if you follow the news these days you might be tempted to despair it sometimes
might be tempted to despair it sometimes
might be tempted to despair it sometimes seems as though a new age has started in
seems as though a new age has started in
seems as though a new age has started in which forces beyond our control are
which forces beyond our control are
which forces beyond our control are hurling our planet and all its
hurling our planet and all its
hurling our planet and all its inhabitants to annihilation the world’s
inhabitants to annihilation the world’s
inhabitants to annihilation the world’s most powerful countries openly turned
most powerful countries openly turned
most powerful countries openly turned towards nationalism xenophobia
towards nationalism xenophobia
towards nationalism xenophobia militarism rattling their nuclear swords
militarism rattling their nuclear swords
militarism rattling their nuclear swords and in our darkest moments we sometimes
and in our darkest moments we sometimes
and in our darkest moments we sometimes think that there’s nothing that can stop
think that there’s nothing that can stop
think that there’s nothing that can stop it but there’s another reality one that
it but there’s another reality one that
it but there’s another reality one that mostly flies under the radar but is no
mostly flies under the radar but is no
mostly flies under the radar but is no less powerful I’m referring to the
less powerful I’m referring to the
less powerful I’m referring to the hundreds of thousands of organizations
hundreds of thousands of organizations
hundreds of thousands of organizations millions of people around the world who
millions of people around the world who
millions of people around the world who work day and night to restore rebuild
work day and night to restore rebuild
work day and night to restore rebuild connect protect and heal never before in
connect protect and heal never before in
connect protect and heal never before in the history of humankind have there been
the history of humankind have there been
the history of humankind have there been so many people working for a sustainable
so many people working for a sustainable
so many people working for a sustainable world of equality justice and peace and
world of equality justice and peace and
world of equality justice and peace and even if we don’t hear about it every day
even if we don’t hear about it every day
even if we don’t hear about it every day it’s there and something new is
it’s there and something new is
it’s there and something new is happening because many of the most
happening because many of the most
happening because many of the most innovative changemakers these days are
innovative changemakers these days are
innovative changemakers these days are coming from the arts filmmakers theatre
coming from the arts filmmakers theatre
coming from the arts filmmakers theatre makers writers dancers singers devoting
makers writers dancers singers devoting
makers writers dancers singers devoting their art to not only to exploring the
their art to not only to exploring the
their art to not only to exploring the ideas of a different world which has
ideas of a different world which has
ideas of a different world which has always been one of the function of the
always been one of the function of the
always been one of the function of the arts but also helping to nurture it into
arts but also helping to nurture it into
arts but also helping to nurture it into being I’d like to speak this evening
being I’d like to speak this evening
being I’d like to speak this evening about war fear
about war fear
about war fear empathy and music most of us have come
empathy and music most of us have come
empathy and music most of us have come to understand that the extreme wealth in
to understand that the extreme wealth in
to understand that the extreme wealth in some parts of the world comes at the
some parts of the world comes at the
some parts of the world comes at the cost of extreme poverty and misery in
cost of extreme poverty and misery in
cost of extreme poverty and misery in the rest people of course all need to
the rest people of course all need to
the rest people of course all need to survive and all want a good life so in
survive and all want a good life so in
survive and all want a good life so in this world of inequality they try to
this world of inequality they try to
this world of inequality they try to change things and this often results in
change things and this often results in
change things and this often results in conflict as we also all know and these
conflict as we also all know and these
conflict as we also all know and these conflicts lead very often to the
conflicts lead very often to the
conflicts lead very often to the ultimate disconnect which we call war
meanwhile you and I human beings of this
meanwhile you and I human beings of this planet are pitted against each other
planet are pitted against each other
planet are pitted against each other persuaded that the real threats are not
persuaded that the real threats are not
persuaded that the real threats are not the system of inequality but rather our
the system of inequality but rather our
the system of inequality but rather our neighbors who have a different skin
neighbors who have a different skin
neighbors who have a different skin color or a different religious
