For projects prior to 1999, please read the SANE Bulletins.

1999 | 2000 | 2001

1. LECTURES
- 26 April 2001, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government: His Excellency Milan St. Protic, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the United States - "Prospects of Stability in Southeastern Europe and Democratic Changes in Yugoslavia."
2. TEACH-INs
SANE Member, Allan Haberman, organized a teach-in at the Lutheran Church of the Newtons on March 4th 2001. The lecture, followed by a discussion on the "Democratic changes in Yugoslavia" was conducted by Ana S. Trbovich.
3. "ART OF KOSOVO" PROJECT
On 18 April 2001, "Art of Kosovo" book by Gojko Subotic was presented to Robert Fisk, journalist of the British "Independent," on behalf of SANE and in gratitude for his objective reporting, particularly during NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia. 
4. MEETING OF SERBS FROM DIASPORA AND HOME COUNTRY
Djordje Koldzic attended the "Meeting of Serbs from Diaspora and Home Country" on behalf of SANE, held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from 17-19 April 2001. The new regime in Belgrade welcomed diaspora's help in rebuilding Serbia's democracy and its economy.
5-7. ARTICLES & OP-EDs, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, SERBIAN NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY IN THE MEDIA
See the SANE & Press section of our website.
8. BALKAN TERRORISM PRESS KIT
A compilation of newspaper reports about Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terrorist networks in Bosnia and in Kosovo. See it here.
9. COMPILATION OF TWO SANE BULLETINS
See the Bulletins here.

1. NEW SANE INTERNET PRESENTATION
SANE Education Committee presented a new SANE website to its members in April 2000. In addition to keeping SANE members and friends updated regarding ongoing events and projects, this Internet presentation also includes an important archive of articles on the Yugoslav crises in Kosovo and Metohia, Bosnia, and Krajina, which our community is encouraged to use to educate friends and colleagues on Serbian issues. Furthermore, the new website contains tips on how to write a letter to the editor or an op-ed article, as well as send information to investigative journals such as Project Censored. Finally, in 2000 we encouraged all to fill in the 2000 Census so that our opinion as a community would be more valued.
2. SANE STATEMENT ON SANCTIONS AND HUMANITARIAN AID
The following SANE statement was delivered at a Serbian diaspora meeting with the US Department of State and the National Security Council in early February 2000, where SANE was NOT officially represented:
 

SANE Statement on U.S. Economic Sanctions and Humanitarian Assistance in Serbia and Montenegro SANE, the Serbian-American Alliance of New England, is an all-volunteer, registered charitable organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the culture, human rights, freedom, democracy and free enterprise of Serbians and Serbia. Our members are Serbian-Americans, other former Yugoslavs concerned about the heritage and homeland they share with Serbians, and Americans of different backgrounds who are concerned about the crisis in Yugoslavia and the U.S. role in it. SANE's position on U.S. economic sanctions against Yugoslavia is that they be lifted completely and unconditionally. The sanctions are inhumane and work against freedom, democracy and free enterprise in Serbia. SANE's position on U.S. humanitarian assistance is that it be greatly increased to address both the needs of the province of Kosovo and Metohia, including the security and welfare of its minority citizens, and the needs of the nearly 1,000,000 refugees and all civilians in the rest of Serbia and in Montenegro. In particular, there is an urgent need to alleviate all civilian suffering due to the scarcity of shelter, heat, food and medicine as well as the damage to civilian infrastructures and the environment caused by the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia. SANE Board Members: Stephanie Neale Niketic, Jovan Boskovic, Mirjana Petrovic and Ana Mitrovic

3. LIBRARY PROJECT
Enriching local and university libraries is another way to contribute to public awareness. SANE Education Committee suggested the following books, available on the Internet:
- Nato's Empty Victory: A Postmortem on the Balkan War - 
By Ted Galen Carpenter, ISBN: 1882577868. Cato Institute, January 2000. 
- Kosovo Crisis: A Study in Foreign Policy Mismanagement - By Vojin Joksimovich, ISBN: 1882383109, Graphics Management Press, December 1999.
- Kosovo - By William Dorich. ISBN: 1882383001. Kosovo Charity Fund, January 1992. Graphics Management Press, P.O. Box 241811, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
- Art of Kosovo: The Sacred Land - By Gojko Subotic. ISBN: 1580930069. Monacelli Press, Inc. Nov. 1998.
4. LECTURES (organized or coordinated by SANE members)
- 19 April 2000, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University: His Excellency, Igor Davidovic, Ambassador of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the United States; 
- 25 April 2000, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University: "Yugoslavia: Prospects for Change" Conference - officially organized by the Kokkalis Program for Southeastern Europe and by the Organization of Serbian Students Abroad (OSSI), some of whose members are also SANE members. Following the conference, many of the participants, including Crown Prince Alexander, were dinner guests at the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church of Boston. 
- 24 October 2000, World Affairs Council, Boston: Dr. Steven L. Burg, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Brandeis University and Dr. Vojin Joksimovich, Author of "The Kosovo Crisis, A Study in Foreign Policy Mismanagement" - "The Balkans In The 21st Century: Policy Challenges For Two New Presidents."
5. DOCUMENTARY: "YUGOSLAVIA: THE AVOIDABLE WAR"
This two and half-hour film (Best Social Documentary, 1999 New York Independent Film Festival) documents misguided intervention in the Balkans. Following 1999 screenings at the Fletcher School and the World Affairs Council, it was shown at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, in March 2000 and at Tufts University in November 2000. In addition, SANE has made a $1,000 donation towards the production of new 2000 version of the film that includes the NATO bombing of the FR Yugoslavia.
6-8. ARTICLES & OP-EDs, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, SERBIAN NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY IN THE MEDIA
See the SANE & Press section of our website.
9. COMMEMORATION OF THE NATO BOMBING OF YUGOSLAVIA
In addition to a spiritual commemoration at the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, several Boston peace organizations, under the umbrella of Park Street Vigil Committee for Peace and Human Rights, organized a "Rally in Remembrance of Bombing of Yugoslavia" on March 25, 2000. SANE President, Stephanie Neale Niketic spoke at the rally, as did John Schushardt, friend of SANE and founder of Veterans for Peace.

