Gornji Milanovac: 150 Students Set Out on Foot for Slavija
The first of three western walking columns has left for the Student List final rally in Belgrade. Valjevo and Sabac set out tomorrow, Novi Sad on Tuesday.
Students from Gornji Milanovac opened the western walking route to Belgrade on Sunday, October 18: about 150 students set out from the town’s Prince Mihailo Square, heading for Slavija, where the Student List holds its final rally, “Victory Calls,” on October 22.
What did the departure look like?
The group gathered around 10 a.m., and several dozen residents saw the students off. Before setting out, the students and the crowd danced a kolo to a brass band. Two drummers lead the column, and the walkers carry a large cross, Serbian flags and flags reading “Students Win.”
What is the route?
The students announced that they will reach Belgrade via Ljig, Lazarevac and Obrenovac, using regional roads through towns and villages. They are due to cover about 120 kilometers in four days. Registration for the walk from western Serbia was open until midnight on October 15. The announcements we had on hand do not give a start time for the rally at Slavija.
The other columns: Valjevo, Sabac, Novi Sad
Students from western Serbia said they are organizing three walking columns. The Gornji Milanovac group is the first, and the other two leave on October 19: one from Valjevo via Lazarevac and Obrenovac, the other from Sabac via Banjani near Ub and Obrenovac.
The northern column departs on Tuesday, October 20, from Novi Sad via Stara Pazova. The students organizing it asked anyone interested to fill in a registration form, and in their call they said:
We will once again show the strength of our will, our unity and our solidarity. Every step is a message, every kilometer is proof that we are not giving up. We continue together, until victory.
The eastern column went ahead of all the others. It set out on October 16 from Zajecar and will pass through Bor, Zagubica, Petrovac na Mlavi, Pozarevac and Smederevo. We reported earlier on its crossing from Bor to Zagubica over Crni Vrh. The students will cover a little over 240 kilometers in six days, and the Bor to Zagubica stretch, walked on October 17, is about 50 kilometers long, with arrival planned for around 10 p.m.
The departure schedule at a glance
- October 16: Zajecar, via Bor, Zagubica, Petrovac na Mlavi, Pozarevac and Smederevo
- October 18: Gornji Milanovac, via Ljig, Lazarevac and Obrenovac
- October 19: Valjevo, via Lazarevac and Obrenovac, and Sabac, via Banjani near Ub and Obrenovac
- October 20: Novi Sad, via Stara Pazova
The October 22 rally at Slavija is the Student List’s last public event before the snap parliamentary elections. According to the students’ announcement, the three western columns are due to merge in Belgrade.
