Tuesday, January 17, 2006
E-Digest No 149
*Art4Development Network*: Share, Exchange, Inspire, Collaborate! Digest Number 149
There are 6 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. AfricanColours Update January 2006
From: Emmanuel Mwendwa
2. Anatomy and Figurative Art Workshops & Call for Submissions!
From: "David R. Quammen"
3. Announcements on TV production, Communication / Journalism; Awards, and more...
From: IJNet
4. Vacancies (US) , Award and Music Festival News (Australia)
From: Network
5. News and Articles on Culture, Society and Development (MDGs)
From: IPS & Power of Culture
6. to Joe in Oz from Christian in Alaska regarding Theatre
From: "Christian Heppinstall"
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:31:34 -0000
From: Emmanuel Mwendwa
Subject: AfricanColours Update January 2006
AfricanColours, Press Centre, Chester House, Koinange Street,
Nairobi, KENYA. P. O. Box 56814-00200, phone + 254 20 250373.
http://www.blogger.com/www.africancolours.net
OPINION
AfricanColours invites your comment on this topic: `Drawing a
Realistic Picture of Africa'. Art is often said to be among the
forms of creativity, which mankind has remained addicted to for
centuries past. It is indisputable that an extensive and unknown
quantity of African Art ranging from paintings, sculptures, masks,
handicrafts and even curios – are now displayed or retained as
collections in the West. But do these works regularly displayed
overseas; reflect a realistic image of Africa? We would like to
publish your opinion on our website.
http://www.africancolours.net/content/8225
Send your views to andrew@africancolours.com
THE LEGEND STILL LIVES ON
Jak Katarikawe is one of Uganda's seasoned visual artists. His
greatest inspiration was drawn from a visit to a catholic church,
where he first encountered a portrait of Jesus Christ. The work of
art impressed him so much that he mistook it for a photograph.
Katarikawe's journey into the world of art started in 1960 when he
went to Kampala from his rural village and since then he has not
looked back. Creating picture-stories is the essence of his work, in
which he utilizes a range of subjects, such as portraits, literacy,
his native traditions, an array of animal symbolism highlighting
particularly cattle, landscapes, oral literature and Christian
imagery.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0438/is_2_37/ai_n8685621
By Elsbeth Court
ONLINE EXHIBITION
AfricanColours presents its first online exhibition with the
theme 'African Cultures, African Colours'. The display is a rich
pool of artistic and creative talent, with works of art drawn from
Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya. Participating
artists include Thom Ogonga, Kanyiva Kahare, Alex Mbugua, Maggie
Otieno, Beatrice Wanjiku, Tabitha wa Mburu, Leon Kuhn, Kevin
Kariuki, Fitsum Berhe, Annabelle Wanjiku, Patrick Kirono, Wilson
Mwangi, Samuel Githui, Nelly Wanjiru, Veroniccah Muwonge, Mary
Ogembo, Yassir Ali, Salah Ammar, Patrick Mukabi, Peterson Kamwathi,
David Mwaniki and Simon Muriithi.
http://www.kenya.africancolours.net/Exhibition05
- Message: 2
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:36:39 -0000
From: "David R. Quammen"
Subject: Anatomy and Figurative Art Workshops & Call for Submissions!
The Figure Models Guild is pleased to present a series of workshops
tailored to allow artists in other disciplines to become proficient
in working from the figure - also valuable to beginners and those
who work from the figure now. Sessions begin January 14, 2006
An Introduction Free David Quammen
An introduction to working from the nude model - a practical
discussion of how artists work from the model, with some nude
modeling. Artists are encouraged to bring material.
Saturday, 10 AM January 14
Anatomy I * * Nancy Donnelly
A 4 hour session on the skeletal structure with nude model and
illustrations for reference
Sunday, January 15th
Anatomy II * * Nancy Donnelly
A 4 hour session on the musculature structure with nude model and
illustrations for reference
Sunday, January 22nd
Drawing I * * Raye Leith
A 4 hour session covering gesture drawing/developing personal marks;
axis - angle - thrust; negative space; center of gravity; the
contrapostal pose, compression and tension.
Sunday, January 23rd
Drawing II * * Raye Leith
A 4 hour session cover rendering techniques; perspective of
curvilinear forms, rendering volume; light and shade/up- and down-
planes/cast and halftone shadows; rendering techniques/descriptive
shadow, turning edge; and developing a concept/visual map for each
drawing.
Sunday, February 12th
* * Fee for workshops is $35 each. These 4 hour sessions start at 10
am to 12 pm with a 1 hour lunch break. The afternoon session is from
1 to 3 pm. A live nude model will be at both the morning and
afternoon sessions, and will model from 12 to 12:30 and 3 to 3:30
for those who care to work from the model during that time. A
separate model fee of $60 will be charged, spread out over the
number of participants. Target enrollment is from 10 to 15 maximum.
To enroll, or for more information, contact David R. Quammen –
202.966.0366 - home 202.361.3810 – cell or Figuremodel@verizon.net
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Abstract Art
MOCA DC - 1054 31st St NW, Canal Square in Georgetown, Washington DC February 6 to 24 2006
Now accepting applications for Abtract Art, a non-juried exhibit. Work
may be drawings, paintings, sketches, sculpture, mixed media, conte
crayon, charcoal, photography. Submissions may be of varying sizes;
hanging fees are based on a 30 x 30 inch wall space, plus $5 per 12 x
12 inch beyond the 30x30. Each item must include a brief story about
the work – inspiration, explanatory, etc. Work will be accepted
beginning Wednesday, January 18.
For more information, contact Dave at 202.342.6230 - gallery,
202.966.0366 - home, 202.361.3810 - cell or figuremodel@verizon
- Message: 3
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:39:35 -0000
From: IJNet
Subject: Announcements on TV production, Communication / Journalism; Awards, and more...
- Television producers around the world can submit proposals for
programs aimed at sharing international perspectives with audiences
in the United States. Submission deadline: January 20.
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is an organization that
offers internationally minded and culturally diverse programming to
U.S. TV channels. The service offers grants for the production of
these programs through its International Media Development Fund
(IMDF). Successful applicants receive grants ranging from US$10,000
to $150,000.
Applicants should submit a cover sheet, program synopsis, production
personnel, budget, and a sample work in English by the January 20
deadline. Applicants must live and work outside of the United
States. They also must be independent producers with previous film
or TV production experience in a principal role.
ITVS will notify finalists in March and announce the final decision
in June or July. Accepted programs should be completed within one
year.
