February 2012
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January 2012
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babak fakhamzadeh-a photography exhibition
I’m looking forward to this photography exhibition by Babak Fakhamzadeh taking place at Bliss Patisserie on Wilkinson Road, Freetown Sierra-Leone. The exhibition juxtaposes old Freetown with present day Freetown. if you are in town, check it out, if you aren’t, i’ll post some photos up!
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December 2011
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November 2011
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CP AFRICA-AFRICAN GOOGLE INTERNS 2012
Apply now for a 2012 Internship at Google Africa
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Google Africa has some internship openings for ambitious African students.
From the Google Africa blog:
Are you an ambitious student interested in the fast-moving world of technology in Africa? This past summer, five students from African universities participated in Google’s inaugural Africa internship program in Ghana, Uganda,...
ABOUT THE PROJECT {THE GIFT -ART BOOK} . CHECK IT & SUPPORT
Since the dawn of the Renaissance in the 15th century, artistic expression has always been the gateway to pinpointing the pulse of a period. Art serves as a cultural barometer utilizing visual tools in an effort to catalyze a social and psychological paradigm shift. These shifts have inspired some of history’s most important...
SIERRA-LEONE TIMBER, A STORY OF HOW WE ARE BEING STRIPPED OF A GREAT RESOURCE- A STORY BY Sorious Samura.
LEARN, EDUCATE, SPREAD THE WORD.
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INVEST IN SIERRA-LEONE, A CONFERENCE HOSTED BY Sierra Leone’s Investment and Export Promotion Agency-SLIEPA. Intermotion Media was there to capture this two day business conference.
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In an ideal world no one would talk before 10am. People would just hug, because...
– Zooey Deschanel (via espanagirl)
royaldynamite asked: This is a pretty dope concept.
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October 2011
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not;...
– Thanks to my friend Kyra Gaunt-Palmer for sharing! (via iamparris)
September 2011
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Heart-shaped Africa is the feeling centre of the world. Continents are...
– excerpt from ben okri’s A TIME FOR NEW DREAMS
August 2011
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WE WILL BE BACK SOON-STRONGER/FRESHER/DEFINED/POWER-FILLED AND INSPIRED.
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– free{the}town management.
July 2011
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June 2011
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the fatou blog: a night in freetown →
fatouw:
a month later and i am still weaving in and out of reality. questioning each thought, each conversation, each view, and each encounter had. montreal, vancouver and that part of my life seem distant, i am working on letting go. retaining the lessons and releasing the pain. for the first time in a…
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STOCKTOWN X SOUTH AFRICA-TRAILER TEASER
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STOCKTOWN X SOUTH AFRICA- A MOVEMENT-MOVIE TEASER
so my hope is at some point to spend a month in South Africa immersing in the art scene and meeting the exciting and creative talent buzzing in the country. this movie trailer by STOCKTOWN is a beautiful example of the resourcefulness of a generation of young artists bursting from the seams of South African culture. innovation much? YES! CHECK IT!
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The “Guillotine” Music Video PROJECT by shane eli
Project Summary:
My goal is to raise money to produce a music video to accompany the song, and spread it virally to build awareness about the album. Just like with my first album The Push, I wrote, performed and produced every element of I Can Do Better in my apartment - producing the beats on my kitchen. I put every cent I have...
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REVISITING STUDIO MUSEUM'S 2008 THEME-FLOW-
…I BEG TO ASK, WHAT DOES AFRICA NAME?
one of my favorite definitions from the 2008 exhibition FLOW by JOEL ANDRIANOMEARISOA
: AFFFFFI-OLANT:
(alluring)/seducer/afrimad/misariaka/absolutely charming/manja/tender/hafahafa/tres allechant/fo-fo-fo/attraction/attirant/tiako/passion/lover/charmant/voninkazo soa/desire/iry/inspiration/seduction/miboiboika/kintana/temptation/ianao, ianao
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june-celeberating the DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD
this month is special to me. it will mark my first month back on the continent-which has been an experience i cannot begin to even put into words-yet. It is also the month that holds the day of the African Child, June 16th. June 16th commemorates the day of the Soweto Uprising of 1976, where in brave and courageous students from a number of Sowetan schools began to protest in the streets of...
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6th annual NY Writers Coalition-Help Fundraise
For the 6th Annual NY Writers Coalition Write-A-Thon taking place in NY’s gorgeous Library of the General Society of Mechanics & tradesmen on JUNE 11TH, hundreds of writers will be in attendance, all united under the same cause of raising funds for NYWC workshops. This annual event is NY’s only writing marathon, and NYWC’s major campaign to ensure their workshops can...