Photojournalist
November 14, 2015 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
“React. Contemporary Africa: Boniface Mwangi on Social Justice and Activism”
Loria, Room 351
190 York Street
November 14, 2015 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
“Engage. Contemporary Africa”
Digital Media Center for the Arts
149 York Street
Artivism Workshop at the Digital Media Center for the Arts
About Boniface Mwangi
Boniface Mwangi is a photojournalist activist who documented the post-election violence in Kenya in 2007, and has been arrested many times for denouncing political injustices. He is a two time recipient of the CNN Photojournalist of the Year Award. He has established PAWA254 in Nairobi (http://pawa254.org/) which is an Art Rising collective where visual arts is used to power social justice. It is an Arts and Artivism hub based in Nairobi. PAWA254 is a workspace that offers workshops, trainings, forums and events for all artists who are creating for social impact. PAWA254 empowers a young professionals and disadvantaged youth to effect social change through new innovative projects.