For more information, including online application forms:
http://www.itvs.org/producers/imdf_guidelines.html.
- A new resource is available for journalists covering the global
HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Kaiser Family Foundation, which focuses on
raising awareness of major health care issues, has published a new
guidebook for journalists.
This guide is available for free (in PDF format) on the foundation's
Web site. It covers a broad range of subjects, including the
science, treatment and prevention of HIV and AIDS. It includes
information on political and social aspects of the epidemic. It also
highlights language that may inadvertently promote discrimination,
along with suggested alternatives.
The guide is currently available in English. The foundation said
that editions in other languages would be available in the near
future.
The guide: http://www.kff.org/hivaids/7124-02.cfm.
- Four journalists from Turkmenistan – a country considered by
watchdogs to be a "black hole" for news – recently received honors
for their environmental reporting.
The journalists received awards at the Central Asian Festival of
Environmental Journalism, which took place in November in Almaty,
Kazakhstan. Colleagues from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan also participated.
Muradbedi Annageldiev won first prize in the documentary film
category. Begench Abaev won twice: first prize for short news
article and third prize for his radio feature, "Force of Fear."
Gurbangeldi Manaetchaedov and Muradurbi Chaberdiev jointly received
second prize for their television piece.
The festival was a cooperative effort of several environmental NGOs,
government conservation agencies, the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the UN, with several regional and
international donors.
Quality journalism is scarce in Turkmenistan, where "President for
Life" Saparmurat Niyazov maintains a tight grip on mass media and
does not tolerate dissent. In a recent press freedom index compiled
by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Turkmenistan ranked
165th – above only Eritrea and North Korea.
"Journalists there simply relay government propaganda," RSF said,
calling those three lowest-ranking countries the world's "black
holes" for news. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists
(CPJ) named Turkmenistan one of the "world's worst places to be a
journalist."
Central Asian Festival of Environmental Journalism: http://www.eco/- festival.org/?year= 05&lang==ru&coun==almaty&pg==itog.
OSCE: http://www.osce.org/ashgabad/item_1_17610.html.
RSF: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=332.
CPJ: http://www.cpj.org/attacks04/europe04/turkmen.html.
- A Bogotá journalists' association is conducting a competition for
Colombian journalists who work for national or foreign news media.
Submission deadline: January 13.
The Bogotá Journalists Circle (CPB) will present awards in six
categories: print, radio, TV, photography, political cartoons, and
the Internet.
In each of those categories, there are five awards: best narrative,
interview, general reporting, investigative reporting, and
illustrated reports. CPB will also recognize the best undergraduate
paper for journalism and communication students in Colombia.
Entries should include three copies of the report, a letter of
certification from the organization that published or broadcast the
report, a cover letter, and the applicant's resume. Contest
organizers will only consider reports published or broadcast from
February 9, 2005, to January 13, 2006.
The awards ceremony is scheduled for February 9. For more
information, contact the Círculo de Periodistas de Bogotá at
ojalvoas@telecom.com.co, telephone +571-321-5250, or Calle 26 No. 13
A-15, Bogotá, Colombia.
- More than two dozen Yemeni journalists should be better equipped to
cover women's issues and launch their own Web sites, after a recent
training program in Sana'a.
Organized by the Yemeni Female Media Forum (YFMF), the 11-day
program included 28 women who work for private and state-run news
media, many of them as Web site editors. A major goal of the
training was to improve their professionalism and credibility when
reporting on women's issues.
The training, which began December 24, took place at the YFMF
headquarters. The course featured technology training, including how
to create and launch Web sites. As part of the program, three major
Yemeni news sites will sponsor the three best Web sites created by
the participants.
In 2005, YFMF trained 90 women journalists on Internet and computer- related topics. In 2004, according to a survey conducted by YFMF,
only 19 women journalists in Yemen had their own e-mail addresses.
YFMF (Arabic): http://www.yfmf.org/modules.php? name==News&file==article&sid=1.
- Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking journalists have until February 28
to submit their best print stories or photographs for the New
Journalism Prize. The winner in each category receives US$25,000.
The Foundation for a New Iberian-American Journalism (FNPI, in
Spanish) organizes the award with support from the CEMEX cement
corporation of Mexico.
The contest is open to Latin American journalists as well as those
from Spain or Portugal. Works must have been published between
January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2005. The application must be
completed online.
There also will be an Homage Prize, set aside for a deserving
journalist who has more than 20 years of experience and has set an
example for colleagues. A third party must nominate this journalist.
The Homage recipient will receive a prize of US$30,000.
The Homage nomination must include five letters from colleagues
attesting to the nominee's career path, a nomination letter; a copy
of the application; and up to five works by the candidate.
Both New Journalism Prize submissions and Homage nominations must be
sent to FNPI at Calle San Juan de Dios # 3 – 121, Cartagena de
Indias, Colombia.
For more information or to apply online, contact premio@fnpi.org or
visit http://www.blogger.com/www.nuevoperiodismo.org.
- Journalists in three regions of Mozambique will get training on how
to better report on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Application deadline:
February 20.
The South African NSJ Media Training Trust will hold three regional
workshops, scheduled for March 27 to 30 in southern Mozambique,
April 3 to 6 in the central part of the country, and April 10 to 13
in the North.
Organizers say that despite the abundance of HIV/AIDS training for
African journalists, many lack the research skills and knowledge to
effectively cover the pandemic. This training program is aimed at
helping journalists to improve their performance in this area.
Applicants should be Mozambican journalists with at least two years
of experience in print, online, TV or community radio news. For more
information, contact the NSJ Trust at nsj@nsjtraining.org or fax
+258-1-490880.
NSJ Course Schedule: http://www.nsjtraining.org/12.htm.
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:41:25 -0000
From: Network
Subject: Vacancies (US) , Award and Music Festival News (Australia)
- Big Day Out (22 January), Australia
A massive music festival featuring talent from around the world. See
the big names as well as fresh, new, local talent at one of the
biggest festivals you will ever visit. For more information visit
http://www.blogger.com/www.bigdayout.com.
Source: Gold Coast City Council eNewsletter.
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater/DePaul University Seek Emerging Arts
Leaders The MFA/Arts Leadership Program is a two-year, graduate- level program in arts leadership training, requiring a dual
commitment from each Fellow both as a full-time student of The
Theatre School at DePaul University and a full-time salaried
employee of Chicago Shakespeare Theater. For more information or to
apply, visit http://theatreschool.depaul.edu/. Deadline is Jan. 15,
2006.
