Restday turns to work
Saturday is a day to catch up and get a heap of logistics sorted out. It’s also the day of the interview with TV5. We hook up with Sladjen and his wife in the bar again and this time the TV journalist is with them. A few background questions are asked and we head off for lunch then it’s to the studio. The studio is a real case of making the best out of a small space and it’s a buzz with activity. I’d given them some footage and in a very short time they had pulled together a great selection of back ground film. The interview begins and it’s obvious that this is a quality journalist who is interviewing us. The questions are intelligent and well measured and the film cuts in seamlessly. The big production players could really learn something from a small and tight operation like this.
With the interview in the bag we head out and already we are getting feedback from people who have seen it, as the coverage is all of southern Serbia and Kosovo and part of Bosnia.
The last few days in Serbia have been a great success and it’s a pity to be leaving tomorrow to Macedonia but that is what the Ban Bus is. We roll into town, meet who we can, work the media and connect people more to make a more coordinated campaign. Sladjen insists on us coming out for dinner and we head to his home first for a few more beers. Sladjen and his wife Dusica are great people and the bond of 20 years of marriage is so strong. We head to the local restaurant and fill with another Balkan feast with excellent wine. I really need to change countries and loose some weight.
The Ban Bus is an advocacy initiative. We are now striving to achieve a ban on cluster bombs. Our immediate mission is to work towards stronger legislation in Australia.