Join 5 creatives this month at Creatives garage Portfolio Review at @Pawa254 from 4.30pm on 21 September 2012. We have an amazing lineup for you this month. Come check out Kiplagat Leting an amazing Chef in modern cuisine, Zawadi Nyongó a Yoga master in her own rights, Jozie an architect by day and a bass guitarist by night, the smooth sultry voiced Andrew Wambua, Raya a great Poet and of course the MC for the night, @Muthoni Gathecha
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: July 19, 2012
Venue: British Institute for East Africa (BIEA), Kileleshwa
Time: 8.30am-4pm
Entry: Prior reservation & confirmation [seminars@biea.ac.uk]
Abstract
Discussions on police reforms have been part of the public, official and academic discourses on democratization and change in Kenya for over a decade. Going back to the 1990s, the conduct of the police force has been the subject of numerous policy and academic reviews. Over the years, new actors such as private security agencies have emerged, new subjects of policing have also emerged and ideas on policing of these subjects have also evolved. However, these important changes in policing in Kenya have not received sufficient scholarly attention, leaving practitioners and researchers alike with limited optics with which to view the process of police reforms and security sector reform in general.
The one day workshop will bring together leading researchers on policing and security to share their ongoing research and to take stock of the key theoretical developments in the policing of contemporary Kenya.
The workshop is jointly convened by Mutuma Ruteere – The Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies, Nairobi and Ambreena Manji – The British Institute in Eastern Africa, Nairobi
Date: July 20, 2012
Venue: IFRA/BIEA conference room
Time: 10am – 1pm
To attend, kindly RSVP to seminars@ifra-nairobi.net
Chair: Prof. Bob Wishitemi, D.V.C. Moi University
Speakers: Prof. Jean Rieucau*, Université Lyon 2 (France) and Dr. Damiannah Kieti, Moi University
This are presentations by PhD candidates followed by English debate
* His presentation will be in French, supported by a powerpoint presentation in English, the debate will be in english
Abstract
Domestic tourism is a growing industry in Kenya (30% of the yearly touristic national takings) and constitutes already the main frequentation of some of the National Parks (53% of the visitors in Nakuru). For Kenyan authorities, domestic tourism seems to be useful as it may facilitate ethnical understanding and develop national pride and cohesion. In the process of selection of national monuments, the National Museums of Kenya have tried to promote the ethno-cultural diversity of the country. This new touristic development strategy of Kenyan institutions questions strongly the social sciences in relation to free time, leisure and touristic mobility of the Sub-Saharan populations.
For full information: http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=15ef751e46901aabe24384368&id=c913d2015f
Venue: British Institute in Eastern Africa
Location: Laikipia Road, Kileleshwa
Time: 8.30am – 12.15pm
Entry: RSVP with seminars@biea.ac.uk
SYNOPSIS
Even after disbanding itself in 2010, the proscribed Mungiki group seemingly remains an important factor in Kenyan society and politics. With regular appearances in the media, with the ICC trials going ahead and the Kenyan elections close on the horizon, this half-day workshop interrogates the role which the Mungiki plays in contemporary Kenya. Building on earlier and on-going research, the workshop assembles prominent Kenyan and international researchers who work on various aspects of the Mungiki.
The workshop is jointly convened by
The British Institute in Eastern Africa, Nairobi
Mutuma Rutere (The Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies, Nairobi) and
André Sonnichsen (The Centre of African Studies, University of Copenhagen)
* Cartoon by Gado
Dates: July 11-12, 2012
Venue: the British Institute in Eastern Africa
RSVP by contacting Dr Emma Hunter, elh35@cam.ac.uk [Limited places available]
Download the programme herekenya_conf_2012b
Date: Thursday 14, June 2012
Venue: British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA), Laikipia Road, Kileleshwa
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
Politics as Culture in Eastern Africa: Nation-Building, Neo-Liberalism and Moral Rhetoric
This workshop brings together recent studies of the cultural and rhetorical dimensions of contemporary political change in Eastern Africa. The constitution of national identity has long been studied as an inherently cultural exercise. National affiliation is sustained by a range of cultural practices in which citizens actively participate.
While critical studies have concentrated on the developmental state of the post-independence period, less attention has been directed to more recent neo-liberal state formations which have emerged in Africa under pressure from donors and the international financial institutions.
The workshop seeks to explore the dimensions of this new moral culture in the politics of East Africa. It will consider in particular the potential for contest and subversion of the dominant neo-liberal common sense, as well as earlier cultural forms and moral exemplars which are still influential in East African politics.
Papers:
1. Writing ‘Project Kenya’: Public Memory and Popular Histories in Parselelo Kantai’s Writing Grace Musila (University of Stellenbosch)
2. Satire and the Politics of Corruption in Kenya John Harrington and Ambreena Manji (BIEA)
3. Remoralizing Politics in Tanzania: Julius Nyerere as a National Icon Marie-Aude Fouéré (IFRA)
The seminar is free. To RSVP please email – kerry.kyaa@biea.ac.uk Or call 0724 576600 / 0735 260004
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/
Date: May 17, 2012
Venue: Pawa254 Hub
Time: 4.30-7pm
Entrance: Free
Professional photographer, Jerry Riley will be giving the Master talk.
About
Jerry Riley is a Canadian freelance photographer based in Nairobi, Kenya and has worked in Asia, Africa, South America and Europe. In North America he has worked extensively in the Canadian Arctic, exploring the interaction of photography with other art forms in the Inuit and art communities of Cape Dorset.
His work includes fine art photography, landscape, portraiture, urban and architectural/built environment photography, photo-montage and photo-collage. While in East Africa, he has contributed to Adam, TN, the Nation Media Group, The Africa Report, Farafina (Nigeria), Kwani, Storymoja, Wajibu and Awaaz.
Current corporate clients include AMREF, IRIN and other Nairobi-based international organizations. He travels whenever possible, and is currently director of the GenerationKenya project which profiles post-1963 Kenyans of achievement.
He regularly exhibits in North America and Europe and recently celebrated the launch of the first East African exhibition of his fine art photography in Nairobi.
For more info: Facebook event page