- Music-Theatre Group: Executive Director: Music-Theatre Group is
seeking a senior arts administrator to fill the newly created
position of Executive Director. The Executive Director will be
responsible for strategizing, organizing, and managing the
implementation of the, fundraising, financial, and marketing aspects
of Music-Theatre Group. For more information:
http://www.blogger.com/www.musictheatregroup.org/?sec=íir
- COPYWRITER FOR ENTERTAINMENT AD AGENCY: Fast-paced, full-service
ad agency specializing in the arts and entertainment fields seeks a
Copywriter. AD AGENCY EXPERIENCE A MUST! Successful candidate will
be able to multi-task effectively, is extremely organized, and works
well under pressure of deadlines. Will work directly with Creative
Director on all projects. Please send resume, three (3) writing
samples (CUT AND PASTE DIRECTLY INTO BODY OF EMAIL) and salary
requirements. Email: information@emg-ltd.com or fax 212-391-6480.
- DEADLINE: JANUARY 15 - Three cash prizes of 1,000 dollars each for
reporting on microfinance.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, a leader in
promoting microfinance, is supporting the award. For more
information and submission criteria, please visit:
http://www.ips.org/institutional/journalistic_award_2005.shtml
- Executive Director, Conductors Guild (VA). Manage office and staff, including processing of all financial and membership transactions. Liaison with Board President, Treasurer and Committee Chairs regarding all aspects of Guild operations, including activities, budgets, development/fundraising and long-range planning. Coordinate Guild programs, including Conductor Training Workshops and Annual Conference. Oversee Guild publications with editorial staff and Publications Coordinator. Assist with updating and maintenance of website. Prepare for and attend three Board of Directors meetings yearly. Promote the Guild, expand membership base, liaison with music industry and education fields. Detailed job description available upon request. Office is currently in Richmond but could possibly be re-located for an exceptional candidate. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Access), QuickBooks, Quark, PageMaker, etc. Bachelor s degree required, music experience preferred. Some webdesign/html knowledge preferred. The Conductors Guild is an international not-for-profit music service organization dedicated to encouraging and promoting the highest standards in the art and profession of conducting. The Guild is the only music service organization devoted exclusively to the advancement of the art of conducting and to serving the artistic and professional needs of conductors. The Guild is international in scope, with a membership of nearly 1,800 members representing the United States and more than 30 foreign countries. Salary: $36,000-$45,000. Cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three references to: kalam@mindspring.com (please send attachments in MS Word only). Or mail: Conductors Guild Executive Director Search, 5300 Glenside Dr., Suite 2207, Richmond, VA 23228. or Fax:(804) 553-1876.
- Graphic Design Position, American University. Assistant Professor rank. New tenure track faculty line. Beginning Fall 2006.
Qualifications: MFA or equivalent terminal degree in the discipline. Teaching and professional experience preferred, but not required. The applicant should be knowledgeable of current issues in design, the demands of the professional field and the tools, technologies and resources inherent to the discipline. Expected familiarity with the theoretical issues of graphic design as well as its historical background. Ability to contribute to the teaching of interactive and experience design courses. Responsibilities: Teaching graphic design at the undergraduate level, basic through advanced levels. Student advising, including mentoring women and minority students. Scholarship/Creative work: active professional in the field. University service: serving on Department, College and University Committees.
Salary is competitive and dependent on qualifications and experience. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Selected candidate will begin appointment working at facilities located in a brand-new building. Visit http://www.blogger.com/www.design.american.edu and http://www.blogger.com/www.american.edu for further information on the University and the design program. To Apply: Include letter of application stating teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, a minimum of 20 slides or disk media with samples of own work and (if available) examples of student's work, and printed writing samples if any. No email applications will be reviewed. Send materials along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope for their return, and three letters of recommendation to: Chemi Montes-Armenteros, Committee Chair, Graphic Design Search Committee, Department of Art, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016-8004. EOE.
- Manager of Community Arts School (NC). Durham Arts Council, a leading arts agency in North Carolina, seeks Manager for its DAC Community Arts School. Full time. Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits. This position provides leadership, management, program development and administration for the DAC School and provides faculty supervision and support for a variety of classes, workshops, camps and programs. The DAC School Manager will be an individual experienced in developing, implementing, marketing, and evaluating adult and youth arts programs in response to diverse educational and community interests and needs. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong organization skills, budget administration skills, and computer skills required. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, and customer service skills required. Proven track-record of developing, coordinating, and growing successful community arts programs required. Position reports to Director of Community Arts Education. Bachelor's degree in arts administration, arts education, or related field preferred. Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to Executive Director, Durham Arts Council, Attn: DAC School Manager position, 120 Morris St., Durham, NC 27701. E-mail applications to chembrick@durhamarts.org. Applications accepted until position is filled. EOE. http://www.durhamarts.org/
- Message: 5
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:46:31 -0000
From: IPS & Power of Culture
Subject: News and Articles on Culture, Society and Development (MDGs)
- WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Will the Bamako Meeting Tackle Africa's Sore
Spots?
By Moyiga Nduru
JOHANNESBURG - The African leg of the World Social Forum (WSF) kicks
off next week in the Malian capital, Bamako, with a host of issues
on the agenda: war and militarism, global trade and debt, to name
just a few. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=1720
- WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Will the Bamako Meeting Tackle Africa's Sore
Spots?
By Moyiga Nduru
JOHANNESBURG - The African leg of the World Social Forum (WSF) kicks
off next week in the Malian capital, Bamako, with a host of issues
on the agenda: war and militarism, global trade and debt, to name
just a few. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=1720
- TSUNAMI IMPACT: Mixed Blessing for Most Marginalised
By Ranjit Devraj
NAGAPATTINAM, India - Although Chellapappa lost two of her children
to the tsunami that smashed every home in the fishing village of
Samanthanpettai on Dec. 26, 2004, she now has reason to smile: a
brand new concrete-roof home with electricity, running water and a
sanitary toilet.
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=1624
- Social issues and effective drama on Nigerian radio
Radio soap aficionados in Nigeria can look forward to a new soap
opera in 2006 that addresses the problem of the gender gap in
Nigerian society. The woman behind the idea is drama producer and
screenplay writer Abiodun Rasidat Olufemi-Ogidan in Ibadan, Oyo
State, Nigeria. "I want to write a soap opera screenplay about this
issue because the girl-child suffers in this male-dominated society.
She is denied education… and all that is expected of her is that she
will eventually marry."
