Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

What does a rock camp for girls look like in Iceland, in Poland or in Serbia? Main topics of conversation at the European Rock Camps for Girls Conference, organised by FEMIX from 19 until 23 September 2018 in UK Parobrod in Belgrade, are what can we learn from each other with regard to working with children and young people in music, and how the music scene can be more open to everyone. The Conference is part of the Music Empowerment Mobility Exchange (MEME) partner project encouraging young people to engage in the creation of music and contribute to the music scene.

Rock Camp for Girls in Serbia aims to make the local rock and alternative scene richer with musicians, who are not visible enough and are present in smaller numbers, especially when it comes to traditionally “male” instruments and genres, by motivating girls to actively follow their musical interests. During the course of seven days, and with the professional support of female mentors, the girls will learn the basics for playing guitars, bass guitars, drums and keyboards, and on the last day of camp, they will perform at the open concert. The Rock Camp for Girls in Serbia was launched in 2017 by a group of young female activists and musicians gathered around the FEMIX programme, and since then it has been organised twice.

MEME is supported by 110 people active on the music scene and in music education and development programmes, who gathered together to exchange experiences and knowledge regarding community organisation and media production. The project is implemented by the European Network of Rock Camp for Girls. Since 2018, MEME has been supported by Erasmus+, the project leader is the Rock Camp for Girls from Island “Stelpur Rokka”. Project hosts are the organisation Ruby Tuesday from Berlin and the Organisation for Promotion of Activism OPA from Serbia – leader of the programme for the affirmation of female creativity FEMIX and the Rock Camp for Girls in Serbia.

Source: femix.info