Friday, June 14, 2019

KWELI Live Experience. June, July, August, Sept, October 2019


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kweliLIVE Screening Tour - NYC


Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Firelight Studio, 247 Water Street, Street Level, Brooklyn, NY 11201
 
kweliTV presents kweliLIVE Experience, a 6-city film screening tour experience powered by AARP
Each event will feature award-winning and film festival-acclaimed short films from kweliTV's library, brunch with mimosas, post discussions with filmmakers and community.
New York's SHORT FILM PROGRAM
BLACK GIRL IN PARIS — When a down on her luck aspiring writer runs out of money after moving to Paris, she meets a street-smart prostitute who takes her on a whirlwind adventure of passion, self-discovery and uninhibited sexual freedom.
NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU — Viviane is a neurotic, struggling actress given to childish flights of fancy--like moving to Los Angeles on a whim to revive her dwindling career. But can she leave New York and Kazembe, the love of her life, behind?
HAIR THAT MOVES —Upon entering a singing competition to  pay for her travels to school, a 10-year old girl tries all she can to get her short, afro to wave in the wind like her favorite popstar's hair.
CURIOSITIES OF THE QUIET BOY — A partially deaf 12-year-old undergoes a series of supernatural phenomena in the midst of mourning his mother.
PROGRAM
12:00-1:00 pm - BRUNCH
1:00-2:15 pm   - FILM PRESENTATION
2:30-3:15 pm   - FILMMAKER Q&A
3:15-3:30 pm   - CLOSING
DIRECTOR Q&A
We’re having a lively discussion with emerging filmmaker New York-based filmmaker (tbd).
TICKETS
Free | kweliTV Subscribers* — (VIP Access for kweliTV monthly and annual subscribers. Brunch + bottomless mimosas included with film screening. *Must provide proof of subscription to hello@kweli.tv.)
$15  | kweliLIVE Community — (Brunch + one mimosa drink ticket included with film screening.)
$30  | *Early Bird* kweliLIVE Community + Mimosas — (Brunch + bottomless mimosas included with film screening.)
$40  | *Beginning June 18* kweliLIVE Community + Mimosas — (Brunch + bottomless mimosas included with film screening.)
$50  | kweliLIVE Community All Access — (Brunch + bottomless mimosas included with film screening and 6-month subscription to kweliTV.)
 Note: You must be 21 years or older to attend this event.

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ABOUT KWELITV
kweliTV celebrates global black culture through curated indie films, documentaries, web series and kids shows from North America, Africa, Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean. Kweli means truth in Swahili so our mission is to curate content that is a true reflection of the global black community. 
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DeShuna Spencer \ Founder, CEO \ kweliTV
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Firelight Studio
247 Water Street
Street Level
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Thursday, June 13, 2019

DC Africa Fashion Show and Culture Expo Saturday, June 29, 2019 | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Mayor Muriel Bowser's DC Africa Fashion Show and Culture Expo

FASHION
The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office on Women's Policy and Initiatives, Mayor’s Office on African American Affairs, and African Fashion Week DC, will host an African Fashion Show and Culture Expo showcasing and celebrating DC African fashion, creativity, and culture.
When: Saturday, June 29, 2019 | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Frank D. Reeves Center | 2000 14th Street NW | Washington, DC | 20009
RSVP here

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

LGBTQIA Personal Safety and Security. June 2019



LGBTQIA Personal Safety and Security

Safety and Security


Depending on the legal framework or cultural and social norms in a country, humanitarian staff may experience harassment or threats if they are perceived to be members or supporters of the LGBTQIA community. This short course was designed to raise personal safety and security awareness for both international travelers and national staff in countries where the risks to the LGBTQIA community are increased. After opening the course, subtitles are provided in many languages.




Ontario. Environmental Protections take a back seat.

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/43516/action/1

"As part of the More Homes, More Choice Act (Bill 108), the Ontario government intends to bring back the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).

Returning to the OMB takes us back to an expensive, time consuming dispute resolution process that was difficult for citizens to take part in. But this time citizens voices will be highly limited, making it even more difficult for the public to participate.

The OMB was dismantled after an extensive 2-year public review and replaced with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPATs). Now the Ontario government is bringing it back at the request of developers with no input at all from the public."

