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| Title: | Mitrovica's Council for Peace and Tolerance |
| Author | Lowrey, Bill and Rudy Scholaert |
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| Publisher: | World Vision International |
| Place of Publication: | Kosovo |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
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Since the end of the NATO-led bombing in June of 1999, Kosovo has experienced a long and slow process of recovery. Although the immediate humanitarian needs had been met by the spring of 2000, there still existed a high degree of mistrust and bitterness among the various ethnic groups, especially among Serbs and Albanians. This bitterness continued to lead to violent clashes, particularly in the ethnically divided City of Mitrovica, which marks the de facto border between Albanian and Serbian areas of influence in today's Kosovo.
Amongst all this violence and mayhem there emerged a group of courageous individuals who decided that the path towards peace must begin with dialogue. Even during the most violent of incidents, thirteen citizens of the city of Mitrovica, representing six ethnic groups and three religious affiliations continued to meet under heavy security and a complete media blackout to discuss how they could help stop the cycle of violence. They eventually called themselves Mitrovica's Community Council for Peace & Tolerance (CCPT) and were responsible for keeping the lines of communications open between all ethnic communities. |
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