We need a SHIFT from victims to structures

SHIFT – Sharing Initiatives for Training is an Erasmus+ funded strategic partnership project, bringing together several cultural networks with the ambition to contribute to a better and more sustainable future as recognised in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SHIFT aims to develop training for cultural leaders on the topics of environmental sustainability, gender and power relations, inclusion, and cultural leadership.

This newsletter has been produced by IETM - International network for contemporary performing arts, leading SHIFT partner on the topic of Gender & Power Relations, and in collaboration with EMC, project coordinator. More information about SHIFT can be found on shift-culture.eu.

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Press Release: Young accordionist Rachael Xu to support the International Music Council

Paris, 9 February 2021

Rachael Xu has announced her decision to donate the entire income of her forthcoming Summer Asian Tour to the International Music Council. The tour is set to start in July 2021 and will bring the musician across China, Japan, Korea and Singapore.

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In the midst of the SHIFT project

The SHIFT - Shared Initiatives For Training - project just closed its first year and successfully submitted its interim report to the Erasmus+ national agency (Erasmus+ is co-funding this project). As we are looking forward to working on the second and final year of this very interesting project with our partners, we would like to take some time and look back at what has already been achieved.
First let's talk with a few numbers!

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EMC Fesh News for 2021

Dear readers,

We wish you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2021! The end of 2020 was very busy in EU policy and for the start of 2021 we have put together info about interesting online events, funding opportunities and publications. Find out more below!

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EMC: End of year greetings

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I would start by stating the obvious and that is that 2020 has been an extraordinary year for us all and especially for those of us working and participating in the music sector at every level. From early years education through to amateur, volunteer and professional engagement, the COVID-19 pandemic has missed no-one and has sadly taken many lives.

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CIDIM News December 2020

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EMC: Keep yourself up-to-date with our latest news!

Dear readers,

At last there are updates on awaited news: the publication of Music Moves Europe studies & a financial increase for Creative Europe. But we are not quite there yet for the next EU budget. We also have updates on joint letters, EMC projects & more. Your EMC Team!

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SHIFT Newsletter November 2020: Cultural leadership

Cultural Leadership is the object of a growing chaos of perceptions and understandings. This special issue of Arts Management Quarterly offers a useful introduction to the topic. Its curators aim at exploring the concept by offering an international perspective, beyond western academic conceptualisations and into the experiences and circumstances of arts institutions and cultural professionals in different countries and arts sectors.

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