International Bollywood superstar, Yoyo Honey Singh performs at the Simba Saloon on Saturday 24th November – from 7 pm. Kshs 1500 entry
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Choral Concert: Shout the Whisper, Dec. 1 2012 @ All Saints Cathedral
Date: December 1, 2012
Venue: All Saints Cathedral, Trinity Auditorium
Time: 3.00 pm – doors open at 2 pm
Entry: Free
Mathare Safari Exhibition, Nov. 24-Dec. 2012 @ the Nairobi National Museum
Opening: November 24, 2012
Venue: National Museum of Kenya
Time: 7 pm
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Screening & Discussion #HRWNairobiFilmFest: Love Crimes of Kabul, Nov 22 2012 @ Alliance
Date: November 22, 2012
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: 6.30 pm
Love Crimes of Kabul, In Dari & Pashto with English Sub-titles, 71 minutes, Tanaz Eshaghian
Jailed for running away from home to escape abuse, for allegations of adultery, and other “moral crimes,” the women of Afghanistan’s Badum Bagh prison band together to fight for their freedom. Love Crimes of Kabul follows three young prisoners as they go to trial, revealing the pressures and paradoxes women in Afghanistan face today, and the dangerous consequences of refusing to fit into society’s norms. Their defiant actions come to be seen as threats to the very fabric of society, and their acts of self-determination as illegal. Will life outside prison enable these women to experience the freedom they desire?
Filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian brings us into the lives of these “outsiders,” and we watch as teenage romantics learn to become steely-eyed negotiators in an effort to secure their future, brokering their freedom with courage, charm, and skill.
Discussants: Ann Njogu (CREAW), Dorothy Ogutu (African Sex Worker Network) and Judy Okal (Center for Reproductive Rights)
Slum Theatre Festival, Nov. 23-24 2012 @ Goethe Auditorium & National Theatre
Opening of the Slum Theatre Festival: Friday, 23rd November 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 6 pm
Entrance: Free
Slum Theatre Festival: Saturday, 24th November 2012
Venue: Kenya National Theatre
Time: 11.00 am to 6.00 pm
Entrance: Free
Live Music: Zonke, Nov 22 2012 @ Nairobi Arboretum
Date: November 22, 2012
Venue: Nairobi Arboretum
Time: From 6 pm
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Listen to Theo feat Zonke – Thinking of you
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Sierra Jazz Festival: Incognito Live in Nairobi, Dec. 16 2012 @ Bomas of Kenya – Langata
Date: December 16, 2012
Venue: Bomas of Kenya – langata
Time: 6.30 pm onwards
Tickets: Kshs 3000 regular & Kshs 5000 VIP on sale at Sierra Brasserie
Opening Acts: Christine Kamau – the Jazzist & Kato Change
Listen to Incognito – Goodbye to Yesterday
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Screening & Discussion #HRWNairobiFilmFest: Words of Witness, Nov 20 2012 @ Alliance
‘Words of Witness’ by Mai Iskander, Egypt/US, 2012, 1h08 In English and Arabic with English subtitles
Date: November 20, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise Auditorium
Time: 6.30 pm
Defying cultural norms and family expectations, 22-year-old Heba Afify takes to the streets to report on an Egypt in turmoil, using tweets, texts and Facebook posts. Heba’s words bear witness to the heady optimism of a country on a path to self-determination, the toppling of a dictator, the difficult transition towards democracy and the celebration of a cultural shift where a younger generation inspired a country to “lead themselves”.
Discussants: Irungu Houghton (Oxfam), Aamera Jiwaji (Nairobi Business Monthly), Philip Thigo (Social Development Network, SODNET)