OPEN CALL FOR RIGHT(S) THERAPY 3.0: POWER OF THE PEOPLE AT THE KROKODIL 2026 FESTIVAL

16 Jun OPEN CALL FOR RIGHT(S) THERAPY 3.0: POWER OF THE PEOPLE AT THE KROKODIL 2026 FESTIVAL

Saturday, July 4, 10:00
Park in front of the Museum of Yugoslavia
As part of the film zone of the KROKODIL festival

Right(s) Therapy support groups, for the third time at the KROKODIL Festival, will on Saturday, July 4 from 10:00 to 12:00, provide a space in the park in front of the Museum of Yugoslavia for conversation about citizens’ rights, exchange of experiences, and will continue to build a system of empowerment so that individuals are not alone when facing pressures. Because power is not something that is given or received. Power is something we build together. It belongs to people. And that is not a metaphor, but a starting point for connection, solidarity, and resistance at a time when the space for free civic action in Serbia is visibly shrinking and pressures on civil society are becoming increasingly intense.

Right(s) Therapy 3.0: Power of the People represents a direct response to the need for citizens’ voices to not only be heard but also protected, strengthened, and connected into a sustainable network of solidarity and action. In a context where activists, journalists, and civil society organizations are exposed to campaigns of discredit and smear, legal harassment and SLAPP lawsuits, through concrete protection and support mechanisms Right(s) Therapy 3.0: Power of the People becomes a strategic intervention in the social space and a synonym for civic engagement that connects civil society organizations, local initiatives, activists, and human rights defenders across the country, restoring citizens’ trust in joint action and reminding that democracy does not exist without active participation by people.

The discussion will be led by experts in human rights and psychological support.

Right(s) Therapy 3.0 is open to citizens, activists, journalists, artists, students, or anyone who wants to know how to protect their rights. We invite everyone who wishes to participate to apply by sending us a short description of a situation in which their rights were threatened to office@krokodilengagingwords.org with the subject APPLICATION FOR Right(s) Therapy 3.0: Power of the People. You may also send questions you would like answered during the Right(s) Therapy session to the same email address.

See you on July 4 at 10:00 — to listen, talk, and support and empower each other through group work.

The program is implemented with the support of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Belgrade.