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CHF Director Visits Emigrant Communities in Australia and New Zealand - Details - Created on Monday, 06 November 2017 00:00 CHF Director and Prsten association of Bosnian Croats president Mijo Marić was in Australia and New Zealand with a delegation from Bosnia-Herzegovina from the 27th of October to the 9th of November visiting numerous emigrant representatives and associations to learn more about their work and activity. In this interview he discusses the work of the CHF, the Prsten association and Croatians in the diaspora communities. What is at the core of the work of the Croatian Heritage Foundation? The Croatian Heritage Foundation has been active for 66 years and, as its name indicates, it is charged with the mission of networking emigrant Croatians, Croatians in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatians that have the status of minorities in other countries. This networking has its emotional aspect, but also a logical one, comprised in the fact that the effects of working together are much greater that the sum of the individual efforts of members of a group. As the popular saying goes – we are stronger together. Why then is there so much antagonism? Conflicts are natural and a part of human relationships. Conflicts also contain the potential for action and change. And our objective is to effect change to the current situation. What can be controversial in disputes is the method in which we resolve them. If disputes are overly emotionally coloured, which they often are, then we fall into the trap of seeking scapegoats and name-calling. This takes the facts out of the equation. What we want is a rational approach because it leads to problem solving activity. Is there a difference in approach between Croatians in Croatia and Croatians in the diaspora communities? Every migration is difficult and includes hardship, often even trauma. Massive migrations are often traumatic on a massive scale. This occurs in periods we often refer to as hard times. In these hard times every one of us bears his or her own torment, and his or her own hope. We nourish hope with the belief in a better tomorrow. This idea of a better tomorrow, among Croatians, was nurtured for hundreds of years with the aim of creating an independent Croatia. This generation had a window of opportunity to achieve this dream and succeeded in the mission. The dream was achieved! And this also required that we wake up and face the reality that involves leading, developing and appreciating our country. Our country! It was here that we were less than successful. Instead of addressing the problems that are an entirely natural part of the process, we simply let them accumulate, and the frustration grew alongside. The lack of activity saw us kick the can down the road. We sought out scapegoats and resorted to name-calling. It would be a great idea if we drew a line in the sand, forgave one another (we simply didn't know better) and now look to identifying functional solutions. Homeland and emigrant Croatia have so much in common and unity is just good logic. Your message at meetings with Croatians in New Zealand and Australia? Our messages are largely reflections of our needs and in a way a form or asking the people they are directed at to satisfy them. My job is to listen to and to hear these people, individually and as a group and then, through the content that is the Croatian Heritage Foundation, and in collaboration with national institutions, to morph them into actionable objectives with clear operationalization and deadlines – so that they not devolve in nothing more than a wish list. This is a great and joint mission shared by Croatians here in the country and our communities abroad. I am also confident that this is a good time. We are faced once again with the large-scale emigration of Croatians from both Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and this is now an issue of the first order for both countries. This is why Croatian Prime Minister Plenković, President Grabar-Kitarović and the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina Čović have afforded so much attention to this issue. On this visit to New Zealand and Australia Mr Čović and his aides, along with their meetings at the state level with top officials in New Zealand and Australia, took every opportunity to meet with our emigrant communities. What did you hear from our emigrants? These are people who moved to distant parts, taking with them their Croatian