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French Film Festival: Cinema as an Instrument of Struggle & Change, Dec. 6-10 2016 @ Alliance

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Dates: December 6 – 10, 2016
Time & Venue: 6:30pm, Alliance Française auditorium
Free Entry
Saturday 10 December @ 10am Special Children’s Show

About
6 to 10 December – a rebellious week of films by filmmakers who are engaged in cinema as an instrument of struggle and change. Stories of activism and resistance preceded by screening of smart phone shorts #filmbyphone

http://www.alliancefrnairobi.org/nairobi/french-film-festival/

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Car Free Day – Sunday: Bike/Skate the Whole Day in the CBD! Dec. 4 2016 @ Nairobi Streets

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Date: December 4, 2016
Venue: Nairobi Streets – Meeting point (Muingi Mbingu Street, Jevanjee Gardens)
Time: 9am – 12 pm

About
Nairobi will host a Critical Mass – an event that does not only invite cyclists, but also pedestrians and skaters to the streets in the CBD. The event is part of the place-making week which is organised by Nairobi City Council in collaboration with UN-Habitat. On Sunday, 4 December (9am – 12pm), streets in Nairobi´s CBD will be reclaimed by Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) users. The idea is to bring awareness to the challenges faced by NMT users – that are often forgotten in the transport planning and infrastructure construction. Come join this unique opportunity to illustrate that cyclists do exist and have an equal right to the road.

Bring your bike and friends along.

If We Ever Get Out of Here | Photo via RVI

Film Screening: If We Ever Get Out of Here, Dec. 1 2016 @ Alliance Française

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If We Ever Get Out of Here | Photo via RVI
If We Ever Get Out of Here | Photo via RVI
Date: December 1, 2016
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Prior Registration

About
Many people fleeing conflicts hope that refugee camps would be a temporary home while they await peace and stability to return to their home countries. Unfortunately, many have ended up staying in the camps for decades.
On Thursday 1 December 2016, the Rift Valley Forum and the Church of Sweden will screen the documentary, If we ever get out of here, by Marika Grieshel and Lollo Jarnebrink, followed by a discussion.

If we ever get out of here documents the lives of ordinary people who have become long-term refugees, stuck in the Kakuma camp, suspended from opportunity and isolated from all that is familiar.

The story of the daily struggles of Klementine, Deeqa and Jackson aims to give a greater understanding of the importance of psychosocial support for refugees.

The Kakuma refugee camp was founded in Kenya in 1991 and was originally planned as a temporary solution for young boys fleeing the civil wars in Sudan. It is now home to about 200, 000 people forced to flee conflict in the neighbouring countries.

Discussants
Marika Griehsel, Film Director

Else Berglund, Church of Sweden

Collins Onyango, Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

Jackson Mumbere, Kakuma Refugee Camp Resident

Entrance is by prior registration only. Register here