Motto/Slogan
“Arts is Peace, arts is power!”
Mission
To use Arts as the mechanism of bringing behavioral change and peace in our community”
Vision:
To bring behavioral Change in the community through Arts
Aims and Objectives of the Galaxy poets of Northern Uganda
To demonstrate the power of arts in peace building and maintainace
To sensitize the community on the danger of alcoholism a
nd drug abuse
To fight gender based violence in our community
To promote and preserve our culture through writings
To create awareness on HIV/AIDS in our community
To uplift and promote enterprising talent in arts
To involve political leaders in youth related challenges in our community like Unemployment, Moral decay etc
To target young people as the greatest agent of behavioral change campaigners
To work with all stakeholders in championing the pressing needs of the young people in our community
Activities
We have the poet’s night out where once a week or a month in a specific date Poets or writers will perform, at public gathering for the crowd. We target the young people in the high school and learning institutions in Gulu and later to the entire Northern Uganda where we shall be taking behavioral change shows to school, organizing poetry competitions among schools with available resources. We also target the youth in the grassroots or sub counties in the villages where in this, we plan to stage powerful anti-Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gender based violence shows in the trading centers of the remote area where we shall use Music, poetry recitation, dancing, plays and drama to highlight the danger of the above in a post conflict area like northern Uganda with involvement of the district stakeholders. With this, therefore we seek for your partnership with us and your contribution towards our activities to help young people become agents of behavioral change in our community through arts is welcomed. Thank you
Arts is peace, arts is power! Ojok James Onono founder and president
The Galaxy Poets of Northern Uganda
C/O P.O.Box, 534, Gulu Uganda
E-mail:[email protected]