color or a different religious
color or a different religious background a different ideological
background a different ideological
background a different ideological belief or addition different national
belief or addition different national
belief or addition different national origin and why would we go along with
origin and why would we go along with
origin and why would we go along with such a system why would be we be ok with
such a system why would be we be ok with
such a system why would be we be ok with a world which is based on the unequal
a world which is based on the unequal
a world which is based on the unequal distribution of resources held into
distribution of resources held into
distribution of resources held into place by domination and war what keeps
place by domination and war what keeps
place by domination and war what keeps that vicious cycle going what fuels that
that vicious cycle going what fuels that
that vicious cycle going what fuels that disconnect I think there’s a one-word
disconnect I think there’s a one-word
disconnect I think there’s a one-word answer to that and I think it’s fear
when I was growing up in the u.s. we
when I was growing up in the u.s. we were taught to be afraid of the
were taught to be afraid of the
were taught to be afraid of the Communists the Russians the Chinese
Communists the Russians the Chinese
Communists the Russians the Chinese insurgents spies they were everywhere
insurgents spies they were everywhere
insurgents spies they were everywhere under every mailbox was actually the
under every mailbox was actually the
under every mailbox was actually the phrase when we went to school we had to
phrase when we went to school we had to
phrase when we went to school we had to participate in air raid drills hiding
participate in air raid drills hiding
participate in air raid drills hiding under our desks or ducking and covering
under our desks or ducking and covering
under our desks or ducking and covering as it was called in the hallways with
as it was called in the hallways with
as it was called in the hallways with our arms on our shoulders to prevent us
our arms on our shoulders to prevent us
our arms on our shoulders to prevent us from being heard in a nuclear war people
from being heard in a nuclear war people
from being heard in a nuclear war people were encouraged to build bomb shelters
were encouraged to build bomb shelters
were encouraged to build bomb shelters in their basements
in their basements
in their basements Trulli with saltines and canned fish and
Trulli with saltines and canned fish and
Trulli with saltines and canned fish and stuff like that and there were hearings
stuff like that and there were hearings
stuff like that and there were hearings held congressional hearings people like
held congressional hearings people like
held congressional hearings people like me musicians artists writers scientists
me musicians artists writers scientists
me musicians artists writers scientists teachers lost their jobs were
teachers lost their jobs were
teachers lost their jobs were blacklisted some people went to prison a
blacklisted some people went to prison a
blacklisted some people went to prison a few were even executed and meanwhile
few were even executed and meanwhile
few were even executed and meanwhile there was a terrifying arms race and we
there was a terrifying arms race and we
there was a terrifying arms race and we grew up under the shadow of the bomb
so then some decades later when the
so then some decades later when the Berlin Wall fell and we didn’t have to
Berlin Wall fell and we didn’t have to
Berlin Wall fell and we didn’t have to be afraid of the Communists anymore
be afraid of the Communists anymore
be afraid of the Communists anymore suddenly there were other villains as I
suddenly there were other villains as I
suddenly there were other villains as I remember Qadhafi was one of the first
remember Qadhafi was one of the first
remember Qadhafi was one of the first Saddam the axis of evil iran-iraq North
Saddam the axis of evil iran-iraq North
Saddam the axis of evil iran-iraq North Korea since 9/11 the terrorists and now
Korea since 9/11 the terrorists and now
Korea since 9/11 the terrorists and now even refugees even people fleeing from
even refugees even people fleeing from
even refugees even people fleeing from war are on the fear list we’re supposed
war are on the fear list we’re supposed
war are on the fear list we’re supposed to be afraid of them statistics actually
to be afraid of them statistics actually
to be afraid of them statistics actually show that you’re more likely to die
show that you’re more likely to die
show that you’re more likely to die falling out of your bed than by a
falling out of your bed than by a
falling out of your bed than by a terrorist attack but fear works fear
terrorist attack but fear works fear
terrorist attack but fear works fear works because it puts us in our
works because it puts us in our
works because it puts us in our fight-or-flight mode it makes it harder
fight-or-flight mode it makes it harder
fight-or-flight mode it makes it harder for us to think creatively or to think
for us to think creatively or to think
for us to think creatively or to think critically for that matter so
critically for that matter so
critically for that matter so politicians and media can evoke images
