Cross Arts Cultural Association

National Network
Lebanon
Address

Ajam Street, Messaykeh Building, First Floor
Tripoli 1300
Lebanon

Telephone
+961-6-434175
Fax
+961-6-434175
E-Mail
jean.hajjar75@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
francoise.jcb@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
+961-71-785051
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Media
  9. Youth and education
General Information

جمعية فنون متقاطعة الثقافية (علم و خبر 43) هي جمعية فنية بحتة يقوم على أدارتها كل من كمال عباس و براق صبيح, أهدافها تبنًي و رعاية المبادرات و المواهب الشبابية و ورش العمل الميدانية و الأهتمام بكل مظاهر المناسبات الوطنية و الشعبية, بنيتها فنية ,مضامينها تتوجه نحو ألغاء منطق العنف السائد لصالح الحوار و العمل على تثبيت الهوية من خلال محو الطائفية و ترسيخ فهم العيش المشترك بالاعتماد على عنصر الشباب كحيز أساسي و مؤثر في مجتمعاتنا عموما. Cross arts cultural association founded in 21/01/2010 and is an independent, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit NGO located in Tripoli , Lebanon and functioning in the field of urban culture, art , youth empowerment and civic and human rights. Vision: Developing a democratic society in which youth are the grassroots, for culturally and socially aware leaders of the future.

Mission and Objectives

Because peace needs quality and diversity structure, and because diversity in the campuses are essential positive requirement , therefore the motivation for the existence of our Association “Cross Arts” because the heritage is the foundation of our communities which strive to contemporary through develop it using art templates to preserve it as our duty, in which the collective memory of diverse people ‘s role, in all of this comes our role as Cross Arts in which episodes come as a society of the reality of innovative culturally and educationally across the nation of Lebanon, to be made as an Association towards others within the movement of exchange of experiences locally and regionally and build bridges with similar experiences to ours whenever needed. Mission: To unite and develop the creative potentials of youth and to stimulate civil activism. Goals: Development of volunteering and active citizenship Development of democratic and civil society Development of urban culture and artistic flair Objectives: To Sustain the development of a volunteer center in Tripoli To Improve and strengthen the skills of youth To support and stimulate civic initiatives To Support and affirm urban culture and artistic flair

Main Projects / Activities

The Association has implemented, since 2010 and up to the present day, the following projects: Theater project "100 % Youth in Municipality " Theater project "metabolism", inspired from Independence Day. "Flash Mob": Awareness project Collective Memory Projects: "Tripoli, One Upon a Time", "Akkar, Once Upon a Time," " Country Storyteller Mobile Theater" Diversity Management Project (in partnership with five associations) Project regrouping Children from Bab El Tebbeneh and Jabal Mohsen: “Different regions, Joined Hearts” Project "Tripoli’s Hip-Hop Revolution" Social Integration with Syrian Refugees’ project Project of Conflict Management: activities between Syrians, and Lebanese / Syrian communities of Syrian children in particular. Project "Tripoli’s Street Arts Revolution" Project "Memory Bridge" of a certain popular memory Project Ramadan: "Ramadan between Tripoli and Byblos", Linking Ramadan appropriate through spiritual meanings and the embodiment of the sincerity of human relations "Tripoli: Art, Memory and peace” project. Participating in the Arab Youth Conference for Dialogue for Change, Tunisia. Participation and intervention in the Islamic Peace Conference and Events "Moca Festival", Dubai Project of cultural exchange with the Korean Embassy in Lebanon Memory Bridge 2 ... country storyteller in Tripoli (Tales and technical approaches through the customs and traditions of the holy month of Ramadan, artistic march and drums). Country Storyteller project (to connect between the present and the past: simulation and emotional) Hosting the World Lebanese DJ Lethal Skillz: Workshop in hip-hop which is a wonderful day of the special experience that enriched the minds of the young participants towards the good use of this type of art in human service and cognitive field relations and mergers social required for real peace Hosting Association Words, Beats and Life for ten days in a field visit to Tripoli, and evaluation of Cross Arts (Projects and recommendations) Celebration of the World Day of Peace in Byblos with “Third Voice for Lebanon”, Celebration of the World Day of Peace in Tripoli with Master Peace, and the Association of Journalists for peace MAP Filming a field trip report and specifically for hip-hop: "Art and culture .. exchange" through Tripoli’s Hip Hop Revolution, for the benefit of Malaysian TV, Participation in interreligious conference in Mount Lebanon: Cross Arts’ experience that contributed to bridge the sectarian divide between one project members Symposium of Special Drawing: “Anniversary of the Massacre of the bombings of mosques in Tripoli. Film reports about the association and The street arts revolution project in favor of channels: Al Hourra - Arabia - France 24 - 8tv - SBS - MBC - TV5 - NTV –Future TV -TL - ... and others A training workshop for two days in yoga and breath control and balance between the body and its needs with the international specialist coach Bilal Tawashi. Implement Youth Guernica: a contribution in the contest from all over the world in Malta in 2016 and Poland in 2018 through the Assembly of the Organization of the event kids Guernica And a lot of other side activities.

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Contact (1) Full Name
Dr. Jean Hajjar
Job Title
Head
Head of the organisation
Dr. Jean Hajjar
Contact (2) Full Name
Françoise Betty