spirit, further enriched with the atmosphere and experience of life in New Zealand and Australia. To their courage, work ethic and experience they added the knowledge and wisdom of these developed nations. We met with groups and prominent citizens whose knowledge, experience and love of Croatia are precious. I hope and trust that we will know how to turn this into concrete content. You also stand at the helm of Prsten, a major association of Bosnian Croats. What about its activities? I believe that good ideas are self-sustaining ideas and that they find a way to live. We were motivated by good intentions in the idea to pool the effort of Croatians in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in all of the twelve years Prsten has existed we have gathered over three thousand people and over three hundred legal entities. In a broad range of content everyone has found their form of activity through social, cultural and sporting activity, providing scholarships to pupils and students and activity in the domains of science and the economy. Prsten is also home to some one hundred researchers whose knowledge and work are to the benefit of society as a whole. There is significant collaboration between them and the business people active in Prsten, who employ some fifty thousand people in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in their companies. It is our permanent mission to be a bridge of cooperation between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and the Croatians living all around the world. What impressed you most during your trip to New Zealand and Australia? There is a lot to be impressed with in these two countries, but I would single out my meeting with Croatians that have seen great success in the private sector. I am fascinated by their straightforwardness and capacity for focused observation. In spite of the rationality that informs their activity as business people, my experience has been that their decisions are also informed by a Croatian sentiment – unencumbered, however, by the weaknesses of their native land. Then there was the visit to the Cardinal Stepinac Village retirement home and Catholic centre. The people there nurture memories of the old country. The cakes still have that aroma from childhood. Memories of meadows, glades and streams revive and complement an image of the homeland as it was or ought to be. Here the homeland is nurtured and defended, at times criticised, but always loved. By: Jozo Pavković
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Ravnatelj Matice u posjetu iseljenicima u Australiji i Novom Zelandu - Objavljeno: Ravnatelj Hrvatske matice iseljenika i predsjednik Udruge bosanskih Hrvata “Prsten” Mijo Marić tijekom posjeta Australiji i Novom Zelandu s izaslanstvom BiH obišao je, od 27. listopada do 9. studenoga, brojne iseljenike, udruge... te se upoznao s njihovim radom i djelovanjem. U intervjuu govori o radu Matice iseljenika, Udruge “Prsten”, Hrvatima u dijaspori... Kako djeluje Matica iseljenika? Hrvatska matica iseljenika djeluje već 66 godina i, kao što joj ime kaže, zadatak joj je okupljanje iseljenih Hrvata te Hrvata u BiH i Hrvata koji imaju status manjina u drugim državama. To okupljanje ima svoje emocionalno utemeljenje, ali i logičko, sadržano u činjenici da je učinak djelovanja skupine znatno veći od zbroja pojedinačnog djelovanja članova skupine. Narod kaže - zajedno smo jači. Zašto onda imamo toliko međusobnih razilaženja? Sukobi su prirodni i svojstveni su ljudima u međusobnim odnosima. U sukobima se krije i potencijal za djelovanje i promjene. A cilj nam je promjena stanja. Ono što je sporno u sukobima je način njihova rješavanja. Ako ih previše emocionalno obojimo, što činimo često, onda smo na putu traženja krivca i međusobnog uzajamnog optuživanja. Pri tome izostaje činjenje. Poželjan je racionalan pristup jer je u njemu prisutna ideja traženja rješenja i djelovanja. Ima li tu razlike u pristupu između Hrvata u Hrvatskoj i Hrvata u dijaspori? Svako seljenje je teško i sadrži neugodu, a vrlo često i traumu. Velika seljenja često su velika trauma. To se događa u razdobljima koja u narodu uglavnom nazivamo teškim vremenima. U tim teškim vremenima svatko od nas nosi svoju muku, ali i svoju nadu. Nadu hranimo vjerovanjem u bolje sutra. To bolje sutra, u hrvatskom narodu, stotinama godina je hranjeno idejom stvaranja države Hrvatske. I, eto, ova generacija je dobila priliku stvoriti je. I u tome je uspjela. Ostvaren je san! A onda smo trebali probuditi se i suočiti s realnošću koja podrazumijeva