Event: Walk-Stroll-Cycle-Ability: Designing a Street Network for All, Jul. 19 2016 @ Nairobi Garage

by with No Comment debateevents

Date: July 19, 2016
Venue: Nairobi Garage, Westlands
Time: 4:00pm -5:00 p.m
Entry: Free

About
You are cordially invited to “Walk-Stroll-Cycle-Ability: Designing a Street Network for All” with Clayton Lane, CEO of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 at 4:00 pm -5:00 p.m. at Nairobi Garage, Westlands. Clayton Lane will be joined by panelists from Kenya Alliance of Residents’ Associations and UNHabitat among others.

The vast majority of commuters in Nairobi travel by foot, cycle, and public transport every day. Yet we continue to allocate the right to road space to private vehicles, leaving other users in the lurch. What can we do to ensure mobility and accessibility for all? Some of the most important changes do not require a huge investment—but they will require a change in our priorities. As different organisations and individuals with a common goal of enhancing mobility, what joint ventures could we take to realise results?

Clayton Lane has over two decades of experience in sustainable transport having served as deputy director of the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, where he played an instrumental role in establishing the program, and helped lead 200 experts in 55 cities of China, India, Brazil, Mexico and Turkey to create more equitable, healthy, accessible, climate-friendly cities.

Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) is a leading organization in the promotion of environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation policies and projects. ITDP is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Kenya, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and the United States. ITDP’s work in Africa spans cities such as Yaoundé, Abidjan, Dakar, Kampala, Nairobi, and Kisumu amongst others. ITDP also played a pivotal role in the implementation of Rea Vaya BRT in Johannesburg, MyCiTi BRT in Cape Town and DART BRT in Dar es Salaam.

We are pleased to have sponsorship from Nairobi Garage. The event is free and open to the public.

Register for the event HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walk-stroll-cycle-ability-designing-a-street-network-for-all-tickets-26538342898

Art Critic Forum on Photography

The Art Critic Forum: Focusing on Photography, Jul. 22 2016 @ Goethe Institut Auditorium

by with No Comment debateeventsPhotography

Art Critic Forum on Photography
Dates: July 22, 2016
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Free

About
The Art Critic Forum aims at supporting and enhancing the conversation about art in Kenya. At times where there is no formal arts education in public educational establishments, even artists sometimes struggle articulating their work.

The Art Critic Forum’s 3rd edition focuses on Photography and will feature three artists who are going to present their work to a panel consisting of local and international art critics.

Our selected panelists in the hot seat:
MIMI CHERONO NG’OK
JAMES MURIUKI
PAUL KARIUKI MUNENE

The panel will be moderated by Thom Ogonga. Admission is free!

Public Talk with Raphael

Public Discussion With Raphael Chikukwa, Jul.15 2016 @ Goethe Institut Auditorium

by with No Comment debateevents

Public Talk with Raphael
Date: July 15, 2016
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Free

About
Raphael was born in Zimbabwe and has worked mainly as an independent curator for more than ten years before joining the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in 2010 as its Chief Curator. He is the founding curator of the 1st Zimbabwe Pavilion in 2011 and also curated the Zimbabwe Pavilion 2013 and 2015 at the Venice Biennale. Raphael was awarded the 2006 – 2007 Chevening Scholar and now holds an MA Curating Contemporary Design from Kingston University London.Raphael will give a talk on his work and experiences.

MIA_Music-policy- Goethe-Institut

Music Policy Discussion, Jun. 29 2016 @ Goethe-Institut Auditorium

by with No Comment debate

MIA_Music-policy- Goethe-Institut
Date: June 29, 2016
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6 pm

About
Music In Africa in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Nairobi will bring together Kenyan music industry stakeholders to discuss the country’s music policy on Wednesday 29 June at 6pm.

Titled ‘Music Policy in Kenya’, the discussion will focus particularly on the current state of affairs in music copyrights management, royalty collection and the sensitive issue of local versus foreign content on Kenyan radio and TV. The panel will include Perry Alando, the founder of Talent Management Agency, who came out strongly against the proposed laws, particularly the proposed Music Trust Fund that would ‘fix’ gate fees for all event organizers. Alando has worked as an artist and manager and staged concerts for performers such as Tangerine Fusion and Jabali Afrika. Also on the panel will be Merit Simiyu Wambati, operations manager and acting CEO of the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK). Wambati joined MCSK in October 2008 and was instrumental in the formation of their human resources department, which involved restructuring the team, designing and implementing the strategic plan and helping achieve international certification.

Maureen Kunga from the band Elani will speak on the subject from an artist’s perspective. Maureen holds a law degree from the University of Nairobi. Alongside her bandmates Wambui Ngugi and Bryan Chweya, they been outspoken in their criticism of the MCSK regarding royalty payouts for radio airplay. Also representing musicians on the panel will be John Katana of Them Mushrooms, who is also the acting secretary-general of the Kenya Musicians Union. In October 2015 he was re-appointed as the Director of the Kenya Copyright Board. With over 25 years of music industry experience, John is an accomplished musician, arranger, bandleader and producer who has worked with the likes of Esther Wahome, Kenge-Kenge, Shimelis Ararso (Ethiopia), Shaibu Ole Monduli (Tanzania), Tshaka Mayanja and Sammy Kasule (Uganda). The panel will be moderated by popular media personality Anyiko Owoko. She is a host and assistant producer of the TV show Grapevine, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s longest-running entertainment magazine show. She is also Sauti Sol’s publicist.

The session will come to an end with a short performance by Kenyan artist Winyo.

Literary Prize Winners

Discussion with Literary Prize Winners, Jun. 15 2016 @ Goethe-Institut Nairobi – Auditorium

by with No Comment booksdebate

Literary Prize Winners
Date and time: Wednesday, 15th June 2016, 6.00 pm
Venue: Goethe-Institut Nairobi, Auditorium
Admission: free

About
The Etisalat Prize for Literature is the first ever pan-African prize celebrating first time writers of published fiction books. On the panel: playwright and poet Fiston Mwanza Mujila from Democratic Republic of Congo, Etisalat Prize for Fiction winner 2015, and Kenyan writer Stanley Gazemba who is winner of the Jomo Kenyatta Prize and one of the Africa39 writers.

Moderated by Zukiswa Wanner.