Why is Ontario bringing back the OMB? Because developers asked them to.

NOTE:
          Bill 108 would also remove protections for Ontario’s
          230+ species-at-risk, allowing developers to bulldoze
          their habitat in order to allow them to turn a profit.


The Premier says wildlife protections are "red tape".

Bill 108 would make survival even harder for Ontario’s endangered species by:
  • Stripping protections for endangered species
  • Letting builders pay a fee to break the law
  • Giving the Minister veto power to ignore scientific decisions
"If enacted as proposed, the proposed legislative amendments, introduced in legislation known as Bill 108, would fundamentally alter key features of the province’s planning system, such as parkland dedication, development charges, section 37 community benefits, the role of heritage protection, and the availability of inclusionary zoning, among other things. Perhaps most importantly, a new “community benefits charge” based on a percentage of land value would replace parkland dedication requirements, soft service development charges, and section 37 contributions."

Sunday, June 2, 2019

June 1-7, 2019. Sustainability NOW Telesummit

An exceptional compendium of content from 32 visionaries and experts from around the globe who will give you practical steps to take — things you can do right now to make a difference.

https://sustainabilitynowsummit.com/presell-page

Starting at 6AM (EDT) each day, you’ll have a 48-hour, ON DEMAND, ALL-ACCESS PASS to that day's presentations — so you can watch at your convenience.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SustainabilityNowSummit/

7 Extraordinary Days with 32 Sustainability Icons From 9 Countries
Sharing Solutions and Hope for a Thriving Future

SCHEDULE

DAY 1: SATURDAY, JUNE 1 
Alosha Lynov – Off-Grid Water Systems
Marina Qutab – Waste Not Want Not: Zero Waste Solutions for Daily Living
Ryan Eliason – How to Change the World Without Going Broke
Sean Steed – Plant-Based Epoxy: a Case Study for Circular Economy
Zach Bush – Chemical Farming, Ecology & Human Health — A Path to Regeneration

DAY 2: SUNDAY, JUNE 2
Alexander Verbeek – Climate Change and Planetary Security
Brother Phil Lane – The International Treaty to Protect & Restore Mother Earth
Heshie Segal – Clean Water on the Go: Reducing Plastics and Protecting Our Health
Mike Strizki – Hydrogen Micro-Grids: Clean Power for the Future, Now
Summer Bock – How Fermented Foods Can Repair Our Health

DAY 3: MONDAY, JUNE 3
Hazel Henderson – How Halophyte Plants** Can Help Solve the Global Food Crisis
Jay Potter – ECOR: From Waste Stream Fiber to Circular Economy
Jorgen Hempel – Hemp and Hydrated Lime Construction
Ronit Herzfeld – Beyond Bias: Moving From “Me” to “We”
William Padilla-Brown – Cultivating Culinary and Medicinal Mushrooms 

DAY 4: TUESDAY, JUNE 4
Brian D. Ridgway – Finding Freedom 
Judy Wicks – Nurturing Local Economies
Kristen Comella – The Regenerative Power of Your Own Stem Cells
Reggie Nayar – The Dirty Truth About Waste and Recycling

DAY 5: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
Jon Ramer – Deep Social Networking as a Vehicle for Global Change
Judah Becker – Aquaponics: a Path to Self-Sufficiency
Michael Rice and Zana Zu – Holistic Design
Dr. Richard Satava – Frontiers of Medicine and the Ethics of Medical Breakthroughs

DAY 6: THURSDAY, JUNE 6
Amy Oskins & Amzi Smith – New Paradigms for Housing: Earthship 2.0
Hajjar Gibran – Earthy meets Elegant with AirCrete Construction
Larry Sterns – Composting Toilets and Waterless Waste Solutions
Paul Rodney Turner – Sharing Food, Sharing Compassion
Vinit Allen – We ARE the Planet: Redefining the Human Family

DAY 7: FRIDAY, JUNE 7
Jessica Cooper – Work Environments Designed to Help People Thrive
John Todd – Restoring Water and Land with Biologically-Based Eco-Machines
Michael Gosney – Vehicles of Social Change
Michael Pawlyn – Solving Design Challenges Through the Wisdom of Nature.


**Note: Halophytes are good for more than just food!

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