Olufemi-Ogidan recently attended the 12-week `Soaps and Society'
course offered by the Radio Nederland Training Centre in Hilversum,
Netherlands . According to her, the course trained participants in
editing and doing preliminary research, but also taught them how to
meet the needs of many kinds of audiences. "We learnt to map
audiences and to tailor story-lines, characters and social messages
to appeal to `micro-audiences.' "
No novice in the field, Olufemi-Ogidan has had ten years of
experience producing dramas for the Ibadan National Station, part of
the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. Her work has often
highlighted social malaises and targeted specific audiences such as
women and children.
Particularly important is the medium this producer uses. "Television
is not only expensive, it needs electricity, to which not everyone
has access. But everyone, even in the remotest villages, has radio.
Therefore, using radio soaps to get a message across about HIV or
drawing attention to child abuse, for instance, is very important."
Olufemi-Ogidan says that feedback from listeners demonstrates how
effective this medium is.
Although there is no `universal' drama theory and expressive
traditions are different everywhere, Olufemi-Ogidan emphasizes that
many problems have universal resonance. The fundamental benefit of
the course in Hilversum for this and other participants was that it
shared new ideas on using drama effectively to persuade audiences
about issues of social importace.
Sudha Rajagopalan - Source: newsletter January
2006 (http://www.blogger.com/www.powerofculture.nl/uk/current/2006/january/soap.htm)
- SOUTH AFRICA: STORY OF A RECYCLER BICYCLER
by Marina Penderis
JOHANNESBURG (IPS) - Charles Mbiza's bicycle is more than a method
of transport. It's a metaphor for the state of rubbish collection in
South Africa's commercial hub, Johannesburg.
The bike -- actually more of a large tricycle -- is one of several
that were introduced to collect waste such as used paper cups during
the World Summit on Sustainable Development, held three years ago in
Johannesburg.
That it's still being used by Mbiza to gather waste shows there is
awareness of the need for recycling. But, that he barely manages to
make a living doing so speaks volumes about how residents of this
city have yet to embrace proper waste management.
Mbiza covers about 185 households in a stretch of Johannesburg
between the up-market suburbs of Rosebank and Parkmore.
His work is part of a project founded by ward councillor Judy
Stockill which has the support of the local community association --
and which won an award for sustainability from the provincial
government earlier this month. Earthlife Africa, a non-profit
environmental action group, has launched two similar initiatives
elsewhere in Johannesburg.
Unlike collectors who scrounge through rubbish bins, Mbiza tries to
convince home owners and domestic workers to sort waste material for
recycling, rather than simply throw it all into the bin.
Reaching people behind the high walls and electric fences erected by
crime-conscious residents is difficult, to say the least. But, Mbiza
claims this does not deter him. "If you come out of your house, I
can get you. I can talk very nicely sometimes," he laughs.
His determination and the acclaim given the project notwithstanding,
Mbiza says he is struggling to make ends meet. "I'm not earning
enough for myself, to tell the honest truth," he said in an
interview with IPS.
Thandi O'Hagan, an environmental activist who works closely with
Mbiza and Stockill, says interviews with informal collectors of
recyclable material show they typically earn between two and 13
dollars a day.
According to Stockill, the project was based on the premise that one
person could earn a living collecting recyclable material from 200
households. A year after the project started, this has not proven to
be the case -- as the volume of material is not sufficient.
"The problem with the recycling industry is that it is highly volume- driven," says Jaco Human, glass recycling manger for a packaging
company, Consol South Africa.
And, the necessary volumes are difficult to obtain if people don't
follow Mbiza's good advice, and sort their rubbish for recyclable
material
"Only so much can be extracted from the existing waste stream; about
90 percent of glass is captured in the domestic waste stream and is
dropped in landfill. The solution is to separate at source," says
Human.
Similar sentiments are voiced by Ian Gwebu, who has run a centre
that buys back material to sell for recycling, for almost a decade.
"There is an opportunity in South Africa to increase the market for
recycled material. The reason it has not increased is connected to
the collection of recyclable material," he told IPS.
Instilling a city-wide culture of waste sorting presents a
substantial challenge, however.
"People think if it is easier to throw something into a bin, why
should they recycle?" Mabule Mokhine, also of Earthlife Africa, told
IPS.
At least part of the problem seems to relate to the fact that
Johannesburg is still grappling with the after-effects of apartheid,
which left many black residents without services -- or the money to
help finance them.
"It is well and fine to say people must start separating at source.
Some countries have done this successfully, some have not," says
Gwebu, who employs about 30 people to collect waste, while buying
from some 500 more.
"I doubt it will be successful in South Africa. Municipalities are
still struggling to get people to pay rates and there is not yet
(rubbish) collection in some areas," he told IPS.
And so, much of the material sold to the buy-back centres is
scrounged from rubbish bins and landfill sights. There are more than
a hundred such centres in Johannesburg.
In 2003, a declaration was signed at a national waste summit that
committed South Africa to a 50 percent reduction in the amount of
waste being landfilled by 2012 -- and zero waste by 2022.
JP Louw, a spokesperson for the Department for Environment and
Tourism, says government has already launched a successful drive to
reduce the number of plastic bags littering the landscape by making
customers pay for many of the bags.
But, there is still a way to go on this issue.
Les Venter, general manager for environmental management at
Johannesburg's waste collection agency, Pikitup, acknowledges that
the organisation's recycling activities are currently limited to
support of outside projects. More concerted efforts are on the
horizon to ensure compliance with the waste summit declaration, he
adds.
Source: IPS (http://www.ipsterraviva.net/Europe/article.aspx?id=)
---Message: 6
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:20:00 -0900
From: "Christian Heppinstall"
Subject: to Joe in Oz from Christian in Alaska regarding Theatre
Hi Joe,
Please tell me what you need and I can suggest since this is my field. You can view my web site and view my "Edutainment" touring play about HIV/AIDS and teens--The Inner Circle. http://www.christianheppinstall.com/
Christian Heppinstall
Volunteer Coordinator
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association tel/907.263.2047/fax/907.263.2051 cheppinstall@alaskanaids.org http://www.blogger.com/www.alaskanaids.org THE INNER CIRCLE:
CHANGING TIMES
Season Two
Now Touring Alaska's Schools
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:09:28 -0000
From: "Joe"
Subject: looking for some practical books on using theatre in a development context
Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum, but would like your help. I am looking for some practical books I can use in theatre for development. I am looking for outlines of techniques, such as theatre of the opressed, and also good books which serve as a guide of theatre games that can be played in a development context.
Thanks very much.
