WAR DIVIDES, MUSIC CONNECTS
We use music as a tool to build connections, foster empathy and shape communities.
Studies have shown that music is a powerful tool that can influence behavior, shape culture and strengthen social bonds.
We use music as a means to address the needs of societies divided and affected by conflict.
Mission
To use the power of music to bridge divides, connect communities, and heal the wounds of war.
Vision
To inspire people worldwide to engage as peacemakers and use music to transform lives.
How We Work
Music is an integral part of human nature. It has the potential to connect and bring people together. We use music as a tool to alleviate the disastrous effects and causes of war and mass violence, collaborating with organizations and change-makers globally so together we can:
Create long-term programs that respond to the true contexts and
needs of people’s lives
Train musicians and community leaders to effect nonviolent change
Advocate for peace
On the ground, this can sound like rock music, Burundian drumming, rap music, a cello sonata, or a stick hitting the bottom of a bucket. It’s not up to us to decide what the music will sound like. Our role is to create access to music-making that is guided by our Working Principles of safety, inclusion, equality, creativity, and quality. This approach opens a musical space that enables people to communicate and share. It defines how we work.
Why Music?
December 9, 2020
MITROVICA ROCK SCHOOL: RETHINKING MUSIC AND RECONCILIATION DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
Mitrovica Rock School worked: students of the school found a place where politics could be shut out and where ethnic identity was secondary. What matters at the Rock School is what you can do, what you like and what you’re like. But then COVID-19 happened.
December 2, 2020
RWANDA YOUTH MUSIC: ACCESS TO CULTURE IS HEALTHCARE
In Rwanda, music activities and support groups for young people living with HIV have been closed for ten months. We know that when it becomes possible to meet again, support will be more necessary than ever.
"Roundtable Rival"
by Lindsey Stirling
Performed by Melany Carpio