The Serbian Round Table – Encouraging cooperation and collaboration between Serbian community groups and organisations across the UK & Ireland

The Serbian Round Table

The Round Table

The Round Table network was established some years ago to encourage cooperation and collaboration between Serbian community groups and organisations across the UK and Ireland (UK&I) and to provide a forum to discuss issues of interest and importance to the Serbian community. Over the years the main priorities of the Round Table have been the promotion of the teaching and learning of the Serbian language and Serbian Month, now in its fourteenth year and recognised as being one of the most significant festivals of Serbian arts and culture in the Serbian Diaspora. Other issues the Round Table has addressed include: the organisation of an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of NATO’s war on Yugoslavia; using the census to help identify the number of Serbs living in the UK; submitting proposals for the use of the proposed Creative Embassy in London; and protesting against the disenfranchisement of Serbian voters in Britain in the elections in Serbia. The Round Table has continued with the practice of electing two people as representatives of the community, but at the moment there is only one representative, Lazar Vuković. During the pandemic the Round Table has continued to meet virtually and this has enabled more people from outside London to participate in meetings. For further information contact the Round Table Steering Group.

Mission Statement

Membership of the Round Table is open to representatives from Serbian groups and organisations in the UK and Ireland as well as individuals who are motivated to contribute to the shared aims of the initiative.

The aims of the Round Table are to:
• Promote good relations between Serbian interest organisations in the UK and Ireland
• Provide a mechanism for co-operation between such organisations (including like- minded individuals) with a view to improving the prospect of achieving shared goals.
• Work towards providing representation of Serbs in the UK and Ireland to institutions in Serbia
• Work towards providing representation of Serbs in the UK and Ireland to other Serbian diaspora groups and organisations
• Work towards providing representation of Serbs to the wider community in the UK and Ireland with a view to promoting a positive image and greater understanding of the Serbia and the Serbian community in the UK and Ireland
• Work towards setting up a democratically elected body, to be known as the ‘Serb Assembly UK and Ireland’

The Round Table Steering Group

Board Members

Dragan Macura

Aleks Simic

Olga Stanojlovic

Dragana Tomasevic

Lazar Vukovic

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Projects

Serbian Month

In 2008 the Serbian City Club, the Serbian Council of Great Britain, the Serbian Society and the Serbian City Club came together under the auspices

The Serbian Language

The Round Table identified the need to promote and expand the provision of the teaching and learning of Serbian in Britain as a priority and

Serbian Language courses for older learners

The highest priority for the Working Group was older learners and the re-introduction of a qualification at GCSE level because there was no provision for

Commemorations and the Round Table Working Group on Commemorations and Remembrance days

The Round Table organised an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the NATO’s war against Yugoslavia. The event was held on the 10th June 2019, to mark

Funding of Community Events and the Round Table Working Group on Fundraising

Lack of funding impedes the work of the Round Table and the organisation of community events. A Round Table Working Group on Fundraising was established

Young People and the Round Table Working Group on Young People

The Round Table recognises the importance of involving young people in its work and that of the community if the British Serbian community is not

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