From 15^th to 20^th of September 2025, Spin had the pleasure of participating in the MY PEACE International Youth Training in Bordeaux, France, as part of the EU-funded project MY PEACE – Music of Youth: A Peace-Building Approach. This inspiring four-day training brought together young people and educators from across Europe, including Ireland, Germany, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ukraine, to explore how music can serve as a tool for peacebuilding and civic engagement.

Hosted at Le Rocher de Palmer by our French partners Le LABA and Musiques de Nuit, the training offered an engaging blend of workshops, lectures, and musical activities. Participants reflected on the role of youth in peacebuilding, learning from presentations by organizations such as SOS MEDITERRANEE France, La Maison Ukrainienne, and Palestinian musicians. Cultural excursions, including visits to Bordeaux museums and city tours exploring its historical connection to the transatlantic slave trade, provided additional context on the enduring impact of past conflicts.

Spin was directly responsible for facilitating workshops that encouraged participants to connect these insights with their personal experiences. The program also featured percussion and songwriting sessions coordinated by our partners Musiclab (Germany), culminating in a collaborative performance by all attendees. At the end of the training, participants received EU Youthpass certificates, acknowledging their newly acquired competencies in peacebuilding, civic participation, and creative collaboration.

This international training is part of Work Package 4 (WP4) of the MY PEACE project, which aims to create a digital repository and portal for youth educators and participants. The portal will feature learning materials, exercises, videos, and other content from the training, enabling continued peer-to-peer learning and networking across Europe.

With the feedback collected during the training, the MY PEACE consortium is now finalizing the project resources. These will soon be available for free on the official project website: www.mypeaceproject.eu.

Spin is proud to contribute to this innovative initiative that empowers youth, strengthens intercultural dialogue, and demonstrates the power of music as a tool for social change. Stay tuned to our social media channels for updates and highlights from the project.