{"id":164022,"date":"2025-02-10T16:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=164022"},"modified":"2025-02-10T16:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:10:19","slug":"students-finish-what-we-started-veteran-of-1968-protests-mrs-zdravka-joins-chicago-demonstrations-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/students-finish-what-we-started-veteran-of-1968-protests-mrs-zdravka-joins-chicago-demonstrations-video\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSTUDENTS, FINISH WHAT WE STARTED\u201d: Veteran of 1968 protests, Mrs. Zdravka, joins Chicago demonstrations! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, in front of the Consulate of the Republic of Serbia in Chicago, the fourth rally in support of student protests in Serbia was held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8096.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the very low temperatures, Serbs living in the &#8220;Windy City&#8221; and its surrounding areas gathered\u2014albeit in a slightly smaller number than the previous weekend\u2014to pay tribute to the victims of the tragedy at the Novi Sad Railway Station with a now-traditional 15 minutes of silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They held signs that read: <strong>&#8220;Support the students so that someone will hold a candle for you,&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;Your hands are bloody,&#8221;<\/strong> and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8099.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the demonstrators was Mrs. Zdravka Schler Bra\u0161ovan, who was one of the students protesting in Belgrade back in 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was there when Tito sent tanks to the Student City, and here I am again today. Unfortunately, the reasons we once protested and the reasons why students protest today remain the same. That\u2019s why I say to these young people: \u2018Finish what we started long ago!\u2019&#8221; said Zdravka Schler Bra\u0161ovan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the informal organizers of the gathering, Nenad Bumbi\u0107, urged attendees not to lower themselves to the level of those who resort to insults in social media discussions and asked that offensive signs not be brought to future protests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are gathering here to protest against violence, to promote peace and dialogue. Let\u2019s not stray from what we stand for\u2014let\u2019s remain civil and show our support for the students in Serbia in the right way.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He announced that the next rally would be held on <strong>Saturday, on the Serbian national holiday of Sretenje, at 11:30 AM, at the same location in front of the consulate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"171320\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Protest-student-Cikago1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171320\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"171321\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Protest-student-Cikago2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171321\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"171322\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Protest-student-Cikago3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171322\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"171323\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Protest-student-Cikago5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171323\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"171324\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Protest-student-Cikago6-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171324\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text\/Foto\/Video:<\/strong> Antonije Kova\u010devi\u0107<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b92d2d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/rod-blagojevic-is-convinced-belgrade-is-the-perfect-place-for-a-meeting-between-and-putin\/\" title=\"\">ROD BLAGOJEVI\u0106 IS CONVINCED: Belgrade is the perfect place for a meeting between and Putin!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/blagojevic-on-joe-rogans-podcast-nato-forced-serbia-to-give-up-kosovo-by-bombing-it-in-1999-video\/\" title=\"\">BLAGOJEVI\u0106 ON JOE ROGAN\u2019S PODCAST: NATO forced Serbia to give up Kosovo by bombing it in 1999! 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