Activist Lab, new approach towards activism

"What is activism - what if no one, no institution is solving your problems? You will have to deal with it yourself!"

This is how the presentation of PAX representatives from Netherlands started in the second meeting regarding Activist Lab, a new project PAX, Community Building Mitrovica and Butterfly Works will implement. Guido De Graaf  Bierbrauwer and Pim Gerritsen gave a brief background from where the idea of the activist hive and peacebuilding activism 2.0 started and how was manifested in Beirut with focus in public space : ‘’We organized these Labs in different parts to mobilize people for peaceful change’’.

The meeting took place in CBM premises and present were activists from North and South Mitrovica. It was agreed by all participants in this meeting to create a poll as an instrument to locate the issues that community in Mitrovica is interested to tackle and are common for all citizens living in this region.

Activist LAB aims to empower and strengthen the capacities of activists who are working for peaceful societal changes through new approach towards activism. Three key partners involved in development and delivery of the project are: PAX, Community Building Mitrovica and Butterfly Works.