The arduous and often times tedious task of establishing the Platform for Progress Movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues. This includes solidifying and fine tuning the internal structure and operation of the Movement, the long process of vetting and selecting the candidates for the local elections in 2020, establishing a presence in cities, towns and municipalities across the country and outreach to neighboring countries in Europe.All necessary and vital steps as the world witnesses the budding of democracy in this southeastern European country.I spoke recently with Mirsad Hadzikadic as he shared how critical these steps are for the Movement to be successful now and in the future
Demokratija širi svoja krila u Bosni i Hercegovini
Nastavlja se težak, a često i naporan zadatak osnivanja pokreta Platforma za progres u Bosni i Hercegovini. On obuhvata utvrđivanje i usklađivanje unutrašnje strukture i djelovanja Pokreta, dugotrajan proces razmatranja i izbora kandidata za lokalne izbore koji će biti održani 2020. godine, osnivanje Pokreta u gradovima i opštinama širom zemlje, kao i u raznim evropskim državama. Radi se o neophodnim i egzistencijalnim aktivnostima pred očima svijeta koji je svjedok razvoja demokratije u ovoj državi jugoistočne Evrope. Nedavno sam s Mirsadom Hadžikadićem razgovarao o značaju navedenih aktivnosti za uspjeh Pokreta, kako u sadašnjem trenutku, tako i u budućnosti.
31 year old Anadin Tokmic resides in Charlotte with his wife, Farah. He currently works at Wells Fargo and is pursing his Ph.D. degree in Computing and Information Systems at UNC Charlotte. Farah, is a postdoctoral Fellow at UNC Charlotte.
Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Anadin fled the country with his mother and brother shortly after the war began in 1992 in search of refuge in Europe. His father remained behind to fight in the war.After moving around Europe they ended up in Germany.However, their stay was not long lived as the German government was asking all refugees of the war to return to Bosnia and Herzegovina.Fortunately n their case, a special exception was made by the German government as they had distant relatives residing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and were given permission in1998 to travel to a different country in pursuit of a new life.In 2010 Anadin moved to Charlotte after being accepted into the master’s program at UNC Charlotte.Not knowing anyone in the city at the time he sought opportunities to connect with the local Bosnian community.This is where he first met Mirsad and his wife Mirzeta, and they have remained close friends, almost family like as Anadin describes it, over the years. That personal relationship evolved into a student professor relationship, when Anadin joined Mirsad’s lab after being accepted into the Ph.D. program at UNC Charlotte.I had an opportunity to speak with him shortly after the October 7, 2018 presidential election in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
31-godišnji Anadin Tokmić živi u Charlotteu sa suprugom Farah. Trenutno radi u Wells Fargu i pohađa doktorski studij iz Računarstva i informacionih sistema na UNC Charlotte. Farah je postdoktorska stipendistica na univerzitetu UNC Charlotte.
Anadin je rođen u Bosni i Hercegovini a iz zemlje je pobjegao s majkom i bratom nedugo nakon što je započeo rat 1992. godine, u potrazi za utočištem u Evropi. Njegov otac je ostao da se bori u ratu. Nakon kretanja po Evropi, završili su u Njemačkoj. Međutim, njihov ostanak nije dugo trajao, jer je njemačka vlada tražila od svih ratnih izbjeglica da se vrate u Bosnu i Hercegovinu. Srećom, u njihovom slučaju je njemačka vlada napravila poseban izuzetak, budući da su imali daleke rođake sa prebivalištem u Sioux Falls u Južnoj Dakoti, i dobili su dozvolu 1998. godine da otputuju u drugu zemlju u potrazi za novim životom. Anadin se 2010. godine preselio u Charlotte nakon što je primljen na master studij na univerzitetu UNC Charlotte. Ne poznavajući nikoga u gradu u to vrijeme, tražio je mogućnosti da se poveže sa lokalnom bosanskom zajednicom. Tu je prvi put upoznao Mirsada i njegovu suprugu Mirzetu, i po riječima Anadina ostali su bliski prijatelji godinama, poput porodice. Taj lični odnos razvio se u odnos između profesora i studenta kad se Anadin pridružio Mirsadovoj laboratoriji nakon što je primljen na doktorski studij na univerzitetu UNC Charlotte. Imao sam priliku s njim razgovarati ubrzo nakon predsjedničkih izbora 7. oktobra 2018. godine u Bosni i Hercegovini.
Lana Beciragic was 24 years old when she joined Mirsad Hadzikadic’s presidential campaign in June of 2018. She had studied law as an undergraduate in college and continues to work on her master’s degree in economy and marketing management, with the goal of one day becoming an event planner or event manager coordinator. She held numerous titles throughout the campaign, serving as an office manager, an executive assistant, and finally a campaign coordinator. I had an opportunity to speak with Lana the night of the presidential election as volunteers gathered together in Sarajevo to watch the returns and witness first hand the fruits of their work.
Glasovi Pokreta Platforma za progres
Lana Bećiragić imala je 24 godine kada se pridružila predsjedničkoj kampanji Mirsada Hadžikadića u junu 2018. godine. Studirala je pravo na dodiplomskom studiju te nastavlja magistarski studij iz ekonomije i marketinga, s ciljem da jednog dana postane organizator događaja ili vođa i koordinator događaja. Tokom cijele kampanje radila je na raznim pozicijama, kao voditeljica ureda, izvršni asistent i na kraju koordinator kampanje. Imao sam priliku razgovarati s Lanom na noć predsjedničkih izbora dok su se volonteri okupljali u Sarajevu kako bi pratili rezultate i bili svjedoci plodova svog rada iz prve ruke.