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UN HABITAT Messengers of Truth Rocks Mannheim
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Socially conscious music and lyrics from UN-HABITATs “Messengers of Truth” echoed throughout the city of Mannheim last week in a concert billed Different Experiences, One Groove. The concert organized by UN-HABITAT, in cooperation with the cooperation of BASF, the Popakademie - Baden-Wurttemberg and the city of Mannheim featured Messenger of Truth Gidi Gidi from Kenya, who was recognized for his longtime support to the UN-HABITAT initiative. Rolf Stahlhofen of Germany, Samsaya representing Norway and India and Lam of Sudan were also featured in the concert during which they were named as the newest Messengers of Truth.

Keeping in line with the Messengers of Truth aim to inform and raise awareness of young people on the UN Millennium Development Goals and sustainable urbanization issues, a workshop involving youth representatives from Germany, Hip-Hop artists and independent labels operating in Germany was held to discuss and exchange views and share experiences on how music can empower and inspire young people to take a proactive stand on issues of their concern and to be involved in decision-making processes that affect their lives.

In a panel discussion, moderated by the University of Mannheim and in a series of Jam sessions, Messengers of Truth, Gidi Gidi, Lam, Samsaya and Rolf Stahlhofen, in the presence of young people from around Mannheim, pledged to work closer together to share the fusion of their voices and the positive vibes that had come together in Mannheim. The artists agreed to form a Messengers of Truth All Star Band and meet again in Nairobi early next year to put up a musical stage for raising funds for youth empowerment projects that are solving critical issues related to young people around the world. The Popakademie has also offered to team up with UN-HABITAT, Messengers of Truth and urban youth to write lyrics that highlight sustainable urbanization issues.

The “Messengers of Truth (MOT) Programme” was launched in 2004, during the World Urban Forum 2, held in Barcelona, Spain. The long-term aim of the Programme is to empower urban youth through musical, artistic and spoken expression towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, whilst at the same time addressing sustainable urbanization issues in their cities. The strategy of the “Messengers of Truth Programme” is to raise catalytic funding in support of the following actions:

•Reach out to and inform disenfranchised youth living in slums and inner cities on the Millennium Development Goals;
•Empower youth groups by providing them with a voice and legitimizing their participation in national and local decisions affecting their livelihoods; and
•Support youth development and empowerment initiatives and to capture and disseminate lessons learned from experience.



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