POWO (Poets and Writers Online) Meetup, Apr 21 2012 @ PAWA254

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Poets and Writers Online (POWO) is a forum for Poets and Writers with blogs and those with an interest in using the internet in promotion
of, or as a platform for their writing.

POWO (Poets and Writers Online) April 2012 Meetup
Saturday 21st April, 2012
10.30am – 1.30pm

@PAWA254 – 2nd Floor,
Africa Alliance of YMCAs Building
State House Crescent,
off State House Road

A Panel Discussion: Entrepreneurship in Creative and Performing Arts

Panelists

John Sibi Okumu
Writer, Actor, Presenter

Margaretta wa Gacheru
Arts Correspondent – Nation Media Group

Buddha Blaze
Creative Director – Spark Africa Ltd.

Dann Mwangi (Number 8)
Spoken Word Artist, Journalist

Wanjeri Gakuru
Associate Editor – Mondeas Group, Poet and Writer

Feature Poet
Number 8

Register to the event: http://powoapril2012.eventbrite.com/

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#POWOApril2012
POWO@kenyanpoet.com

Find directions to the venue here

Media Roundtable: Media and Ethnicity, Mar. 27 2012 @ Alliance

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Media Focus on Africa invites you to the last Media Roundtable of the fora’s second season that began on August 30, 2011. It will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Alliance Francaise, Nairobi between 12.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.
Entrance: Free

TOPIC: Media and Ethnicity: The role of the media in tackling ethnicity during elections?

PANELISTS
-Dr. Mzalendo Kibunjia, Chairperson of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC)
-Ms. Christine Nguku, Chair of Alternative Media Network and GM, Sifa FM stations
-Karambu Ringera (PhD), Founder and President, International Peace initiatives (IPI)
-Mr. Alex Chamwada, Associate Editor, Royal Media Services

Moderator: Kwamchetsi Makokha, a Media Consultant

For more information, visit www.kenyamediaroundtables.org

TEDxBraeburnSchools, Mar 24 2012 @ Austin Room, Braeburn School, Gitanga Road

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At 10am (for 10:30) to 12:00pm.

This TEDx event screens previous TED talks followed by discussion about them

This Weeks Theme: Elevating human consciousness
Talk 1 – Bryan Stevenson: http://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice.html
Talk 2 – Richard Wilkinson: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html
Hosted by: Irfan Keshavjee

PAWA Salon Masterclass with Brendan Bannon, Mar 22 2012 @ PAWA254

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On 22nd March 2012, PAWA254 will have the pleasure of hosting Brendan Bannon a stellar photojournalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Brendan Bannon’s interest in photography was sparked by his mother, an amateur photographer with a darkroom in the bathroom, and his father, who placed him at age 10 in front of drawers of antique photographs and asked him to select the interesting ones for an exhibition on the history of photography. Bannon previously worked on long-term projects in both Romania and Russia. He has been living in Africa since 2005. He has photographed in Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Tanzania, Congo, India. His clients include Medecins Sans Frontieres, UNHCR, UNICEF and CARE International. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Telegraph, the Independent, the Guardian, Monocle Magazine, KWANI?, Maclean’s and others.

The salon will start from 4:00pm until 7:00pm and refreshments will be served. For directions to PAWA254, visit: http://www.pawa254.org/index.php/map-location .
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TEDxBraeburnSchools, Mar 17 2012 @ Austin Room, Braeburn School

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TEDx – A Gathering for Curious Minds
When? Every Saturday, 10am (for 10:30) to 12:00pm.
Where? Austin Room, Braeburn School, Gitanga Road, Lavington
Why?  This TEDx event gives parents, teachers, students and the larger community a glimpse into our collective future and a space to engage in open, exploratory dialogue, to understand the world our children will live in and to explore creative ways to adapt to it.

This Week’s Theme: The Character of Innovations
Talks 1: http://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell.html
Talk 2: http://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_on_innovation.html
Hosted by: Handerson Mwandembo

Event: Pawa Salon Masterclass II, Mar. 8 2012 @ Pawa254 Hub

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Dates: March 8, 2012
Venue: Pawa254 Hub
Time: 4-6pm
Direction details to Pawa254: http://www.pawa254.org/index.php/map-location

Pawa254 Hub is proud to host Abraham Ali, a Kenyan based Video Documentary maker and photographer. He has a strong foundation in story telling through Documentary and Photography skills acquired whilst working for various News, governmental and Non- governmental organizations.

