Citizen assemblies known as Zborovi građana have announced that they will organize a full-day “Belgrade March” on Saturday, a 12-hour walk covering 39 kilometers across the city, marking one year since student protesters called on citizens to organize themselves into civic assemblies.
According to the organizers, the march will begin at Vukov Spomenik in Belgrade at 8:00 a.m. and will pass through several districts and landmarks, including Pančevo Bridge, Pupin Bridge, Zemun, New Belgrade, Gazela Bridge, Autokomanda, and Slavija Square, before ending at Studentski Trg around 8:00 p.m.
Organizers said participants who cannot complete the entire route are welcome to join the march at any stage along the way.
The event is part of a broader initiative titled “Svi u zborove” (Everyone to the Assemblies). As part of the program, a “Zbor Bazaar” will be held in Studentski Park starting at 4:00 p.m., featuring public discussions, community activities, and programs for children.
Organizers noted that March 2026 marks one year since students in blockade called on citizens to organize using the principles of direct democracy, a call first presented in a public letter during a large protest held on March 15, 2025.
Since then, they say, citizens’ assemblies have formed across Serbia, helping expand the student movement’s ideas beyond academic circles. According to the organizers, these groups have organized protests, blockades, public forums, environmental actions, and campaigns against controversial urban development plans, advocating for what they describe as a more just and socially responsible society.
To mark the anniversary of the movement, organizers say the “Belgrade March” symbolizes the persistence and decentralization of protests, recalling the many kilometers walked across cities, villages, bridges, and roads throughout the past year.
