Preku Takvoto
Urban Heroes Declare Peace to a War!
Skopje 01 October 2001

URBAN HEROES organized by the Performing Arts Center - Multimedia on 01.10.2001 have shown their opinion and points of view towards the actual situationin Macedonia through an urban action entitled as "URBAN HEROES …ARE DECLARING A PEACE TO THE WAR !" with its slogan "Preku takvoto …! (Up to my …!)".
This initiative is continuation of the action that PAC Multimedia has started before in cooperation with artists, musicians and all other urban heroes.
This action has gathered all of those who wanted to show their standpoints towards the situation in the country. Urban Heroes were expressing themselves on the only way that they are familiar with and the only way through which they can oppose all of the violence in the world - trough their creative works - messages, music, art pieces, films…. Urban Heroes through their art sent the message: URBAN HEROES …ARE DECLARING A PEACE TO THE WAR !

They want their peace back and they want back their free space where they can create, walk, love, have fun…
Peace that will bring them freedom of thinking and expression. Nothing more and nothing less. They want to live here and now.
In this action PAC MULTIMEDIA was the mediator of the statements and attitudes of the Urban Heroes and has present them into different media.
Action started as caravan of the Urban Heroes and finished as a multimedia happening.
Whole action had concomitant activities as messages and designs sent on the electronic mail that was published as a booklet within the music CD. On the CD 20 urban music bands have sent their message through their music. Also other materials were published and were hand out in the public with the purpose for greater scope of the messages for peace. Those materials were posters, leaflets, T-shirts, short pants, video clip.

Electronic and print media were very interested in the coverage of the event. Some of the media gave exclusivity to the event and they have put the information for the event as one of the most interesting news and actions that the young people have organized.
Caravan has started on the 01.10.2001 in 15.30 at front of the "Vero" in Aerodrom, suburb in Skopje. A truck of the caravan was prepared in a recognizable design of the action which symbol was the flower. On the truck were DJ's (DJ Pikisipi, DJ Paranoid, DJ Passenger), jongleurs (Fuss bubble group), accompanied with the bikers, hikers, skaters, roller bladders… all those Urban Heroes that are the part of the Urban Culture of the town of Skopje.

Caravan was circling around the town's recognizable points New Railway station-Red Cross- State Council - Clement and Ohrid church -Government -City Park Fountain- ZOO and through Ruzveltova street to the Center municipality where the multimedia happening has continued.
It's very important to be mentioned that the urban heroes wanted to show their message through the dance and music as an opponent to the violence actions that are everyday events. Urban Heroes have shown that they do not want to destruct but to construct the free surrounding where they can create music, art works, through fun in the civilized sophisticated urban manor.

At front of the Center Municipality multimedia happening (community art actions) was accompanied with the rock concert of the Macedonian bands as TK - Sk, Smut, United, Two Sides, Fluks, Kulturno Umetnicki Rabotnici, Opstrukcija...
Artists involved into the community art action (art installations, performances and graffiti) were Mirna Arsovska, Boris Petrovski, Natasa Dimitrievska, Kristina Miljanovska and Emil Petrov. There was no selection for their works; it was open to everyone that wants to exhibit and to give their urban message to the others and make a creative sign in their town.

Action has finished in 24.00 as it was planned but Urban Heroes are still here around waiting to contribute with their creations again and to develop urban scene. They are ready always to give their statements and contributions in the creation of the free and better urban culture environment and surrounding.