politicians and media can evoke images
politicians and media can evoke images of threats to us and we will gladly
of threats to us and we will gladly
of threats to us and we will gladly allow them to do whatever they want and
allow them to do whatever they want and
allow them to do whatever they want and that keeps that system in place so what
that keeps that system in place so what
that keeps that system in place so what can we do you and I as changemakers
can we do you and I as changemakers
can we do you and I as changemakers today what do we have in our human
today what do we have in our human
today what do we have in our human store-room are human filing cabinet of
store-room are human filing cabinet of
store-room are human filing cabinet of capacities to counter fear empathy we
capacities to counter fear empathy we
capacities to counter fear empathy we have empathy the human capacity to
have empathy the human capacity to
have empathy the human capacity to understand the other to stand in the
understand the other to stand in the
understand the other to stand in the other shoes to feel the others feelings
other shoes to feel the others feelings
other shoes to feel the others feelings to mirror the other to feel the pain of
to mirror the other to feel the pain of
to mirror the other to feel the pain of the other to share in the joys empathy
the other to share in the joys empathy
the other to share in the joys empathy is the glue of human relationships it’s
is the glue of human relationships it’s
is the glue of human relationships it’s part of our DNA our capacity for empathy
part of our DNA our capacity for empathy
part of our DNA our capacity for empathy is why we at one point as a species in
is why we at one point as a species in
is why we at one point as a species in our evolution came out of our caves and
our evolution came out of our caves and
our evolution came out of our caves and joined in groups larger and larger and
joined in groups larger and larger and
joined in groups larger and larger and larger groups such as even today
larger groups such as even today
larger groups such as even today international gatherings like this one
so what might be the connection between
so what might be the connection between empathy and music I’ve always made music
empathy and music I’ve always made music
empathy and music I’ve always made music I grew up in a singing community and I
I grew up in a singing community and I
I grew up in a singing community and I was taught some instruments and I
was taught some instruments and I
was taught some instruments and I learned a few more and I spent many
learned a few more and I spent many
learned a few more and I spent many years as a choir director and leading
years as a choir director and leading
years as a choir director and leading singing ensembles and of all the
singing ensembles and of all the
singing ensembles and of all the experiences all the wonderful
experiences all the wonderful
experiences all the wonderful experiences that I’ve had with music the
experiences that I’ve had with music the
experiences that I’ve had with music the ones that touched me the most were
ones that touched me the most were
ones that touched me the most were always when that music did something to
always when that music did something to
always when that music did something to shift consciousness change the energy
shift consciousness change the energy
shift consciousness change the energy transform a dynamic or deepen a
transform a dynamic or deepen a
transform a dynamic or deepen a connection sometimes that was just in a
connection sometimes that was just in a
connection sometimes that was just in a concert where listeners and performers
concert where listeners and performers
concert where listeners and performers could sort of get into a shared space of
could sort of get into a shared space of
could sort of get into a shared space of understanding and appreciation of
understanding and appreciation of
understanding and appreciation of something beautiful that was happening
something beautiful that was happening
something beautiful that was happening but also in social movements peace
but also in social movements peace
but also in social movements peace movement civil rights movements freedom
movement civil rights movements freedom
movement civil rights movements freedom movements people sing to bring them
movements people sing to bring them
movements people sing to bring them together and to give each other courage
together and to give each other courage
together and to give each other courage to face perhaps police violence arrest
to face perhaps police violence arrest
to face perhaps police violence arrest imprisonment but singing connects and
imprisonment but singing connects and
imprisonment but singing connects and gives people courage
gives people courage
gives people courage once a choir member in one of my groups
once a choir member in one of my groups
once a choir member in one of my groups who had completely lost at the use of
who had completely lost at the use of
who had completely lost at the use of her voice by an operation a throat
her voice by an operation a throat
her voice by an operation a throat operation amazed us when we went by to
operation amazed us when we went by to
operation amazed us when we went by to see her and to sing for her and when her
see her and to sing for her and when her
