VIEWS FROM OUTSIDE
SOS Balkanroute in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Friday, 7 November 2025, 18:00 h
Location : < rotor >, Volksgartenstraße 6a, Graz

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Participants:
Aliza Peisker, curator and artist of the exhibition SOS Balkanroute – Challenging Borders
Jacob Dörr, artist of the mentioned exhibition
Stefanie Machart, activist SOS Balkanroute
Karin Watabe-Wolfger, board member SOS Balkanroute

The SOS Balkan Route initiative operates on the margins of the European Union – where borders become fences, violence is evident and solidarity becomes a matter of survival. Between humanitarian practice and political intervention, their work combines activism, documentation and artistic reflection.

The evening takes a look at the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at forms of resistance and at the question of how experiences of flight and alienation can be told. There is a focus on excerpts from the exhibition SOS Balkanroute – Challenging Borders, which took place as part of the WIENWOCHE 2025 festival. A book has been published to accompany the exhibition, bringing together voices and images from the border areas of the EU.

An evening about visibility, responsibility – and about being a stranger as a shared experience in the divided European space.

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Graz isn't looking away!
SOS Balkanroute collection campaign

Saturday, 8 November 2025, 10:00 – 18:00 h
Location : Volkshaus Graz, Lagergasse 98a, 80

The help given to a person on the Balkan route, who receives dry, warm shoes in the cold forest in Bosnia after being pushed back, is enormous and difficult to imagine for us living in prosperity here. Every pair of shoes, every jacket, every mobile phone makes a difference and restores humanity for a moment.

Please open your hearts and search your cupboards. Bring your donations (and those of your friends) to the Volkshaus and encourage others to join in!

WHAT WE NEED AND COLLECT
- Sleeping bags
- Sleeping mats
- Thin blankets
- Rucksacks
- Men's winter jackets up to size L
- Jumpers up to size L
- Trousers up to size L (including jogging bottoms)
- Long-sleeved shirts and T-shirts up to size L
- Thermal tops and bottoms
- Hats, scarves, gloves
- Socks
- Men's shoes (up to size 45), preferably warm winter shoes
- Boxer shorts
- Headlamps and torches
- Thermos flasks
- Smartphones (delete your data yourself or we will delete it professionally for you; please provide your PIN code)
- Power banks

ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS
Saturday, 8 November 2025, 10 – 18 h
at Volkshaus Graz, Lagergasse 98a

MONEY DONATIONS
IBAN: AT20 2011 1842 8097 8400
BIC: GIBAATWWXXX
Account holder: SOS Balkanroute
Purpose: Spende (donation)
PayPal: team@sos-balkanroute.at

Questions about the collection campaigns can be directed to:
logistik@sos-balkanroute.at

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