Staceyann Chin: A Night of Poetry and Performance Jan. 30

The Nest hosts Jamaica's spoken word poet and performing artiste Staceyann Chin and Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainana this Thursday at the Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel.

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Venue: Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel, Nairobi
Time: 7:30 pm
Charges: Ksh 500

Advance tickets through MPESA on 0724 947587, or pick them up at the NEST located on Jabavu road, Kilimani, and the BONK shop at the Junction Mall (Ngong Road).

Chin's work has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Pittsburgh Daily, and has also been featured on CBS 60 Minutes.

Rise Up & Dance at Central Park, Nairobi

Dancing to stop violence against women 

The One Billion Rising Strike, Dance and Rise event will take place on Thursday, 14th February at the Central Park, Nairobi.  

Time: 12.00 Noon and 3:00 p.m. 

Organizers: Coalition On Violence Against Women - Kenya (COVAW)

Shocking statistics: One in every six women between 15 and 70 years has experienced physical or sexual violence in their lives. 

It is a fact that 3 out of 10 women in Kenya admit to have been physically and sexually abused by their spouses and Sexual partners.