1. "WE ARE ALL TARGETS" INSTALLATION/PERFORMANCE PROJECT
"We are all Targets" was a means by which a group of Boston and international artists, called the Collateral Damage Collaborative (CDC), raised their voices against the NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia. The principal members of the CDC were: Dragan Grujic, Charles Jevremovic, Alla Kovgan, Nikola Radan, Imre Sabo, Boris Savic and Jeff Silva. In addition to Grujic and Jevremovic, other SANE members also joined in organizing this exhibit, which was held in Mobius, a Boston center for experimental work in all media, from July 7 to July 31, 1999. 
"We are all targets" consisted of two pieces. Window on the War Zone was a combination of a photo installation and sounds accompanying the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. 
The photographs portrayed an array of war scenes - from children in a bomb shelter to wrapped dead bodies. The sound of tomahawks and sirens brought the viewer even closer to understanding the suffering of the bombed nation. The fear and cry of the targeted was also presented through the voices of flute and ancient chants. The shelter-like atmosphere in the gallery was emphasized by windows covered with the Yugoslav press from the time of the bombing and the sharing of bread and water with others. 
The second performance, entitled Misguided, confronted the audience with real, individual experiences of the Yugoslav people. The war was personalized through the use of oral histories, sounds of explosions, air raid sirens, rationed drinking water, and projections.
During this hot, summer month, more than 350 people saw "We are all Targets". Almost all major Boston newspapers announced the event and some also wrote longer pieces about the exhibit. The audience commented: "Very powerful. Stop all wars!"… "What amazing and horrifying images. Scary"…"Quite different from newspapers and evening news comments. Thank you." CDC also collected financial donations for the victims of the bombing through the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC).
2. SANE INTERNET PRESENTATION
The first SANE website was officially established to enhance public education on Serbian issues.
3. LECTURES (organized or coordinated by SANE members)
- 19 February 1999, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government: Dr. Dusan T. Batakovic, historian - "The Question of Kosovo and Metohia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."
- April 1999, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government: Dr. Steven Burg, Dr. Hurst Hannum and Dr. Zeljan Suster spoke about the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
- There were many other panels on this topic at various universities in New England, which were not organized by SANE members but our members participated in the discussions following the panels, asking pertinent questions.
- 2 July 1999, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church: John Schushard, Co-founder of House of Peace in Ipswich, Massachusetts and Kiyoshi Igusa, SANE member. Schushard and Igusa spoke about their account-gathering trip to Yugoslavia, showing slides, videos and sharing stories of many victims of NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia.
- 6 December 1999, Tufts University: Miodrag Perisic, former Vice-president of Democratic Party, Serbia, Yugoslavia - "Serbia Today and Tomorrow."
4. DOCUMENTARY: "YUGOSLAVIA: THE AVOIDABLE WAR"
This film, recipient of the Best Social Documentary Award at the New York Film Festival in October '99, was shown at the World Affairs Council in Boston in late October, and at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts and Harvard University in November '99. 
5. TEACH-INS
Gordana Todorov conducted a teach-in about the NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. In November 1999, Ana Mitrovic conducted a teach-in about Kosovo for Tufts undergraduate students pursuing international relations. 
6. "ART OF KOSOVO" PROJECT
SANE members purchased 17 copies of the "Art of Kosovo" book by Gojko Subotic to distribute to the New England senators and other important people in the region.
7. BOOKS (pertinent to Serbian issues)
SANE member, Zeljan Suster, wrote an impressive reference book entitled "The Historical Dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (European Historical Dictionaries, No 29)", published by Scarecrow Press in November 1999 (ISBN:0810834669).
8-10. ARTICLES & OP-EDs, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, SERBIAN NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY IN THE MEDIA
See the SANE & Press section of our website.