Joe R, Australia
raf.joe@gmail.com
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There are 6 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. AfricanColours Update January 2006
From: Emmanuel Mwendwa
2. Anatomy and Figurative Art Workshops & Call for Submissions!
From: "David R. Quammen"
3. Announcements on TV production, Communication / Journalism; Awards, and more...
From: IJNet
4. Vacancies (US) , Award and Music Festival News (Australia)
From: Network
5. News and Articles on Culture, Society and Development (MDGs)
From: IPS & Power of Culture
6. to Joe in Oz from Christian in Alaska regarding Theatre
From: "Christian Heppinstall"
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:31:34 -0000
From: Emmanuel Mwendwa
Subject: AfricanColours Update January 2006
AfricanColours, Press Centre, Chester House, Koinange Street,
Nairobi, KENYA. P. O. Box 56814-00200, phone + 254 20 250373.
http://www.blogger.com/www.africancolours.net
OPINION
AfricanColours invites your comment on this topic: `Drawing a
Realistic Picture of Africa'. Art is often said to be among the
forms of creativity, which mankind has remained addicted to for
centuries past. It is indisputable that an extensive and unknown
quantity of African Art ranging from paintings, sculptures, masks,
handicrafts and even curios – are now displayed or retained as
collections in the West. But do these works regularly displayed
overseas; reflect a realistic image of Africa? We would like to
publish your opinion on our website.
http://www.africancolours.net/content/8225
Send your views to andrew@africancolours.com
THE LEGEND STILL LIVES ON
Jak Katarikawe is one of Uganda's seasoned visual artists. His
greatest inspiration was drawn from a visit to a catholic church,
where he first encountered a portrait of Jesus Christ. The work of
art impressed him so much that he mistook it for a photograph.
Katarikawe's journey into the world of art started in 1960 when he
went to Kampala from his rural village and since then he has not
looked back. Creating picture-stories is the essence of his work, in
which he utilizes a range of subjects, such as portraits, literacy,
his native traditions, an array of animal symbolism highlighting
particularly cattle, landscapes, oral literature and Christian
imagery.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0438/is_2_37/ai_n8685621
By Elsbeth Court
ONLINE EXHIBITION
AfricanColours presents its first online exhibition with the
theme 'African Cultures, African Colours'. The display is a rich
pool of artistic and creative talent, with works of art drawn from
Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya. Participating
artists include Thom Ogonga, Kanyiva Kahare, Alex Mbugua, Maggie
Otieno, Beatrice Wanjiku, Tabitha wa Mburu, Leon Kuhn, Kevin
Kariuki, Fitsum Berhe, Annabelle Wanjiku, Patrick Kirono, Wilson
Mwangi, Samuel Githui, Nelly Wanjiru, Veroniccah Muwonge, Mary
Ogembo, Yassir Ali, Salah Ammar, Patrick Mukabi, Peterson Kamwathi,
David Mwaniki and Simon Muriithi.
http://www.kenya.africancolours.net/Exhibition05
- Message: 2
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:36:39 -0000
From: "David R. Quammen"
Subject: Anatomy and Figurative Art Workshops & Call for Submissions!
The Figure Models Guild is pleased to present a series of workshops
tailored to allow artists in other disciplines to become proficient
in working from the figure - also valuable to beginners and those
who work from the figure now. Sessions begin January 14, 2006
An Introduction Free David Quammen
An introduction to working from the nude model - a practical
discussion of how artists work from the model, with some nude
modeling. Artists are encouraged to bring material.
Saturday, 10 AM January 14
Anatomy I * * Nancy Donnelly
A 4 hour session on the skeletal structure with nude model and
illustrations for reference
Sunday, January 15th
Anatomy II * * Nancy Donnelly
A 4 hour session on the musculature structure with nude model and
illustrations for reference
Sunday, January 22nd
Drawing I * * Raye Leith
A 4 hour session covering gesture drawing/developing personal marks;
axis - angle - thrust; negative space; center of gravity; the
contrapostal pose, compression and tension.
Sunday, January 23rd
Drawing II * * Raye Leith
A 4 hour session cover rendering techniques; perspective of
curvilinear forms, rendering volume; light and shade/up- and down-
planes/cast and halftone shadows; rendering techniques/descriptive
shadow, turning edge; and developing a concept/visual map for each
drawing.
Sunday, February 12th
* * Fee for workshops is $35 each. These 4 hour sessions start at 10
am to 12 pm with a 1 hour lunch break. The afternoon session is from
1 to 3 pm. A live nude model will be at both the morning and
afternoon sessions, and will model from 12 to 12:30 and 3 to 3:30
for those who care to work from the model during that time. A
separate model fee of $60 will be charged, spread out over the
number of participants. Target enrollment is from 10 to 15 maximum.
To enroll, or for more information, contact David R. Quammen –
202.966.0366 - home 202.361.3810 – cell or Figuremodel@verizon.net
******
Abstract Art
MOCA DC - 1054 31st St NW, Canal Square in Georgetown, Washington DC February 6 to 24 2006
Now accepting applications for Abtract Art, a non-juried exhibit. Work
may be drawings, paintings, sketches, sculpture, mixed media, conte
crayon, charcoal, photography. Submissions may be of varying sizes;
hanging fees are based on a 30 x 30 inch wall space, plus $5 per 12 x
12 inch beyond the 30x30. Each item must include a brief story about
the work – inspiration, explanatory, etc. Work will be accepted
beginning Wednesday, January 18.
For more information, contact Dave at 202.342.6230 - gallery,
202.966.0366 - home, 202.361.3810 - cell or figuremodel@verizon
- Message: 3
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:39:35 -0000
From: IJNet
Subject: Announcements on TV production, Communication / Journalism; Awards, and more...
- Television producers around the world can submit proposals for
programs aimed at sharing international perspectives with audiences
in the United States. Submission deadline: January 20.
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is an organization that
offers internationally minded and culturally diverse programming to
U.S. TV channels. The service offers grants for the production of
these programs through its International Media Development Fund
(IMDF). Successful applicants receive grants ranging from US$10,000
to $150,000.
Applicants should submit a cover sheet, program synopsis, production
personnel, budget, and a sample work in English by the January 20
deadline. Applicants must live and work outside of the United
States. They also must be independent producers with previous film
or TV production experience in a principal role.
ITVS will notify finalists in March and announce the final decision
in June or July. Accepted programs should be completed within one
year.
For more information, including online application forms:
http://www.itvs.org/producers/imdf_guidelines.html.
