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To identify current activities in music & dance in adult prison education across Europe;
To create, pilot & disseminate a practical educational model (a multilingual, multimedia learning package) for the use of music & dance inputs into adult prison education;
Testing and piloting this material in appropriate locations and contexts, to evaluate its suitability for use in adult prison education, especially in Eastern Europe;
To organise practical workshops for exchanges of information and best practice between centres experienced in using music & dance in adult prison education and those with limited experience;
To develop strategies for promoting the use of music & dance in adult prison education in centres where not previously used;
To develop an effective framework for employing the rich traditions of European music & dance, in particular through the involvement of professional musicians & dance practitioners in adult prison education;
To establish local, regional & national partnerships to support music & dance activities in adult prison education
To combat racism, xenophobia and other negative attitudes towards fellow human beings through the creative use of music & dance in adult prison education.