see her and to sing for her and when her favorite song came along she started
favorite song came along she started
favorite song came along she started singing twice we’ve sung ourselves
singing twice we’ve sung ourselves
singing twice we’ve sung ourselves across hostile borders when guards
across hostile borders when guards
across hostile borders when guards didn’t want to let us through and when
didn’t want to let us through and when
didn’t want to let us through and when we started making music slowly you saw
we started making music slowly you saw
we started making music slowly you saw the smiles coming and then the gates
the smiles coming and then the gates
the smiles coming and then the gates opened three times we have helped people
opened three times we have helped people
opened three times we have helped people to die peacefully surrounding them with
to die peacefully surrounding them with
to die peacefully surrounding them with loving voices in all of these all of
loving voices in all of these all of
loving voices in all of these all of these experiences it was the music that
these experiences it was the music that
these experiences it was the music that in a situation of fear anxiety or
in a situation of fear anxiety or
in a situation of fear anxiety or suspicion brought calm and connection
suspicion brought calm and connection
suspicion brought calm and connection today neuro and behavioral scientists
today neuro and behavioral scientists
today neuro and behavioral scientists are exploring what many musicians have
are exploring what many musicians have
are exploring what many musicians have known for many years from their own
known for many years from their own
known for many years from their own experience that making music and being
experience that making music and being
experience that making music and being part of music not only can help you for
part of music not only can help you for
part of music not only can help you for example to learn a language or to do
example to learn a language or to do
example to learn a language or to do better at math but making music also
better at math but making music also
better at math but making music also decreases stress decreases the tendency
decreases stress decreases the tendency
decreases stress decreases the tendency to be a credit aggressive increases
to be a credit aggressive increases
to be a credit aggressive increases concentration and focus and helps us to
concentration and focus and helps us to
concentration and focus and helps us to cooperate with each other research with
cooperate with each other research with
cooperate with each other research with young children youth older people people
young children youth older people people
young children youth older people people suffering from dementia or Parkinson’s
suffering from dementia or Parkinson’s
suffering from dementia or Parkinson’s or autism show across the board
or autism show across the board
or autism show across the board that making music especially making
that making music especially making
that making music especially making music with others increases the ability
music with others increases the ability
music with others increases the ability to connect back to oneself and with the
to connect back to oneself and with the
to connect back to oneself and with the other in this shared space of music what
other in this shared space of music what
other in this shared space of music what is happening
is happening
is happening there is empathy so fear causes
there is empathy so fear causes
there is empathy so fear causes disconnection empathy helps to counter
disconnection empathy helps to counter
disconnection empathy helps to counter fear and music creates empathy on these
fear and music creates empathy on these
fear and music creates empathy on these principles almost 18 years ago a group
principles almost 18 years ago a group
principles almost 18 years ago a group of musician friends got together and
of musician friends got together and
of musician friends got together and started what we thought of as a new kind
started what we thought of as a new kind
started what we thought of as a new kind of peace organization and we called it
of peace organization and we called it
of peace organization and we called it musicians Without Borders today we work
musicians Without Borders today we work
musicians Without Borders today we work in many places around the world with our
in many places around the world with our
in many places around the world with our fellow musicians there to use the power
fellow musicians there to use the power
fellow musicians there to use the power of music to help to strengthen
of music to help to strengthen
of music to help to strengthen communities to cross divides and to heal
communities to cross divides and to heal
communities to cross divides and to heal the wounds of war I’d like to share with
the wounds of war I’d like to share with
the wounds of war I’d like to share with you a couple of examples to give an idea
you a couple of examples to give an idea
you a couple of examples to give an idea of how in how many ways music can be
of how in how many ways music can be
of how in how many ways music can be applied to this very basic grassroots
applied to this very basic grassroots
applied to this very basic grassroots form of peacebuilding first Kosovo the
