Chief Executive Officer
CurrentBreak the Fight®Fostering equality and young people involvement through cultural activities. Break the Fight! – Breakdance against bullying is a set of art education actions launched by the Arja Tiili Dance Company already in 2014. The action includes open art workshops and professional dance performances in elementary and upper secondary schools.“Enhancing social inclusion through hip hop culture.”What we do?Break the Fight! provides art educational workshops… Show more Break the Fight®Fostering equality and young people involvement through cultural activities. Break the Fight! – Breakdance against bullying is a set of art education actions launched by the Arja Tiili Dance Company already in 2014. The action includes open art workshops and professional dance performances in elementary and upper secondary schools.“Enhancing social inclusion through hip hop culture.”What we do?Break the Fight! provides art educational workshops and performances to municipalities; schools and youth centers. Hip hop is used to promote non-violence in schools. School students take part in hip hop workshops (breaking, rapping, dj/beatboxing and graffiti art), try out new forms of self-expression, and discuss bullying in schools.Why we do it?Combating discrimination and poverty through cultural activities.The Government Programme [7] (2019-2023) emphasises (as did the previous one) the importance of wellbeing opportunities offered by the Culture field. The goal is to bring culture closer to everyone by increasing the amount of art on show in places that are easily accessible to all, such as public spaces and institutions. Access to culture is carried out by incorporating it into children’s and young people’s daily lives, such as activities offered before, after and during school days. One of the main actions is a regular nationwide survey on free-time activity wishes (for more information, visit Youth Wiki/Finland 8.3 National Strategy [8]). The emphasis on accessibility highlights that a lack of funds, nor any otherfactor, need not become an obstacle when it comes to participating in cultural activities, and that wellbeing opportunities for wellbeing offered by the cultural field ought to be recognized.Break the Fight! encourages to work together and to act against bullying. It gives tools to address school bullying in a motivative way and also gives a voice for those students who need an alternative way to express themselves. Show less
