Date: August 24, 2012
Venue: Pawa254 Hub
Time: 5-7pm
Entry: Free
Creatives sharing their work
Corrine Muthoni – High profile hairstylist
Lilian Okado – Founder & CEO of Say Cheese Writers, an internet inbound marketing agency
Ziki O. – Afro-centric fashion designer
Christine Gitau- Craftpreneur and teacher in art and craft entrepreneurship
Baritone Kangwana aka Barry – Tattoo artist
For more info. visit: http://creativesgarage.wordpress.com/
On 23rd August 2012, Pawa 254 will be hosting Stellar professional photographer, Georgina Goodwin.
Georgina is based in Kenya and is a Kenyan national by birth. She is a young, dynamic, self-taught photographer who is passionate about her work and subject matter reflected in her strong analytical style. Georgina focuses on issues spanning the range of poverty, health, gender covered by NGOs, in particular those connected to the environment and politics. She also does commercial photography such as interiors and product promotions.
Some of her Published work and Clients include: World Bank, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Vestergaard Frandsen, New York Times, Financial Times, BBC, CNN, Reuters, United Nations – UNEP and IFAD, Unicef, McClatchy Newspapers NYC, Africa Geographic, Brand Magazine South Africa, and many others.
To see some of her work, check out her website:http://georginagoodwin.com/ and blog http://blog.georginagoodwin.com/
The salon will be at PAWA254 Hub and will begin at 4:30PM and run till 7:00PM.
Entry is Free
For more information visit the event Facebook page
Date: August 8, 2012
Venue: British Institute of East Africa
Time: 11am-12.30pm
Entry: RSVP seminars@biea.ac.uk
Abstract
The paper reports on a project documenting the embodied impacts of violence in three pastoralist communities chronically at war with one another – the Pokot, Samburu, and Turkana.
Data was collected beginning in November, 2008 and concluding in August, 2011 using a mixed-methods approach that included participant-observation, open-ended interview, survey, health recall, mental health stress screen, and anthropometrics (BMI, skin fold thickness).
The paper will present a portion of the mental health and anthropometric findings in their ethnographic context with discussion focused particularly on the most vulnerable groups by age, gender, and community.
Presenter: Bilinda Straight
Contributors: Bilinda Straight (1) Ivy Pike (2) Charles Hilton (3)
1 Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo, MI
2 University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ
3 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: July 26, 2012
Venue: Pawa 254 Hub
Time: 4.30pm
About Teddy Mitchener
Teddy Mitchener is a commercial and fine arts photographer with a varied background in the photography industry, having vast experience plying his trade in the USA, and now within the East African region.
For additional information: Facebook event page
Fantastic line-up for this month’s POWO meetup. Do not miss it!
POWO (Poets and Writers Online) June 2012 Meetup
Saturday 16th June, 2012, 10.30am – 1.30pm
@PAWA254 – 2nd Floor, Africa Alliance of YMCAs Building
State House Crescent, off State House Road
A Panel Discussion: Art & Protest
Panelists
Boniface Mwangi – Photographer, Activist
Room Thinker – Blogger
Okoiti Omtata – Writer, Activist
Maddo – Cartoonist – The Standard Group
Muki Garang – Hip Hop Artist, Poet, Activist
Feature Poet
Raya Wambui
sign up and more info: http://powojune2012.eventbrite.com/
This Week’s Theme: Reshaping the world
Featuring TED Talks by:
Leymah Gbowee: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/leymah_gbowee_unlock_the_intelligence_passion_greatness_of_girls.html
Sheryl Wudunn: http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_wudunn_our_century_s_greatest_injustice.html
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: http://www.ted.com/talks/gayle_tzemach_lemmon_women_entrepreneurs_example_not_exception.html
Hosted by: Handerson Mwandembo
Directions to Braeburn: http://www.braeburn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=197&Itemid=695
Website: http://www.ted.com/tedx/groups/2441; also http://www.ted.com/tedx/groups/825
Join here to stay informed on TEDx events in Nairobi: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122852434404442
Date: May 13, 2013
Venue: iHub (Bishop Magua Building 4th Floor), opposite Uchumi Ngong rd
Time: 2-5pm
Entry: Free
For info or clarification: email TheCreativez@gbs.co.ke
A lot has been happening in Kenya’s Creative economy in the last few years and as we garner a name as well as positions ourselves in creative fields. We need to know as Kenyan Creatives – Where Are We going?
Is the Creative Industry in Kenya as fragmented as it looks? Where are the societies, associations and groups that can galvanise different sectors together? What are the common challenges we all face and how can we counter these? What Industry projects are there that we should know about and support? And finally with a new government coming in 2013 what do we need in terms of capacity, investment, resources and support to grow our creative economy locally and globally?
The organizers are super excited to hear about your projects, thoughts, concerns and solutions this Sunday. A brief summary on the Creative Scenerio will be presented by The Creativez to set the tone for the meetup.
This meet up is ideal for those in the following industries: digital animation (visual and sound effects),Broadcast (TV, radio and film), Visual arts , Digital media (mobile applications and internet), Publishing/Writing, Gaming, Performing arts and cultural expressions, Advertising, Architecture, Art and antiques markets, Crafts, Design, Designer fashion, Interactive leisure software and Music.
KMS is inviting you for an enlightening an interactive evening talk on – “Illuminating Africa: No Longer the Dark Continent”
With only 15% of the population covered by the grid and considering high cost and unsafe kerosene lighting, solar energy is a solution for safe, affordable, and modern off-grid lighting.
Join us on Tuesday, May 15th 2012, at 7 pm and learn the opportunities of mass-marketing of solar, from an invited panel of four representatives of leading companies.
Moderator: Mr Nana Asamoah-Manu, Country Officer-Kenya,
Lighting Africa Advisory Services,
International Finance Corporation
Where: Nairobi National Museum, Louis Leakey Auditorium
When: Tuesday 15 May 2012, Doors Open 6:45pm, Screening 7pm
Donations:
KMS members: 400, Non Members: 500 & Students: 200
Proceeds fund development of exhibitions at the Nairobi National Museums of Kenya
for more information contact: Dorothy Mkala, Society Secretary – KMS: 0724 255299, 2339158
www.kenyamuseumsociety.org
Date: April 26, 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut Library
Time: 6 pm
Entrance: Free
Format: Readings in German & English followed by a Discussion
Silence
A young girl disappears while cycling to volleyball practice. Her bike and bag are found in exactly the same place that another girl was murdered, thirty three years before. The original perpetrator was never brought to justice – could they have struck again? The eeriness of the crime unsettles not only the police and public, but also someone who has been carrying a burden of guilt for many years…
Excerpts from the novel will be read in German and English by professional readers.
NB: The public reading series “Stories Spoken” is dedicated to introducing contemporary German literature in English translation to the Kenyan audience.
