Harvard Club of Kenya Panel Discussion: Policing and Police Reform in Kenya, Nov 10 2011 @ The Nairobi Club

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The Harvard Club of Kenya invites you to a Panel Discussion this November 10, 2011 on the status and prospects of Policing and Police Reform in Kenya.
The discussion will feature:

Hon. Paul Muite, Senior Counsel, Founding Chairman and Party Leader of the Safina Party of Kenya, and former Member of Parliament, Kikuyu Constituency
Ms. Jaki Mbogo, Crime and Criminal Justice Program Officer at the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA)
Dr. Mutuma Ruteere, Director, Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies
Mr. Victor G. Okioma, EBS, Secretary, Provincial Administration, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Joint Secretary, Police Reform Implementation Committee

The panel is scheduled for:

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 
at the Nairobi Club, Makuti Banda
Time: 6:30-8.30pm
Entry: Ksh600 non members / Ksh300 members – Price includes bitings; cash bar

RSVP if you plan to attend (beckramsey@gmail.com)

Play: Death and the Maiden, Nov 4-19 2011 @ Phoenix Players

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Death & The Maiden opens this Friday 4th of November and runs until Saturday 19th Nov 2011.
Tickets: Opening Night Ksh: 1500 : Other Days: Adults Ksh. 500, Students: Ksh. 300
Book Online: http://mpesaticketing.com/

Phoenix Players in conjunction with the Arts Canvas Present:
Death & The Maiden
By Ariel Dorfman
Directed By Mumbi Kaigwa

SYNOPSIS
A man’s car breaks down on the highway and he’s given a lift home by a friendly stranger. The man is an ambitious young lawyer who is returning home to his wife filled with the news of his appointment to the President’s newly-formed Human Rights Commission. The wife Paulina, a former medical student, had her university education cut short when she was picked up and tortured by the State Police for her activism.
The man’s wife, believing she recognises in the stranger the voice of the man who tortured her and ruined her life, kidnaps him and decides to put him on trial in the couple’s living room. This play draws from actual events in Chile in the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the period following the removal of the dictator Augusto Pinochet from power.

The country in which the protagonists are living is in an uneasy transition
to democracy and deciding how to punish the human rights violations of an outgoing regime. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? In light of ongoing discussions on the implementation of the new Constitution and our ongoing transition as a nation, we hope that this performance will provide an opportunity for dialogue and debate on issues of restitution, reconciliation, truth and justice.

Tel: +254 20 221 2661 or 222 5506 Cell: +254 729 913 425
Email: info@phoenixtheatre.co.ke Web: www.phoenixtheatre.co.ke

Public Art Installation: Monday Morning, Nov 7 2011@ Central Bus Station

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The Nairobi Arts Trust announced on October 31st its collaboration with New York City’s Glassless Glasses Studio, an art activation collaborative, to unveil an exciting new public art installation in Nairobi, Kenya entitled MONDAY MORNING on November 7, 2011 beginning at 6 am at the Central Bus Station.
As part of the Glassless Glasses Studio’s Living Industries project, the installation consists of more than 10,000 bright yellow balloons being given to commuters on their way to work on a Monday morning with the sole request that they hold on to the balloon until they arrive at their jobs. The non-choreographed parade of neon yellow balloons in the heart of the city will transform what spectators and city-dwellers would otherwise think as an ordinary daily morning commute into a sequence of unexpected celebrations. Commonly referred to as “the Green City in the Sun,” Nairobi’s status as the most
populous city in East Africa makes it the ideal location for this avant-garde public art exhibit.

Yazmany Arboleda, founder of the Glassless Glasses Studio, explains: “Figuratively, the balloons represent celebration. They make us think of the happy moments that punctuate our lives. By contrast, the often monotonous nature of work makes this juxtaposition all the more compelling. This art piece hopefully opens up conversations about what we think and feel about work and how we approach it each day. The disparity between the repetitive nature of work and the charm and playfulness of a balloon – or thousands of them moving in a given landscape– imbues this art piece with a broad range of meaning.”

For more information, download the Monday_Morning_Kenya_Press_Release (PDF, 3.3Mb)

Canon Festival of Impressions, Nov 3-5 2011 @ National Museum

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Canon is delighted to officially invite you to the Canon Festival of Impressions, set to run from the 3rd – 5th of November, 2011 at the Nairobi National Museum, Museum Hill.

Given the great importance Canon attaches to the beauty we have in the country, especially our wildlife they have dedicated the 4th and 5th of November, 2011 to presentation workshops with Jonathan & Angela Scott, the famed Big Cat Diaries photographers and Canon Brand Ambassadors. These workshops will take place at 10 am to 12pm on both days, at The Ford Hall.

On the first day, we will have a presenation on “Wildlife Photography: Making the Most of Your Opportunities,” and “Travel Photography: Out of Africa in Search of New Destinations.”

Additionally, the ‘Canon EOS Adventure’ photographic competition will be officially launched on Saturday 5th November, 2011 from 6pm by Jonathan & Angela Scott..

We look forward to seeing you at the Festival of Impressions.

RSVP Ms. Bernice Kinuthia : crservices@officetechnologies.co.ke

[Postponed] Homages: Cajetan Boy, Nov. 4-5 2011 @ Goethe

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Due to unavoidable circumstances Cajetan Boy film screenings have been cancelled. A new date will be communicated later. Any inconvenience caused is highly regretted by G.I.

Dates: November 4-5, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: Nov 4, 2011 at 4pm and Nov. 5, 2011 at 3pm
Entrance: Free

Kenyan Film is making big strides, but many of its protagonists are not well known, not even in Kenya. It’s time to pay homage to their works. Goethe Institut in their Homage series, which introduced Jacob Barua, Judy Kibinge, Willie Owusu, and Jane Murago-Munene to a keenly interested audience, continues with Cajetan Boy.

Cajetan Boy is a playwright, screenwriter, lecturer in screenwriting, mentor, performing artist, and the Products Development Leader for Et Cetera Productions Limited, an independent film and TV production house. His first full-length play was Benta (2000) which was published and later produced as a feature film in 2006. Many of his stage plays have also been produced as feature films.

Cajetan is an alumnus of the Maisha Film Lab. Other than film and stage, he has written extensively for Comic Books, Radio, and TV, i.e. several episodes of dramas, soaps and sit-coms. As usual in this series, a representative selection of his corpus of work will be screened, and accompanied by a discussion with the filmmaker.

Concert: Netnakisum, Nov. 3 2011 @ Goethe Institut

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Date: November 3, 2011
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6pm
Entrance: Free

Netnakisum are direct, cheeky, cool, bright, funny, and also serious musicians, always highly professional in their playing and singing, always with sheer quality

Immediately when you meet Netnakisum, you will notice their infectious energy and style. These three Austrian women present their music with a rare joy and humour, not always found in the classical genre and all this from superb classically trained musicians.

An important source for them is also Austrian folk music, which they grew up with in their very musical families. Having this background, Netnakisum absorbed music and traditions from different cultures. They work their musical path from an Austrian “Jodler” via Mozart to a unique interpretation of Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’.

Their repertoire is crowned by their own brilliant compositions.

This concert is brought by G.I. in cooperation with the Austrian Embassy Nairobi