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Partner organizations
The
Mitrovica Rock School is a joint initiative of Musicians without
Borders, Community Building Mitrovica, the Fontys Rock Academy and
IKV Pax Christi. The Skopje Summer Schools are carried out in
partnership with Civil – Center for Freedom.
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 Musicians without Borders is
an international network organization that uses the power of
music to connect communities, bridge divides and heal the
wounds of war and conflict. The original Rock School concept
was born from an encounter between MwB-trainers, CBM staff and
Mitrovica musicians, after which MwB collected and shipped
pop-rock music instruments from the Netherlands to equip the
Mitrovica Rock School. As the lead organization in the
Mitrovica Rock School project, Musicians without Borders
coordinates the roles of all partners and builds local
management and organizational capacity.
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 Community Building Mitrovica
identifies and advances joint interests of all Mitrovica
residents through facilitation of interethnic dialogue and
advocacy, as well as strengthening civil society to hold
institutions accountable. A founding partner of the Rock
School, CBM serves as the local facilitator, administrator and
coordinator of the Mitrovica Rock School.
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 The Fontys Rock
Academy is a leading BA-level academy for pop and rock music
in Europe. The Fontys Rock Academy helps the Mitrovica Rock
School develop its didactic program, provides regular teacher
exchanges and training, and has assisted in the development of
nearly every aspect of the school.
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 IKV Pax Christi works for
peace, reconciliation and justice in the world, by joining
with people in conflict areas to work on a peaceful and
democratic society. As the founder of CBM, it was IKV that
first introduced the new organization to Musicians without
Borders and helped develop the first plan for a rock music
school in Mitrovica. IKV Pax Christi continues to provide PR
and consultancy support to the Mitrovica Rock School, and
recently granted the school the 2011 Superhero of Peace
Award.
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 Civil is a Skopje-based NGO,
developing projects to promote reconciliation, non-violence
and freedom of the press. During the Skopje Summer Schools,
Civil is responsible for logistics and press outreach in
Skopje.
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