Tuesday, January 17, 2012
12 January 2012
"THEY SAY A PICTURE TELLS A THOUSAND STORIES, AND ONE DAY I WANNA GIVE A THOUSAND BRUSHSTROKES TO ONE..."
From the poem "I stand"
By Dikson, Zimbabwean poet and spoken word artist
From the poem "I stand"
By Dikson, Zimbabwean poet and spoken word artist
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
7 January 2012
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| Tøyen, Oslo |
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| Grünerløkka, Oslo. Photographer: Harald Viken. |
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| Grünerløkka, Oslo |
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| Keyserløkka, Oslo |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
2 January 2012
"I DID NOT TAKE PICTURES OF THESE NAMELESS SHADOWS, I DID NOT TAKE THEM"
From the poem "Picture"
Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean poet, novelist and essayist
From the poem "Picture"
Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean poet, novelist and essayist
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
Back to Zimbabwe
December 2011
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| The streets I used to travel, Harare, Zimbabwe |
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| Along memory lane |
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| Thanda @ Book Cafe, Harare |
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| My rural home |
December 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Two weeks of climate negotiations in Durban
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| Religous leaders from Norway meet with Head of the Norwegian delegation, Henrik Harboe |
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| Aprodev daily debrief |
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| Waiting for a taxi while enjoying the sunrise in Durban |
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| Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg speaking about sources of climate finance at COP 17 |
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| Kyoto and EU renewing their vows |
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| Aprodev and ACT coordination one of the last days of COP17 |
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Minister of development and environment, Erik Solheim, meeting Norwegian youth organisations in Durban. Accompanied by Snorre Valen, one of the MPs not on safari. |
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| Solheim receives t-shirt and an appeal to fight for a 2nd commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from Norwegian youth organisations Natur og Ungdom, Changemaker and Spire |
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| Japanese minister of environment interviewed outside the closed negotiation room in the late hours Friday |
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| Ladies from Aprodev and CAN International keeping track of what is going on |
Read Norwegian Church Aid's comments (in Norwegian) on the outcome from COP 17 here: http://www.kirkensnodhjelp.no/Aktuelt/Nyheter/klimahap-i-hengende-snore/
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
The (unintended) effects of faiths joining forces
The moment representatives from 7 faith communities marched together onto a stadium in Durban on the 27th of November was filled with beauty. The esthetic beauty of the colours and shapes of the attires supported the more profound beauty. The beauty of unity between the various faiths gathering in the fight against climate change.
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| One of the faith leaders, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu |
200 000 signatures were brought to the stage in a tiny version of the Ark and handed over to the COP President Nkoana-Mashabane and Christina Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. While the latter thanked the faith communities for their efforts and encouraged all to endure in the struggle even after COP17 she fought to hold her tears back.
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Towards the end of the event the rain started pouring down. The tiny version of the Ark situated in the middle of the crowd represented only too well the lack of ways out should the Earth have to go through the disastrous effects of climate change. Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Baha’i, Buddhist, Hindu and Natural religious voices are clear: “We have faith – Act now for climate justice!”
The event had its moving moments. But also its share of fun. Desmond Tutu contributed with his good humour. It probably culminated with general secretaries, reverends and bishops dancing in the rain until they were soaked. Apparently faiths coming together can do more than mobilizing against climate change. A Christian form of rain dance was one of the unintended products. Wondering what will happen next time. Definitely looking forward to it.
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