Arts Approaches to Community-Based Peacebuilding (AACP)
Babu Ayindo (Kenya) and Kyoko Okumoto (Japan)
This course is grounded on the belief that all humans are artists; therefore, it is designed for any peace worker interested in tapping into his/her own individual creativity in composing works and processes of meaning, beauty and imagination while simultaneously working towards breaking cycles of violence. This is an intensive course that intentionally seeks to go beyond the claim that the “arts are powerful” and examine the nature and theory of arts-based approaches to peacebuilding.
Through interactive and experiential learning, the course explores select art forms and how they evolve and intersect with community-based efforts in building peace. These art forms include: storytelling, handwork, forum theater, visual arts, music and dance. A special component of the course is a field-visit with pioneer artists in Mindanao working at the intersection of arts and peacebuilding. The learning space is organized to provide a supportive and challenging environment for participants to propose and develop arts-based initiatives that they can apply in their own contexts.
Photos from the third week's Opening Ceremony of MPI's 2018 Annual Peacebuilding Training
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