form of peacebuilding first Kosovo the
form of peacebuilding first Kosovo the end of the Kosovo war in 1999 the city
end of the Kosovo war in 1999 the city
end of the Kosovo war in 1999 the city of Metro Vita in northern Kosovo was
of Metro Vita in northern Kosovo was
of Metro Vita in northern Kosovo was left divided by the river that runs
left divided by the river that runs
left divided by the river that runs through it with the ethnic Serbs on the
through it with the ethnic Serbs on the
through it with the ethnic Serbs on the north side of the river
north side of the river
north side of the river the Albanians on the south side the
the Albanians on the south side the
the Albanians on the south side the bridges had been destroyed they were
bridges had been destroyed they were
bridges had been destroyed they were rebuilt by international forces but
rebuilt by international forces but
rebuilt by international forces but today almost twenty years later those
today almost twenty years later those
today almost twenty years later those bridges are barricaded and almost no one
bridges are barricaded and almost no one
bridges are barricaded and almost no one dares to climb over the rubble and cross
dares to climb over the rubble and cross
dares to climb over the rubble and cross to the other side and the suspicion and
to the other side and the suspicion and
to the other side and the suspicion and mistrust that is pervasive still among
mistrust that is pervasive still among
mistrust that is pervasive still among the older people who were there during
the older people who were there during
the older people who were there during the conflict also gets passed on to the
the conflict also gets passed on to the
the conflict also gets passed on to the younger ones who never even met their
younger ones who never even met their
younger ones who never even met their peers on the other side of their own
peers on the other side of their own
peers on the other side of their own City
City
City but Mitra Vita had another history
but Mitra Vita had another history
but Mitra Vita had another history before the war it was a rock and roll
before the war it was a rock and roll
before the war it was a rock and roll town many of the old rockers who came
town many of the old rockers who came
town many of the old rockers who came out into the Xu
out into the Xu
out into the Xu via music scene came from this town and
via music scene came from this town and
via music scene came from this town and it’s inter-ethnic vibrant rock music
it’s inter-ethnic vibrant rock music
it’s inter-ethnic vibrant rock music scene so after the war some rock
scene so after the war some rock
scene so after the war some rock musicians approached us and asked for
musicians approached us and asked for
musicians approached us and asked for our help and in 2008 we opened up the me
our help and in 2008 we opened up the me
our help and in 2008 we opened up the me trivita rock school since that time more
trivita rock school since that time more
trivita rock school since that time more than 900 young people have come through
than 900 young people have come through
than 900 young people have come through that school learning how to play the
that school learning how to play the
that school learning how to play the guitar or the base or the drums or the
guitar or the base or the drums or the
guitar or the base or the drums or the keys or to be a great singer and to
keys or to be a great singer and to
keys or to be a great singer and to write and arrange their own songs and to
write and arrange their own songs and to
write and arrange their own songs and to perform together in bands they play in
perform together in bands they play in
perform together in bands they play in ethnically mixed bands but we don’t talk
ethnically mixed bands but we don’t talk
ethnically mixed bands but we don’t talk politics we only talk music the meter
politics we only talk music the meter
politics we only talk music the meter Victor Rock school is making it normal
Victor Rock school is making it normal
Victor Rock school is making it normal for young people to have friends who
for young people to have friends who
for young people to have friends who play music with them who come from
play music with them who come from
play music with them who come from anywhere even the other side of their
anywhere even the other side of their
anywhere even the other side of their own town let me share with you a little
own town let me share with you a little
own town let me share with you a little bit of a recent song composed and
bit of a recent song composed and
bit of a recent song composed and arranged by one of our newest ethnically
arranged by one of our newest ethnically
arranged by one of our newest ethnically mixed bands young people singing about
mixed bands young people singing about
mixed bands young people singing about love doing what they love to do
oh dear well I’ll tell you it’s rock
oh dear well I’ll tell you it’s rock music
imagine it’s very loud so the only thing
imagine it’s very loud so the only thing the only way you’re going to be able to
the only way you’re going to be able to
the only way you’re going to be able to see this actually is going to be able to
see this actually is going to be able to
see this actually is going to be able to go to musicians Without Borders org and
