I ovaj put su okupljeni poručili svim skepticima, kako neće odustati od protestnih šetnji, bez obzira na vremenske ili bilo koje druge uslove. Šetačima su dijeljeni leci na kojima je ukratko objašnjeno-čemu šetnja i šta je bit okupljanja kod Starog Hrasta. Volonteri su letke dijelili po Novoj Varoši.
Važno je napomenuti, kako je inicijativa građana ,,Park je naš” uputila danas pismo gradonačelnicima iz mreže balkanskih gradova, koji će se sutra okupiti u Banjaluci. Pismo je na engleskom jeziku i prenosimo vam ga u cjelosti:
Participation at the 13th Meeting of Balkan Cities Network
Dear Mayor,
We, the citizens of Banja Luka and members of civil society organizations,
arehonoured with your participation at International Meeting of Friendship
and Cooperation between major Balkan Cities in Banja Luka.
We would like to draw your attention to one important issue, highly related to
the concept of sustainable development of urban areas. Banja Luka has been wellknown for its alleys and green areas, and for a long time Banja Luka has held atitle of „city of verdure“. However, in the past decade city administration converted most of
its green areas into buildings or parking lots.
For more than 20 days, hundreds of citizens of Banja Luka have been
peacefully protesting against destruction of the last larger green area in the city
centre.
More than 6.000 citizens supported this civic initiative by signing the petition
and 12 distinguished civil society organizations fully supported the initiative.
Citizensand CSOs submitted official requests to the mayor of Banja Luka for
alldocuments related to plans for destruction of this green area, as well as
there quest for meeting with the mayor. Unfortunately, the mayor did not
ensuredisclosure of documentation nor did he answer our request for the meeting.
We believe that you support transparent and good governance, but also understand the
importance of participatory planning in development of urban areas. There fore, we ask
you to address this issue at the panel „Role of Mayors inTransformation of Cities in
the Balkans“ and ask the mayor of Banja Luka why thecity administration is not
willing to disclose relevant documents that should bepublic or agree to an open
dialogue with CSOs.
We believe you will enjoy your stay in Banja Luka, and we hope you will
promote transparency and good governance at the 13th Meeting of Balkan Cities
Network.
If you are interested to know more about this issue, we are at your disposal
forf urther information and are willing to meet with you at any convenient time
or place.
Sincerely,
more than 6000 signatories of the petition and
Civil Society Organizations: Agency for Development and Cooperation
CEREBRA, PERPETUUM MOBILE’ Center for youth and community development,
Center for Environment, Center for Civic Initiatives, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly
Banja Luka, Youth Comunication Centre, Transparency International BiH,
Agricultural Information Center, Association “Oštra nula”, Association “Tender”,
Centre for informative decontamination, UNSA Geto.
Naravno, donosimo vam i fotografije sa današnjeg protesta:
