Setting Global Goals for Music Policy & the SDJs with Silja Fischer (International Music Council)

In this episode of JM International’s ‘The Power of Music’, we will talk about music and policy. Silja Fischer is the Secretary General of the International Music Council (IMC). She will present the values and work of the Culture2030Goal campaign, which advocates for an explicit goal for culture within the Sustainable Development Goals framework. We will discuss her journey to the IMC, how she stays motivated to lobby for more emphasis on culture, and - of course - the power of music.JMI is a global network of NGOs that empowers young people through music across all boundaries. For more info go to www.jmi.net or check out all the amazing opportunities for musicians at www.mubazar.com.  ---------Silja Fischer studied at the Humboldt University in Berlin and at the Foreign Languages Institute in Moscow. Ms Fischer joined the General Secretariat of the International Music Council in 1993 and served until 2002 as Executive Assistant to the Secretary General. She has since worked as Executive Director a.i., Operations Manager and Executive Officer, before she was appointed Secretary General of the IMC in April 2009. In this capacity, she is in charge of the day-to-day business, official representation as well as programme implementation.