go to musicians Without Borders org and
go to musicians Without Borders org and look at the Mitra visa rock school and
look at the Mitra visa rock school and
look at the Mitra visa rock school and go to the movies on there and then you
go to the movies on there and then you
go to the movies on there and then you will see this wonderful group called
will see this wonderful group called
will see this wonderful group called proximity mine singing their song which
proximity mine singing their song which
proximity mine singing their song which is called wash which is sort of how I’m
is called wash which is sort of how I’m
is called wash which is sort of how I’m feeling right now but that’s fine
I was going to tell you the story about
I was going to tell you the story about Rwanda because that’s another place
Rwanda because that’s another place
Rwanda because that’s another place where we work there we go
where we work there we go
where we work there we go wonderful Rwanda a very different place
wonderful Rwanda a very different place
wonderful Rwanda a very different place of course and also deeply affected by a
of course and also deeply affected by a
of course and also deeply affected by a war in 1994 genocide in Rwanda killed
war in 1994 genocide in Rwanda killed
war in 1994 genocide in Rwanda killed almost a million people within a hundred
almost a million people within a hundred
almost a million people within a hundred days hundreds of thousands were wounded
days hundreds of thousands were wounded
days hundreds of thousands were wounded many children left orphaned women were
many children left orphaned women were
many children left orphaned women were systematically raped and many were
systematically raped and many were
systematically raped and many were infected with HIV today we work with
infected with HIV today we work with
infected with HIV today we work with Rwandan musicians to try to help heal
Rwandan musicians to try to help heal
Rwandan musicians to try to help heal some of those wounds of war and what we
some of those wounds of war and what we
some of those wounds of war and what we do is we train them to be community
do is we train them to be community
do is we train them to be community music leaders to be able to work with
music leaders to be able to work with
music leaders to be able to work with the children who were the most
the children who were the most
the children who were the most vulnerable in their community so
vulnerable in their community so
vulnerable in their community so children who are affected by HIV the
children who are affected by HIV the
children who are affected by HIV the orphans and refugees we have trained up
orphans and refugees we have trained up
orphans and refugees we have trained up to now about 80 young Rwandan s– as
to now about 80 young Rwandan s– as
to now about 80 young Rwandan s– as community music leaders and they work
community music leaders and they work
community music leaders and they work with 30,000 children on a regular basis
with 30,000 children on a regular basis
with 30,000 children on a regular basis now let’s see if we can listen to Eve
now let’s see if we can listen to Eve
now let’s see if we can listen to Eve who is one of our musicians who tells in
who is one of our musicians who tells in
who is one of our musicians who tells in this video I’m telling you ahead of time
this video I’m telling you ahead of time
this video I’m telling you ahead of time how music helped him to survive his own
how music helped him to survive his own
how music helped him to survive his own history in the war and how he is now
history in the war and how he is now
history in the war and how he is now trying to pass it on to children in his
trying to pass it on to children in his
trying to pass it on to children in his own community so Michael Jackson I saw a
own community so Michael Jackson I saw a
own community so Michael Jackson I saw a sharp line and those people where
sharp line and those people where
sharp line and those people where inspired me a lot to become mrs. Shanti
my parents used music just forget there
my parents used music just forget there that they are refugees
that they are refugees
that they are refugees once they sing any detail today they are
once they sing any detail today they are
once they sing any detail today they are running musically could feel that their
running musically could feel that their
running musically could feel that their home I wasn’t raised by my mind and I
home I wasn’t raised by my mind and I
home I wasn’t raised by my mind and I could feel this love nest maybe because
could feel this love nest maybe because
could feel this love nest maybe because I didn’t get a day that’s affection for
I didn’t get a day that’s affection for
I didn’t get a day that’s affection for my mom but music helped me not just to
my mom but music helped me not just to
my mom but music helped me not just to think to be a prism of thoughts I used
think to be a prism of thoughts I used
think to be a prism of thoughts I used music to make myself hippier share indy
music to make myself hippier share indy
music to make myself hippier share indy maybe come up with new ideas new
maybe come up with new ideas new
maybe come up with new ideas new thoughts how you can use music to tupa
thoughts how you can use music to tupa
thoughts how you can use music to tupa help our community to help to heal