vođenje, uređenje i poštovanje države. Naše države! Tu se nismo snašli. Umjesto rješavanja problema, koji se javljaju kao prirodno stanje, mi smo ih gomilali i frustracije su rasle. Zbog izostanka djelovanja, krenuli smo lakšim putem. Tražimo krivca i međusobno se optužujemo. Bilo bi dobro da povučemo crtu, jedni drugima oprostimo (nismo znali bolje) i u sadašnjem vremenu, kroz sadržaje tražimo funkcionalna rješenja. Tuzemna i iseljena Hrvatska imaju toliko toga zajedničkog, pa je zajedništvo jednostavno logično. Vaša poruka na susretu s Hrvatima Novog Zelanda i Australije? U poruke uglavnom ugrađujemo naše potrebe i stanovit su oblik traženja njihova ispunjenja od onoga kome su upućene. A moj posao je čuti te ljude, pojedinačno i grupno, a potom, kroz sadržaje Hrvatske matice iseljenika i u suradnji s državnim institucijama, pretvoriti to u ciljeve djelovanja s jasnom operacionalizacijom i vremenskim određenjem kako ne bi bile samo želje. I to je veliki zajednički posao Hrvata u RH i iseljenih Hrvata. Vjerujem da je ovo i dobar trenutak. Suočavamo se ponovno s velikim valom iseljavanja Hrvata iz BiH i Hrvatske te to postaje prvorazredan problem obiju država. Stoga su premijer RH Plenković, predsjednica Grabar-Kitarović i predsjedatelj Predsjedništva BiH Čović tom pitanju posvetili iznimnu pozornost. Na ovom putovanju u Novom Zelandu i Australiji Čović i njegovi suradnici, uz državničke susrete s najvišim dužnosnicima Novog Zelanda i Australije, svaki trenutak koriste za susret s iseljenicima. Što ste čuli od iseljenika? To su ljudi koji su otišli u daleki svijet i sa sobom ponijeli hrvatski duh koji su dodatno oplemenili podnebljem i iskustvom Novog Zelanda i Australije. Svojoj hrabrosti, radišnosti i iskustvu oni su dodali znanje i mudrost ovog razvijenog svijeta. Susreli smo se sa skupinama i vrlo važnim pojedincima čiji su znanje i iskustvo te ljubav prema Hrvatskoj pravo bogatstvo. Nadam se i vjerujem kako ćemo znati sve to pretvoriti u konkretne sadržaje. Vjerujem da su dobre ideje samoodržive i da nađu svoj način življenja. Mi smo u ideju okupljanja Hrvata iz BiH u RH krenuli s dobrim namjerama i u ovih 12 godina Prstenova postojanja okupili više od 3000 fizičkih i više od 300 pravnih osoba. U okviru širokog polja sadržaja, svatko je našao svoj oblik djelovanja kroz druženja, kulturne i sportske aktivnosti, stipendiranje učenika i studenata te znanstveno i gospodarsko djelovanje. U okviru Prstena je oko 100 znanstvenika koji svojim znanjem i radom unapređuju stanje u društvu. Značajna je suradnja između njih i Prstenovih gospodarstvenika koji u vlastitim tvrtkama u RH i BiH zapošljavaju oko 50.000 radnika. Stalna nam je misija biti most suradnje između BiH i RH te Hrvata koji su raseljeni diljem svijeta. Što vas se najviše dojmilo u Novom Zelandu i Australiji? Mnogo toga je dojmljivo u ovim dvjema zemljama, ali bih izdvojio susret s iznimno uspješnim Hrvatima na poslovnom polju. Fascinantna mi je njihova jednostavnost i sposobnost fokusnog opažanja. Unatoč njihovoj racionalnosti svojstvenoj poslovnim ljudima, moj doživljaj je da su i njihovi poslovni potezi obojeni hrvatskim osjećajima, doduše oslobođeni slabosti podneblja iz kojega su došli. Potom, boravak u Hrvatskom katoličkom centru i staračkom domu “Kardinal Stepinac”. Tu se čuvaju uspomene na zavičaj. Tu kolači još uvijek isto mirišu kao u doba djetinjstva, a sjećanja na livade, proplanke i potoke oživljavaju i međusobnim dopunjavanjima stvaraju domovinu onakvom kakva je bila ili bi trebala biti. Tu se domovina čuva i brani, ponekada kori, ali zauvijek voli. (www.vecernji.ba) Tekst: Jozo Pavković Aktualnosti Gradišćanski učenici iz Gradišća i Koljnofa predstavljaju hrvatski folklor Zajednička manifestacija hrvatskih srijemskih udruga kulture Piknik HKUD-a Fala Mandićevo i XII. Susret Hrvata Italije Predstavljanje knjige Dinka Šokčevića u Beču Adam Dworski - Izložba keramičkih radova Hrvatski sabor kulture u Sloveniji Matica prvi put na Kliofestu 19. hodočašće Hrvata Skandinavije Večer Hrvata BiH u Berlinu Događanja Jubilarni Dani A. Matoša i Josipa Andrića Priznanje hrvatsko-makedonskoj pjesnikinji Anketa za zainteresirane za studiranje u Hrvatskoj Sakrament sv. potvrde u Frankfurtu vodio biskup Juraj Jezerinac Stjepan Radić dobio ulicu u Pragu Tematska sjednica Odbora za Hrvate izvan RH o dijaspori Igračka u srcu na monoštorski način Australska slikarica darovala svoje slike riječkome muzeju Izložba i predavanje o Gradišćanskim Hrvatima u Samoborskom muzeju Branimir Ben Puljić posjetio sarajevski Napredak