With more than eighteen years experience in the industry, Abraham has worked with many NGO’s and Corporates such as UNHCR, CIMMYT, ICRISAT, Free The Children (Canada),Shell petroleum Development Company – Nigeria, Kenya Airways, Cooperative bank Foundation, Tononoka Steel, and Media houses such as CNN, ZDF, BBC, Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Networks (USA), to name a few.

He has mounted several exhibitions with the most recent two being in New York’s Africa House, and a Lamu story at the Nairobi National Museum.

Media Round Tables: Can the Kenyan media set the agenda for 2012 elections? Feb. 28 2012 @ Alliance

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Media Focus on Africa (MFA) together with partners have the pleasure of inviting you to their February Media roundtable.

Venue: Alliance Francaise
Date: Tuesday, 28th February, 2012
Time: 12–2 pm
Entry: Free

TOPIC: “Media and Agenda Setting: Can the Kenyan media set the agenda for 2012 elections?”

PANELISTS
Mr. Ahmed Issack Hassan (EBS), Chairman, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)
Ms. Jane Thuo, Executive Director, Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK)
Prof. Robert White, Lecturer, Institute of Peace and International Relations, Hekima College
Mr. Andy Kagwa, Senior Productions Editor (Weekend Editions), The Standard newspaper
Dr. Haron Mwangi, Executive Director, Media Council of Kenya

For more information, visit http://kenyamediaroundtables.org/

A PDF version of the invite is attached: February 2012 Media Roundtable Invite

Creativez Meetup, Feb 26 2012 @ iHub

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The Creativez Meetup is back for this Sunday 26th February, featuring  Monica Kanari, Wambui Njogu of Moo Cow and John Kaveke and the Special guest You!!  This will be at iHUB- 4th Floor of Bishop Magua Building opp Uchumi Ngong Rd

The moderator for the day is Nancie Mwai, who is fast building a name for herself in Africa -through fashion blogging by being the eyes and ears to all things stylish and fashionable.

This will be an amazing First of its Kind opportunity to tap into the brains of 3 of Africa’s most prolific designers. They’ve been in the fashion business for more than a combined total of 40years, all with different start-up stories and challenges.. but they made it! Twill also be a room full of innovators, artyculturalists, fashionistas and creative business people so COME through, whatever industry you’re in. Learn from outside your circle with their “Lessons from the Fashion Industry”

Literature Reading: The Blind Side of the Heart, Feb. 23 2012 @ Goethe

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Date: February 23, 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut Library
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Entrance: Free
For more info check their Facebook event page

The public reading series “Stories Spoken” is dedicated to introducing contemporary German literature in English translation to the Kenyan audience.

Amid the chaos of civilians fleeing west in a provincial German railway station in 1945, Helene has brought her seven-year-old son with her. Having survived with him through the horrors and deprivations of the war years, she abandons him at the station platform and never returns.

This is a tale of hope, loneliness and love; of a life lived in terrible times; the story of a family, an era, and a fascinating woman.

Excerpts from the novel will be read in English and German by Ngwatilo Mawiyoo and Susan Nadolny respectively.

A discourse shall ensue thereafter about the readings.

TEDxBraeburnSchools, Feb 18 2012 @ Austin Room, Braeburn School

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Screenings of TED talks followed by discussions
TEDxBraeburnSchools- 18th February 2012, 10am (for 10:30) to 12:00pm. Austin Room, Braeburn School, Gitanga Road, Lavington,

This Weeks Theme: Inclusive World and Aid

Talks Featured:
Talks 1: Ian Goldin (Navigating out global future) – http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ian_goldin_navigating_our_global_future.html
Talk 2: Thomas Pogge (Medicine for the 99%) – http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/thomas_pogge_medicine_for_the_99_percent.html
Talk 3: David Damberger (NGO Admits Failure) –  http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/david_damberger_what_happens_when_an_ngo_admits_failure.html