help our community to help to heal
help our community to help to heal music makes a big impact it may be it
music makes a big impact it may be it
music makes a big impact it may be it can be something a little short you can
can be something a little short you can
can be something a little short you can see it with your eyes but you you can
see it with your eyes but you you can
see it with your eyes but you you can see it with with time and then one more
see it with with time and then one more
see it with with time and then one more example Palestine like Rwanda children
example Palestine like Rwanda children
example Palestine like Rwanda children grow up in Palestine in the context of
grow up in Palestine in the context of
grow up in Palestine in the context of conflict every life is affected by it
conflict every life is affected by it
conflict every life is affected by it children grow up with daily violence the
children grow up with daily violence the
children grow up with daily violence the threat of army incursions people being
threat of army incursions people being
threat of army incursions people being arrested
arrested
arrested tear gas attacks and in great poverty
tear gas attacks and in great poverty
tear gas attacks and in great poverty many of them and so there we work with
many of them and so there we work with
many of them and so there we work with the most vulnerable children with those
the most vulnerable children with those
the most vulnerable children with those living in refugee camps and isolated
living in refugee camps and isolated
living in refugee camps and isolated villages and some of the young people
villages and some of the young people
villages and some of the young people that we’ve trained as community music
that we’ve trained as community music
that we’ve trained as community music leaders were enthusiastic rappers so we
leaders were enthusiastic rappers so we
leaders were enthusiastic rappers so we help them to build a studio where they
help them to build a studio where they
help them to build a studio where they could record their raps we brought some
could record their raps we brought some
could record their raps we brought some DJ’s to teach them how to make their own
DJ’s to teach them how to make their own
DJ’s to teach them how to make their own beats and we gave them some didactic
beats and we gave them some didactic
beats and we gave them some didactic training so they could work with
training so they could work with
training so they could work with children and today these young rappers
children and today these young rappers
children and today these young rappers work with children to teach them how to
work with children to teach them how to
work with children to teach them how to write
write
write their own raps so that they can express
their own raps so that they can express
their own raps so that they can express their hopes and dreams
their hopes and dreams
their hopes and dreams watch these two who are their two young
watch these two who are their two young
watch these two who are their two young rappers working with chronically ill
rappers working with chronically ill
rappers working with chronically ill children teaching them the very basis of
children teaching them the very basis of
children teaching them the very basis of rhythm should we join them one thank you
rhythm should we join them one thank you
rhythm should we join them one thank you making music
all these drawings by the way made by
all these drawings by the way made by Laura Pfister who is sitting in the
Laura Pfister who is sitting in the
Laura Pfister who is sitting in the hallway somewhere in all of these places
hallway somewhere in all of these places
hallway somewhere in all of these places Kosovo Rwanda Palestine it is music that
Kosovo Rwanda Palestine it is music that
Kosovo Rwanda Palestine it is music that is creating the safe space to be who you
is creating the safe space to be who you
is creating the safe space to be who you are it is music that is creating the
are it is music that is creating the
are it is music that is creating the empathy that allows these people to
empathy that allows these people to
empathy that allows these people to connect and us as well and it is music
connect and us as well and it is music
connect and us as well and it is music that gives the place for creation and
that gives the place for creation and
that gives the place for creation and connection in a world that is full of
connection in a world that is full of
connection in a world that is full of war and fear we see the power of music
war and fear we see the power of music
war and fear we see the power of music bringing hope and healing every single
bringing hope and healing every single
bringing hope and healing every single day and that is a reason not to despair
day and that is a reason not to despair
day and that is a reason not to despair in music we have the most powerful voice
in music we have the most powerful voice
in music we have the most powerful voice for empathy for connection and for peace
for empathy for connection and for peace
for empathy for connection and for peace we say war divides music connects I
we say war divides music connects I
we say war divides music connects I thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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