We are living in pivotal times. The world is being reshaped. In April, a new war erupted in Sudan. This time, those who once fought side by side—committing massacres, ethnic cleansing, and sexual violence against the most innocent indigenous peoples of the Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile, and Darfur—have turned against each other. Over seven million Sudanese have fled their homes. So many, in fact, that neighboring countries—except for the Republic of South Sudan and Uganda—can no longer accept them. No one reports on what is happening at the border with Chad; the latest news suggests that the Mesalit people in Darfur are facing genocide.

Thanks to our volunteers and the communication networks we helped establish, we know that the safest places now are the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile. This is largely due to the leadership of SPLA North commander Abdel Aziz al Hilu, who is spearheading a liberation movement against militant Islamic extremists and paramilitary mercenaries (the Janjaweed), who are fighting for control over natural resources and human lives.

In January, before Sudan began to disintegrate, Abdel Aziz al Hilu—after seven years of waiting due to the proximity of government forces and Janjaweed—finally granted us permission to visit the most remote region of Kauniaro in the southeast near the Nile, traveling by motorcycle with guides and armed escorts.

Our new calendar, Humanity and Inhumanity 2024, presents photographs taken by the first European photographers in Kauniaro after World War II, juxtaposed with images we captured ourselves, half a century later.

George Rodger, Leni Riefenstahl, and Antonio Cores were all deeply struck by the unique African culture in Kauniaro, particularly by the ceremonial expressions of love and the worship of sexual energy as a force of universal nature.

What has changed—dramatically—and what has remained unchanged, Bojana and I will attempt to reveal in our upcoming documentary film, A Letter to Europe.

The new calendar by the Tomo Križnar Foundation, Humanity and Inhumanity 2024, offers a preview of what you will see in A Letter to Europe.

We plan to return to Kauniaro before Christmas to complete filming. This time, we will be joined by Ivan, the son of photographer Antonio Cores. Ivan arrived in the mountains in 1977 with his hippie parents at the age of six. They stayed for four years, filming continuously, welcomed by the extraordinarily hospitable indigenous people. Ivan was not educated in a Spanish primary school, but by his Nuban peers. Now, at fifty-five, he will return for the first time to the place he describes as the happiest of his life.

What will he tell us when he confronts the new reality?

If you wish to support our efforts, you can do so by purchasing our calendar and planner. By doing so, you will join our mission to resist the extermination of the most innocent living people—and at the same time, help combat the spiritual decay at home.

The calendar by the Tomo Križnar Foundation and the humanitarian organization H.O.P.E. for the year 2024 can be ordered by sending a message to tomo.narocila@gmail.com. Please remember to include your postal address so we can send you the calendar. You may order the 2024 planner in the same way; both items are available in the attached files.

The calendar and planner make meaningful alternative Christmas or New Year gifts for relatives and friends who have grown weary of traditional gift-giving. Kindly provide their postal address for delivery, and your own address for invoicing. In these times of great trials, we strive to preserve mutual trust and believe you will settle the invoice upon receiving the package.

Price of the calendar: €9 + shipping
Price of the planner: €9 + shipping

Delivery: mid-December
Payment to the Tomo Križnar Foundation account:
IBAN: SI56 0400 1004 8620 172
BIC: KBMASI2X

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Thank you sincerely for your support, fellow travelers.
Wishing you a joyful New Year!

Bojana and Tomo