CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ON
CONFLICT & PEACE

Art and Terror

Sandra Melone & Alexandra Wenig

 Conversations | Sat 17th Jan | 5-7pm 

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Begin the new year with an in-depth conversation on art and terror. Peace-builder Sandra Melone and violinist Alexandra Wenig will guide a touching conversation to the edge of silence. Explore how melody, beauty and creativity can confront fears and trauma, and delve deeper into the will to mend. The first step towards peace is daring to listen.

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Our co-host this time is Alexandra Wenig. She's spent 14 seasons with the Grammy-winning Houston Symphony as a leading American violinist and soloist. Her work has been praised as “earthily irresistible”. She previously performed with major orchestras including Columbus, Detroit, and Dallas, and holds top academic honours from UNT and the University of Michigan. Her versatile career spans classical, baroque, fiddle, directing church music, and releasing a benefit album for the Tumaini Orphanage. She's a sought-after teacher dedicated to nurturing musicians at all levels.

Open to everyone | Booking required

Bar open

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ABOUT THE HOST

Hosting the Series is Sandra Djuvara Melone, CEO of Zancora Consulting, which she founded in 2021, with a strong expertise in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, crisis management, human rights and, not last, gender. With a vast experience on the ground, she has worked across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She knows first hand what living through civil war is like. Sandra is the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Search for Common Ground, Europe, one of the world’s leading international non-governmental organisations working in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, where she's been involved in various roles since 1995. Sandra is a founding member of the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation (EPCPT), of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), and of the Child Soldiers Initiative (CSI). Before dedicating her career to conflict transformation, Sandra worked in human rights advocacy with Amnesty International, and in international education.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

FOOD & DRINK	EVENT SIZE	ACCESS
Bar & snacks	Small (10-20)	Available on request