- A new resource is available for journalists covering the global
HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Kaiser Family Foundation, which focuses on
raising awareness of major health care issues, has published a new
guidebook for journalists.
This guide is available for free (in PDF format) on the foundation's
Web site. It covers a broad range of subjects, including the
science, treatment and prevention of HIV and AIDS. It includes
information on political and social aspects of the epidemic. It also
highlights language that may inadvertently promote discrimination,
along with suggested alternatives.
The guide is currently available in English. The foundation said
that editions in other languages would be available in the near
future.
The guide: http://www.kff.org/hivaids/7124-02.cfm.
- Four journalists from Turkmenistan – a country considered by
watchdogs to be a "black hole" for news – recently received honors
for their environmental reporting.
The journalists received awards at the Central Asian Festival of
Environmental Journalism, which took place in November in Almaty,
Kazakhstan. Colleagues from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan also participated.
Muradbedi Annageldiev won first prize in the documentary film
category. Begench Abaev won twice: first prize for short news
article and third prize for his radio feature, "Force of Fear."
Gurbangeldi Manaetchaedov and Muradurbi Chaberdiev jointly received
second prize for their television piece.
The festival was a cooperative effort of several environmental NGOs,
government conservation agencies, the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the UN, with several regional and
international donors.
Quality journalism is scarce in Turkmenistan, where "President for
Life" Saparmurat Niyazov maintains a tight grip on mass media and
does not tolerate dissent. In a recent press freedom index compiled
by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Turkmenistan ranked
165th – above only Eritrea and North Korea.
"Journalists there simply relay government propaganda," RSF said,
calling those three lowest-ranking countries the world's "black
holes" for news. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists
(CPJ) named Turkmenistan one of the "world's worst places to be a
journalist."
Central Asian Festival of Environmental Journalism: http://www.eco/- festival.org/?year= 05&lang==ru&coun==almaty&pg==itog.
OSCE: http://www.osce.org/ashgabad/item_1_17610.html.
RSF: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=332.
CPJ: http://www.cpj.org/attacks04/europe04/turkmen.html.
- A Bogotá journalists' association is conducting a competition for
Colombian journalists who work for national or foreign news media.
Submission deadline: January 13.
The Bogotá Journalists Circle (CPB) will present awards in six
categories: print, radio, TV, photography, political cartoons, and
the Internet.
In each of those categories, there are five awards: best narrative,
interview, general reporting, investigative reporting, and
illustrated reports. CPB will also recognize the best undergraduate
paper for journalism and communication students in Colombia.
Entries should include three copies of the report, a letter of
certification from the organization that published or broadcast the
report, a cover letter, and the applicant's resume. Contest
organizers will only consider reports published or broadcast from
February 9, 2005, to January 13, 2006.
The awards ceremony is scheduled for February 9. For more
information, contact the Círculo de Periodistas de Bogotá at
ojalvoas@telecom.com.co, telephone +571-321-5250, or Calle 26 No. 13
A-15, Bogotá, Colombia.
- More than two dozen Yemeni journalists should be better equipped to
cover women's issues and launch their own Web sites, after a recent
training program in Sana'a.
Organized by the Yemeni Female Media Forum (YFMF), the 11-day
program included 28 women who work for private and state-run news
media, many of them as Web site editors. A major goal of the
training was to improve their professionalism and credibility when
reporting on women's issues.
The training, which began December 24, took place at the YFMF
headquarters. The course featured technology training, including how
to create and launch Web sites. As part of the program, three major
Yemeni news sites will sponsor the three best Web sites created by
the participants.
In 2005, YFMF trained 90 women journalists on Internet and computer- related topics. In 2004, according to a survey conducted by YFMF,
only 19 women journalists in Yemen had their own e-mail addresses.
YFMF (Arabic): http://www.yfmf.org/modules.php? name==News&file==article&sid=1.
- Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking journalists have until February 28
to submit their best print stories or photographs for the New
Journalism Prize. The winner in each category receives US$25,000.
The Foundation for a New Iberian-American Journalism (FNPI, in
Spanish) organizes the award with support from the CEMEX cement
corporation of Mexico.
The contest is open to Latin American journalists as well as those
from Spain or Portugal. Works must have been published between
January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2005. The application must be
completed online.
There also will be an Homage Prize, set aside for a deserving
journalist who has more than 20 years of experience and has set an
example for colleagues. A third party must nominate this journalist.
The Homage recipient will receive a prize of US$30,000.
The Homage nomination must include five letters from colleagues
attesting to the nominee's career path, a nomination letter; a copy
of the application; and up to five works by the candidate.
Both New Journalism Prize submissions and Homage nominations must be
sent to FNPI at Calle San Juan de Dios # 3 – 121, Cartagena de
Indias, Colombia.
For more information or to apply online, contact premio@fnpi.org or
visit http://www.blogger.com/www.nuevoperiodismo.org.
- Journalists in three regions of Mozambique will get training on how
to better report on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Application deadline:
February 20.
The South African NSJ Media Training Trust will hold three regional
workshops, scheduled for March 27 to 30 in southern Mozambique,
April 3 to 6 in the central part of the country, and April 10 to 13
in the North.
Organizers say that despite the abundance of HIV/AIDS training for
African journalists, many lack the research skills and knowledge to
effectively cover the pandemic. This training program is aimed at
helping journalists to improve their performance in this area.
Applicants should be Mozambican journalists with at least two years
of experience in print, online, TV or community radio news. For more
information, contact the NSJ Trust at nsj@nsjtraining.org or fax
+258-1-490880.
NSJ Course Schedule: http://www.nsjtraining.org/12.htm.
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:41:25 -0000
From: Network
Subject: Vacancies (US) , Award and Music Festival News (Australia)
- Big Day Out (22 January), Australia
A massive music festival featuring talent from around the world. See
the big names as well as fresh, new, local talent at one of the
biggest festivals you will ever visit. For more information visit
http://www.blogger.com/www.bigdayout.com.
Source: Gold Coast City Council eNewsletter.
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater/DePaul University Seek Emerging Arts
Leaders The MFA/Arts Leadership Program is a two-year, graduate- level program in arts leadership training, requiring a dual
commitment from each Fellow both as a full-time student of The
Theatre School at DePaul University and a full-time salaried
employee of Chicago Shakespeare Theater. For more information or to
apply, visit http://theatreschool.depaul.edu/. Deadline is Jan. 15,
2006.
