In Slovenia, the main happening connected with the World Remembrance Day will be the achievement of a Road Traffic Victims Memorial in Lubljana, due to be erected after the World Day, in December. Activities connected with the World Day will therefore also be connected with and dedicated to the national memorial.

A Gathering will take place in the evening of November 17^th in Ljubljana – in a cultural hall  (Red Hall) inside the City Hall of Ljubljana where one of the ambassadors of Zavod Varna Pot Breda Marija Kovše will introduce her first collection of poems ‘’Opus Pomladi’’ which she started to write as a road traffic victim. There will be music and speeches and lighting of candles.

The evening will conclude with a church service and mass in memory of road traffic victims, in Lubljana.

All towns and cities in Slovenia, relevant Government departments and NGOs are invited to participate in the observance of the World Day.

The following cities will participate:

• Gornji Grad
• Postojna
• Vrhnika
• Maribor
• Velenie
• Lg.
• Dobie
• Logatec
• Pivka
• Krani
• Ljubljana

More information: http://www.varna-pot.si/index.php?k=10&n=1460

All activities and publicity are coordinated by Zavod Varna Pot – Safe Journey Institute www.varna-pot.si

 

Report of Events held in Slovenia:

 

Ljubljana: Presentation of poems (recital), written by Breda Marija Kovše, road traffic victim, accompanied by live music – a trio of singers and a string quartet.

 

Ljubljana City Hall, November 17 2012, 5pm.

 

Responsible persons together with the President of the Republic of Slovenia dr. Danilo Türk have given a speech, while at the end of the recital 5 candles were lit to mark the 5^th Anniversary of Zavod Varna Pot.

 

         Activities in 24 towns and cities in Slovenia (mostly on Saturday afternoon):

 

1. Gornji Grad
2. Postojna
3. Vrhnika
4. Maribor
5. Velenje
6. Ig
7. Dobje
8. Logatec
9. Pivka

10.  Kranj

 

11.  Metlika

 

12.  Beltinci

 

13.  Novo mesto

 

14.  Slovenske Konjice

 

15.  Vitanje

 

16.  Dobrovnik

 

17.  Ptuj

 

18.  Hrastnik

 

19.  Mislinja

 

20.  Krško

 

21.  Radeče

 

22.  Laško

 

23.  Celje

 

24.  Kočevje.

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