda Bogujeci addresses the group
Photo credit:Louis Loizou |
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Saranda Bogujevci, Channel M film director Gerry McLaughlin, and Jehona Bogujevci at the dedicaion weekend, Podujevë, Kosova
Photo Credit: Louis Loizou |
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Surgeon Lt Col David Vassallo, a patron of Manchester Aid to Kosovo, comforts Selatin Bogujevci on the 10th anniversary of the massacre of his family.
Photo Credit: Sally Carroll |
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after a tough game of football with the Travelling Band |
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The MaK party including the BBC and Channel M, together with Mayor Ilaz Pireva and the Bogujevci and Duriqi families, were received by President Sejdiu. |
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Words of dedication in memory of DC Stephen Oake were shared by Kelly Bucher, Margaret Cahill, Sue Hill, Pam Dawes, Stephen Raw, Deborah Hinton and Lou Harris. |
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MaK dedicates a tree in memory of DC Stephen Oake from Manchester, recipient of the Queens Gallantry Medal for Bravery, with words written by his sisters Judi and Sue. |
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Natasa Kandic, Selatin, Saranda and Jehona Bogujevci and Louis Loizou lay wreaths and flowers on the Duriqi family grave on the 10th anniversary of the massacre of 7 family members including four children.
Photo Credit: Lou Harris |
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Photo Credit: Lou Harris |
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Remembrance day begins for the Duriqi family |
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Paul Guest and Pam Dawes lay flowers.
Photo credit: Lou Harris |
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British artists with Manchester musicians, the Travelling Band, paying their respects a the Duriqi family grave. |
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Kelly Bucher, Anna Cahill and Rosie Harman pay their respects at the Duriqi family grave |
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The band travelling on - to Georgia, then headlining at the Hungry Pigeon festival in Manchester, Glastonbury, and more British music festivals.
The Travelling Band plan to return to Kosova. |
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Janette Pratt,education curator YSP, joins the dedication party on the Manchester Peace Park, Kosova. |
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New cobbles and a pergola are ready for the Peace Park dedication. |
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Dedication day |
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The children listen carefully as Saranda speaks about the Peace Park
Photo Credit: Lou Harris |
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Safet Bogujevci and friends listen as speakers explain how the Peace Park was created
Photo Credit: Lou Harris |
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Pam Dawes and friends at the dedication of the Manchester Peace Park |
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Paresh and Saranda talk about the history of the Peace Park
Photo Credit: Lou Harris |
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Word of dedication written by former MaK chairman Dennis Wrigley are read in English and Albanian.
Adam Gorman, Paul Guest, Rowena Vassallo, Pam Dawes, Jo Dudderidge, Safet and Saranda Bogujevci.
Photo Credit: Lou Harris
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James Walmsley and Frankie Mullen reflect on the day's events |
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Project leader Stephen Raw unveils the peace collage created in pArticipate workshops in Kosova, Manchester and Serbia.
Photo credit: Lou Harris |
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Photo credit: Lou Harris |
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photo credit: Lou Harris |
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Lead artists Stephen and Matt Raw celebrate a successful project with participating artists Lilli and Avdullah |
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Dedication plaque to Nicholas Hinton CBE, President of the International Crisis Group, former Director-General of Save the Children Fund, who died in the Balkans.
Words of dedication were spoken by Mrs Deborah Hinton and Josie Hinton. |
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Prayers and wishes written at the remebrance ceremony are collected to be planted with galdioli bulbs in memory of President Ibrahim Rugova |
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After the dedication Deborah and Josie Hinton relax in the beautiful Rugova valley whilst the melting snow surges into the river valley |
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Artists and musicians discuss the potential of public art in Kosova - led by Sue Hill, Eden Project and Wild Works |
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Artists and musicians from Kosova and the UK meet at the dedication art exhbition '10' to discuss the role of public art in post-war Kosova: meeting led by Sue Hill, Eden Project nd Wild Works.
Photo credit: Pam Dawes |
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Local children perform at the dedication concert |
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Manchester's Travelling Band round off the evening concert. Guitarists Adam Gorman, Steve Mullen and Jo Dudderidge sing us out. |
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The flag project was led by artist Lucy Birbeck. Based on the local 4th century mosaic of Orfeus, Lucy led design workshops throughout Podujevë then, with her flag team in Cornwall, created 9 versions of the selected design. www.lucybirbeckflags.com |
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Evenings were spent singing with the band |
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Music and flags |
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Pam and Rosie |
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Jo, Adam, Pam and Saranda |
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Safet Bogujevci and his daughter Saranda read the Act of Dedication |
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Rosie Harman and friends |
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Anna Cahill relaxes between all the activity |
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After exhibiting his team of MANCAT college lecturers' superb work in response to the UK exhibition 'Fragile State - Art from Kosova' Jason Boothroyd explores Peja. |
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Sue had read 'Souterrain' love letters.
The piece was intensely physical, visual, musical and poetic. Mercedes Kemp wrote a series of letters that Eurydice might have written to the missing Orpheus.
None were sent - she did not have an address.
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Adam Gorman of the Travelling Band and Saranda Bogujevci at the dedicatation of the Manchester Peace Park in Kosova 28.3.2009
Bronze Memorial Roses cast by Mike Anitt (Castle Fine Arts Foundry)
Photo Credit: Sue Hill |
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Anna, Paul and Margaret preparing memorial plaques at the dedication of the Peace Park.
Photo credit: Fahri Blakçori |
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Nine flags
Photo credit: Fahri Blakcori |
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Artists' meeting
Photo credit: Pam Dawes |
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The Travelling Band in Podujevë approaching the Manchester Peace Park.
Photo credit and design: Joanna Dudderidge |
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