- Music-Theatre Group: Executive Director: Music-Theatre Group is
seeking a senior arts administrator to fill the newly created
position of Executive Director. The Executive Director will be
responsible for strategizing, organizing, and managing the
implementation of the, fundraising, financial, and marketing aspects
of Music-Theatre Group. For more information:
http://www.blogger.com/www.musictheatregroup.org/?sec=íir
- COPYWRITER FOR ENTERTAINMENT AD AGENCY: Fast-paced, full-service
ad agency specializing in the arts and entertainment fields seeks a
Copywriter. AD AGENCY EXPERIENCE A MUST! Successful candidate will
be able to multi-task effectively, is extremely organized, and works
well under pressure of deadlines. Will work directly with Creative
Director on all projects. Please send resume, three (3) writing
samples (CUT AND PASTE DIRECTLY INTO BODY OF EMAIL) and salary
requirements. Email: information@emg-ltd.com or fax 212-391-6480.
- DEADLINE: JANUARY 15 - Three cash prizes of 1,000 dollars each for
reporting on microfinance.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, a leader in
promoting microfinance, is supporting the award. For more
information and submission criteria, please visit:
http://www.ips.org/institutional/journalistic_award_2005.shtml
- Executive Director, Conductors Guild (VA). Manage office and staff, including processing of all financial and membership transactions. Liaison with Board President, Treasurer and Committee Chairs regarding all aspects of Guild operations, including activities, budgets, development/fundraising and long-range planning. Coordinate Guild programs, including Conductor Training Workshops and Annual Conference. Oversee Guild publications with editorial staff and Publications Coordinator. Assist with updating and maintenance of website. Prepare for and attend three Board of Directors meetings yearly. Promote the Guild, expand membership base, liaison with music industry and education fields. Detailed job description available upon request. Office is currently in Richmond but could possibly be re-located for an exceptional candidate. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Access), QuickBooks, Quark, PageMaker, etc. Bachelor s degree required, music experience preferred. Some webdesign/html knowledge preferred. The Conductors Guild is an international not-for-profit music service organization dedicated to encouraging and promoting the highest standards in the art and profession of conducting. The Guild is the only music service organization devoted exclusively to the advancement of the art of conducting and to serving the artistic and professional needs of conductors. The Guild is international in scope, with a membership of nearly 1,800 members representing the United States and more than 30 foreign countries. Salary: $36,000-$45,000. Cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three references to: kalam@mindspring.com (please send attachments in MS Word only). Or mail: Conductors Guild Executive Director Search, 5300 Glenside Dr., Suite 2207, Richmond, VA 23228. or Fax:(804) 553-1876.
- Graphic Design Position, American University. Assistant Professor rank. New tenure track faculty line. Beginning Fall 2006.
Qualifications: MFA or equivalent terminal degree in the discipline. Teaching and professional experience preferred, but not required. The applicant should be knowledgeable of current issues in design, the demands of the professional field and the tools, technologies and resources inherent to the discipline. Expected familiarity with the theoretical issues of graphic design as well as its historical background. Ability to contribute to the teaching of interactive and experience design courses. Responsibilities: Teaching graphic design at the undergraduate level, basic through advanced levels. Student advising, including mentoring women and minority students. Scholarship/Creative work: active professional in the field. University service: serving on Department, College and University Committees.
Salary is competitive and dependent on qualifications and experience. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Selected candidate will begin appointment working at facilities located in a brand-new building. Visit http://www.blogger.com/www.design.american.edu and http://www.blogger.com/www.american.edu for further information on the University and the design program. To Apply: Include letter of application stating teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, a minimum of 20 slides or disk media with samples of own work and (if available) examples of student's work, and printed writing samples if any. No email applications will be reviewed. Send materials along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope for their return, and three letters of recommendation to: Chemi Montes-Armenteros, Committee Chair, Graphic Design Search Committee, Department of Art, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016-8004. EOE.
- Manager of Community Arts School (NC). Durham Arts Council, a leading arts agency in North Carolina, seeks Manager for its DAC Community Arts School. Full time. Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits. This position provides leadership, management, program development and administration for the DAC School and provides faculty supervision and support for a variety of classes, workshops, camps and programs. The DAC School Manager will be an individual experienced in developing, implementing, marketing, and evaluating adult and youth arts programs in response to diverse educational and community interests and needs. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong organization skills, budget administration skills, and computer skills required. Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, and customer service skills required. Proven track-record of developing, coordinating, and growing successful community arts programs required. Position reports to Director of Community Arts Education. Bachelor's degree in arts administration, arts education, or related field preferred. Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to Executive Director, Durham Arts Council, Attn: DAC School Manager position, 120 Morris St., Durham, NC 27701. E-mail applications to chembrick@durhamarts.org. Applications accepted until position is filled. EOE. http://www.durhamarts.org/
- Message: 5
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:46:31 -0000
From: IPS & Power of Culture
Subject: News and Articles on Culture, Society and Development (MDGs)
- WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Will the Bamako Meeting Tackle Africa's Sore
Spots?
By Moyiga Nduru
JOHANNESBURG - The African leg of the World Social Forum (WSF) kicks
off next week in the Malian capital, Bamako, with a host of issues
on the agenda: war and militarism, global trade and debt, to name
just a few. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=1720
- WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Will the Bamako Meeting Tackle Africa's Sore
Spots?
By Moyiga Nduru
JOHANNESBURG - The African leg of the World Social Forum (WSF) kicks
off next week in the Malian capital, Bamako, with a host of issues
on the agenda: war and militarism, global trade and debt, to name
just a few. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=1720
- TSUNAMI IMPACT: Mixed Blessing for Most Marginalised
By Ranjit Devraj
NAGAPATTINAM, India - Although Chellapappa lost two of her children
to the tsunami that smashed every home in the fishing village of
Samanthanpettai on Dec. 26, 2004, she now has reason to smile: a
brand new concrete-roof home with electricity, running water and a
sanitary toilet.
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=1624
- Social issues and effective drama on Nigerian radio
Radio soap aficionados in Nigeria can look forward to a new soap
opera in 2006 that addresses the problem of the gender gap in
Nigerian society. The woman behind the idea is drama producer and
screenplay writer Abiodun Rasidat Olufemi-Ogidan in Ibadan, Oyo
State, Nigeria. "I want to write a soap opera screenplay about this
issue because the girl-child suffers in this male-dominated society.
She is denied education… and all that is expected of her is that she
will eventually marry."
