By Vivian Stromberg | Executive Director, MADRE
In partnership with OWFI, MADRE has been supporting young Iraqis in their quest to unite and demand peace through poetry, music, and other art forms.
Art Action for Peace organized a Summer Festival in Al Zawra' Central Park. The festival brought together nearly 1,400 people over the course of the day from all areas of the city. The festival included musical performances and readings by young women and men advocating for peace and women’s rights. In addition to the Summer Festival, Art Action for Peace continues to hold regular gatherings of 20 to 30 young artists each week, enabling them to develop their art and strengthen their commitment to peace.
MADRE and OWFI staff also provided technical and moral support to Art Action for Peace youth organizers to create a new umbrella organization that will include all existing and developing Art Action groups: poetry, music, theater, writing, and sports. Finally, training was provided to outreach program officers who wanted to extend the reach of Art Action for Peace to cities in central, southern and western Iraq.
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