Screening/Discussion: Slingshot Hip Hop, Jul. 9 2011 @ Goethe

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Date: July 9, 2011
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6pm
Entry: Free

The Nairobi Rap Research Group presents Slingshot Hip Hop! This local research group is organised by Wasanii Mtaani as part of their ujuzi labs. It is made up of enthusiasts, historians, creative technologists, cultural critics, linguists, teachers, MCs and academics, who meet to discuss various topics in rap e.g. quantifying art & metaphor, data visualisation, cultural analysis, gaming, curriculum design and more.

The film Slingshot Hip Hop (80 min) covers the stories of young Palestinians living in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rdS8zNp3ow&feature=player_embedded] The screening is intended for the purpose of adopting learning lessons that can be applied to the Kenyan situation. Afterwards there will be a discussion on the topic Migratory Aesthetics – A Working Model for International Hip Hop, moderated by Kevin Ovita Teddy.

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TEDxBraeburnSchools, Jul 9 2011 @ Austin Theater

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When? Saturday 9th July 2011, 10am (for 10:30) to 12:00pm
Where? Austin Theater, Braeburn School, Gitanga Road, Lavington

Theme: Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us?

TED Talks presented:

– Tim Jackson founded RESOLVE in May 2006 as an nter-disciplinary collaboration across four areas — CES, psychology, sociology and economics — aiming to develop an understanding of the links between lifestyle, societal values and the environment.  He is also the author of the influential book Propserity Without Growth.

– In this new RSAnimate, Professor Renata Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us? Does our preoccupation with choosing and consuming actually obstruct social change?

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TEDxBraeburnSchools, Jul 2 2011 @ Braeburn School (Gitanga Rd)

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Why TED Talks? We need to intelligently reassess our systems of societal structure, education, and cultural narratives, and creatively think about the roles of morality, technology, human behaviour and collaborative civil society in our world. This event creates a space for open, exploratory dialogue to understand these issues, to ensure the diversity of our people and their thoughts are a source of intelligent constructive creativity rather than conflict.

At 10 for 10.30 to 12

Theme: The Internet in Society: Empowering or Censoring Citizens?

Beware of the online “filter bubbles”
As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there’s a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a “filter bubble” and don’t get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.

Does the internet actually inhibit, not encourage democracy? In this new RSA Animate adapted from a talk at the RSA, Evgeny Morozov presents an alternative take on ‘cyber-utopianism’ – the seductive idea that the internet plays a largely empancipatory role in global politics.
Exposing some idealistic myths about freedom and technology (during Iran’s ‘twitter revolution’ fewer than 20,000 Twitter users actually took part), Evgeny argues for some realism about the actual uses and abuses of the internet.

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Networking Cocktail Party: Homecoming, Jul. 9 2011 @ Sierra Brasserie

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To the Returning Kenyan, The Adventurous Outlander and The Curious Globe Trotter…….Friends,
A one of a kind networking & Investment forum to toast to your successes, share your travels, meet your good prospects and dance to the future!

Enjoy a networking platform for Investors, Prospective Employers and key players in the ICT, Banking, Luxury Lifestyle, Real Estate, Fine Arts and Retail Industry for a night of sharing, fun and strategizing for the future…

WAMBI AWARDS WILL BE ISSUED TO THE BEST DRESSED.

Music: DJ PInye, Sauti Sol
MC: Joey Muthengi
Dress Code: Trendy Dazzle
Entrance is FREE!!!!!

Time: Saturday, July 9 · 5:30pm – 11:30pm
Location: Sierra Brasserie and Lounge- YaYa Centre.

Please R.S.V.P – There will be a strict guest list.

You can also call 0712-503-663, 0720-054-829, 0739-390-422 to reserve your spot!

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Documentary: Research & Development in the Tana River Delta, Jun 27 2011 @ Alliance

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Screening at 6pm

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN THE TANA RIVER DELTA
by Khamis Ramadhan (2011 – 15min)

documentary produced with the support of  the Embassy of France

The documentary highlights current participatory research activities in the Tana Delta being undertaken jointly by local and international researchers under Kenyan Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group (Kenweb). The discussions will focus on how best to utilize the natural resources for sustainable development in the Delta.

The film will be followed by a discussion.

TEDxBraeburnSchools, Jun 25 2011 @ Austin Theater

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Saturday, June 25th 2011 at 10:00am (for 10:30) to 12:00pm.
Location: Braeburn School, Gitanga Rd, Austin Theater

Theme: Longevity, technology, accelerated evolution and the future of health

Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human species: to stop evolving completely, to evolve naturally — or to control the next steps of human evolution, using genetic modification, to make ourselves smarter, faster, better. Neo-evolution is within our grasp. What will we do with it?  Harvey Fineberg studies medical decisionmaking — from how we roll out new medical technology, to how we cope with new illnesses and threatened epidemics.

At TEDxPeachtree, bioethicist Paul Root Wolpe describes an astonishing series of recent bio-engineering experiments, from hybrid pets to mice that grow human ears. He asks: isn’t it time to set some ground rules?  Paul Root Wolpe examines the ethical implications of new science — genetic modification, neuroscience and other breakthroughs that stretch our current philosophy to the breaking point. He’s the chief bioethicist at NASA, among other appointments.

TEDx Braeburn School, Jun 18 2011 @ Austin Theatre

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When? Saturday 18th June 2011, 10am (for 10:30) to 12:00pm.

Where? Austin Theater, 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.

What? This Saturday we will be showing two videos of talks from the renowned TED conferences followed by a casual discussion. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to give the talk of their lifetimes in 18 minutes.  In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. www.TED.com

Theme: Longevity, technology, accelerated evolution and the future of health

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
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