Olufemi-Ogidan recently attended the 12-week `Soaps and Society'
course offered by the Radio Nederland Training Centre in Hilversum,
Netherlands . According to her, the course trained participants in
editing and doing preliminary research, but also taught them how to
meet the needs of many kinds of audiences. "We learnt to map
audiences and to tailor story-lines, characters and social messages
to appeal to `micro-audiences.' "
No novice in the field, Olufemi-Ogidan has had ten years of
experience producing dramas for the Ibadan National Station, part of
the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. Her work has often
highlighted social malaises and targeted specific audiences such as
women and children.
Particularly important is the medium this producer uses. "Television
is not only expensive, it needs electricity, to which not everyone
has access. But everyone, even in the remotest villages, has radio.
Therefore, using radio soaps to get a message across about HIV or
drawing attention to child abuse, for instance, is very important."
Olufemi-Ogidan says that feedback from listeners demonstrates how
effective this medium is.
Although there is no `universal' drama theory and expressive
traditions are different everywhere, Olufemi-Ogidan emphasizes that
many problems have universal resonance. The fundamental benefit of
the course in Hilversum for this and other participants was that it
shared new ideas on using drama effectively to persuade audiences
about issues of social importace.
Sudha Rajagopalan - Source: newsletter January
2006 (http://www.blogger.com/www.powerofculture.nl/uk/current/2006/january/soap.htm)
- SOUTH AFRICA: STORY OF A RECYCLER BICYCLER
by Marina Penderis
JOHANNESBURG (IPS) - Charles Mbiza's bicycle is more than a method
of transport. It's a metaphor for the state of rubbish collection in
South Africa's commercial hub, Johannesburg.
The bike -- actually more of a large tricycle -- is one of several
that were introduced to collect waste such as used paper cups during
the World Summit on Sustainable Development, held three years ago in
Johannesburg.
That it's still being used by Mbiza to gather waste shows there is
awareness of the need for recycling. But, that he barely manages to
make a living doing so speaks volumes about how residents of this
city have yet to embrace proper waste management.
Mbiza covers about 185 households in a stretch of Johannesburg
between the up-market suburbs of Rosebank and Parkmore.
His work is part of a project founded by ward councillor Judy
Stockill which has the support of the local community association --
and which won an award for sustainability from the provincial
government earlier this month. Earthlife Africa, a non-profit
environmental action group, has launched two similar initiatives
elsewhere in Johannesburg.
Unlike collectors who scrounge through rubbish bins, Mbiza tries to
convince home owners and domestic workers to sort waste material for
recycling, rather than simply throw it all into the bin.
Reaching people behind the high walls and electric fences erected by
crime-conscious residents is difficult, to say the least. But, Mbiza
claims this does not deter him. "If you come out of your house, I
can get you. I can talk very nicely sometimes," he laughs.
His determination and the acclaim given the project notwithstanding,
Mbiza says he is struggling to make ends meet. "I'm not earning
enough for myself, to tell the honest truth," he said in an
interview with IPS.
Thandi O'Hagan, an environmental activist who works closely with
Mbiza and Stockill, says interviews with informal collectors of
recyclable material show they typically earn between two and 13
dollars a day.
According to Stockill, the project was based on the premise that one
person could earn a living collecting recyclable material from 200
households. A year after the project started, this has not proven to
be the case -- as the volume of material is not sufficient.
"The problem with the recycling industry is that it is highly volume- driven," says Jaco Human, glass recycling manger for a packaging
company, Consol South Africa.
And, the necessary volumes are difficult to obtain if people don't
follow Mbiza's good advice, and sort their rubbish for recyclable
material
"Only so much can be extracted from the existing waste stream; about
90 percent of glass is captured in the domestic waste stream and is
dropped in landfill. The solution is to separate at source," says
Human.
Similar sentiments are voiced by Ian Gwebu, who has run a centre
that buys back material to sell for recycling, for almost a decade.
"There is an opportunity in South Africa to increase the market for
recycled material. The reason it has not increased is connected to
the collection of recyclable material," he told IPS.
Instilling a city-wide culture of waste sorting presents a
substantial challenge, however.
"People think if it is easier to throw something into a bin, why
should they recycle?" Mabule Mokhine, also of Earthlife Africa, told
IPS.
At least part of the problem seems to relate to the fact that
Johannesburg is still grappling with the after-effects of apartheid,
which left many black residents without services -- or the money to
help finance them.
"It is well and fine to say people must start separating at source.
Some countries have done this successfully, some have not," says
Gwebu, who employs about 30 people to collect waste, while buying
from some 500 more.
"I doubt it will be successful in South Africa. Municipalities are
still struggling to get people to pay rates and there is not yet
(rubbish) collection in some areas," he told IPS.
And so, much of the material sold to the buy-back centres is
scrounged from rubbish bins and landfill sights. There are more than
a hundred such centres in Johannesburg.
In 2003, a declaration was signed at a national waste summit that
committed South Africa to a 50 percent reduction in the amount of
waste being landfilled by 2012 -- and zero waste by 2022.
JP Louw, a spokesperson for the Department for Environment and
Tourism, says government has already launched a successful drive to
reduce the number of plastic bags littering the landscape by making
customers pay for many of the bags.
But, there is still a way to go on this issue.
Les Venter, general manager for environmental management at
Johannesburg's waste collection agency, Pikitup, acknowledges that
the organisation's recycling activities are currently limited to
support of outside projects. More concerted efforts are on the
horizon to ensure compliance with the waste summit declaration, he
adds.
Source: IPS (http://www.ipsterraviva.net/Europe/article.aspx?id=)
---Message: 6
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:20:00 -0900
From: "Christian Heppinstall"
Subject: to Joe in Oz from Christian in Alaska regarding Theatre
Hi Joe,
Please tell me what you need and I can suggest since this is my field. You can view my web site and view my "Edutainment" touring play about HIV/AIDS and teens--The Inner Circle. http://www.christianheppinstall.com/
Christian Heppinstall
Volunteer Coordinator
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association tel/907.263.2047/fax/907.263.2051 cheppinstall@alaskanaids.org http://www.blogger.com/www.alaskanaids.org THE INNER CIRCLE:
CHANGING TIMES
Season Two
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Subject: *Art4Development Network*: Share, Exchange, Inspire, Collaborate! Digest Number 148
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Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:09:28 -0000
From: "Joe"
Subject: looking for some practical books on using theatre in a development context
Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum, but would like your help. I am looking for some practical books I can use in theatre for development. I am looking for outlines of techniques, such as theatre of the opressed, and also good books which serve as a guide of theatre games that can be played in a development context.
Thanks very much.
Joe R, Australia
raf.joe@gmail.com
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