{"id":308342,"date":"2022-06-03T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/music-in-action-gen-rosso-in-bosnia-herzegovina\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T20:43:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:43:27","slug":"music-in-action-gen-rosso-in-bosnia-herzegovina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/music-in-action-gen-rosso-in-bosnia-herzegovina\/","title":{"rendered":"Music in action: Gen Rosso in Bosnia-Herzegovina"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a journey to bring solidarity to migrants fleeing their countries due to war and persecution, Gen Rosso’s music leaves a wake of sharing and fraternity.\u00a0 <\/em> \u201cWe face so many problems, but with you, with this kind of activity, we feel driven to move forward.\u201d \"\"These are the words of a migrant who fled Pakistan because of problems facing the country. Today he, like thousands of other migrants, is in a refugee camp in Lipa and Bori\u0107i in Bosnia and Herzegovina and was able to meet Gen Rosso. From 4\u20138 May, the international performing arts group returned for a second time to locations on the \u201cBalkan route,\u201d where migrants fleeing their countries due to war or persecution travel every day. The goal of the trip was to bring solidarity and dignity to migrants, lift their hopes for a better world, strengthen their self-esteem, and breathe in the family atmosphere. It was organised with the help of Jesuit Refugee Service, which provides housing and essential aid to asylum seekers and migrants. \u201cWe had been here in October 2021,\u201d says Michele Sole, one of the singers, \u201cand it was a good feeling to return to familiar places. This time we went to a larger refugee camp in Lipa, where we met other refugees. The amazing thing is always to see how smiles and welcoming people without prejudice can make a difference and make their faces shine!\u201d Welcoming gestures and small gifts during the brief moments experienced with them offered some a glimmer of joy and light. Another stop was to visit the John Paul II School in Biha\u0107, where close to 100 children were able to participate in dance and singing workshops and attend two Gen Rosso concerts. Along with the pupils and their parents, some migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran were also able to participate in the artistic events. \u201cIt was our way of trying to include everyone and experience how important and unimaginable the gift of sharing with this piece of suffering humanity is,\u201d adds Michele. \u201cI don’t know what happened to me this morning,\u201d says a Muslim woman who was present, \u201cbut I felt your music inside, and moved and lucky to be here.\u201d \u201cThank you, thank you really, for the passion and hope you gave us,\u201d says an Afghan boy. \u201cThe singing was very beautiful.\u201d \u201cThe concert was something special,\u201d says Biha\u0107 Institute\u2019s headmaster, adding to the chorus of messages of joy and hope. \u201cWe sincerely hope to meet again. It was a great honour and pleasure for us to have you here in our school.\u201d <\/p>\n

Lorenzo Russo<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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