Vivien’s Wild Ride

After a long career in cinema, film editor Vivien Hillgrove starts losing her sight, forcing her to reexamine past traumas and relationships, and to reinvent herself and her art.

Directed by Vivien Hillgrove, Vivien’s Wild Ride is a story of resistance and resilience. The documentary captures a story of transformation on many levels, reimagining what it means to see and to belong through acts of creation, connection, and caring, not just biology.

SADC produced the audio description for the film, which has its World Premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival April 18th and 19th. Closed captions and audio description will be available.

Written by Project Lead Cheryl Green, who also captioned the film. Blind QC by Robert Kingett. Narrated by Nefertiti Matos Olivares and non-member Ruth Kahn. Audio edited by Thomas Reid.

Dominic Ayine advocates for efficient, just arbitration proceedings: Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has emphasised the importance of ensuring justice and efficiency in arbitration proceedings.
TDM cfp Volume 3: The African Continental Free Trade Agreement #AfCFTA
https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news.asp?key=1809
#Arbitration #Disputes #PAIC #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA #WTO #COMESA #ECOWAS #EAC #SADC #OHADA #MIGA #UNCITRAL #ISDS https://www.modernghana.com/news/1389738/dominic-ayine-advocates-for-efficient-just-arbitr.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

EAC and SADC expand team of mediators for the Congo conflict http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJl8zZ #CongoConflict #EAC #SADC #Mediation #PeaceTalks

Africa: Anatomy of SADC's Failure in Eastern DRC: [ISS] The premature withdrawal of SADC troops reveals deep-seated political problems and military capacity limitations. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJdxvr #Africa #SADC #DRC #MilitaryAnalysis #PoliticalIssues

SADC forces withdrawal and M23 advance heighten DRC crisis-Analyst http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJWwnY #DRCrisis #M23 #SADC #Rwanda #Peacekeeping

The EU and the Trans-Pacific Patnership countries should create a "Planetary Commerce Authority" without USA and China that can substitute the WTO (after the USA killed it) and guarantee international commerce from the unfair trade practices of China and the schizophrenic tariff policies of the USA.

Then it could be expanded to other regional economic organizations like MERCOSUR, SADC, ECOWAS...

Africa: African Countries Urged to Mobilise Alternative Funding for HIV, TB and Malaria Prevention Amid Financing Crisis: [New Zimbabwe] SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) health ministers have called upon governments to mobilize alternative funding sources to sustain critical health programs, including HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria prevention, treatment and control. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJDLjY #HIVPrevention #TBControl #MalariaAwareness #AfricanHealth #SADC

Key outstanding AfCFTA decisions leave continental free trade in limbo: TDM cfp #AfCFTA https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news.asp?key=1809
#Arbitration #Disputes #PAIC #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA #WTO #COMESA #ECOWAS #EAC #SADC #OHADA #MIGA #UNCITRAL #ISDS https://www.freightnews.co.za/article/key-outstanding-afcfta-decisions-leave-continental-free-trade-limbo?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Southern Africa: SADC Makes Progress On Visa-Free Travel for Africa's Economic Transformation: [The Herald] The African Union Council (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have jointly urged African governments to accelerate the removal of visa restrictions that continue to hinder regional integration, trade, and economic development. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THy1mD #VisaFreeTravel #AfricanUnion #SADC #RegionalIntegration #EconomicTransformation

Neon as Soulcraft & RugLife @SFMCD

SADC recently produced the audio tours for two more recent exhibitions at San Francisco’s Museum of Craft and Design: RugLife, which is showing currently through April 20, and Neon as Soulcraft, which ran through November last year.

Biographical and other curatorial text were provided by the museum and incorporated into the tours. Wayfinding and description of the exhibition pieces were written by Project Lead Cheryl Green and Oliver Baker. Cheryl also narrated and edited the audio. Blind QC was provided by Nefertiti Matos Olivares and Robert Kingett.

Visit the exhibition pages and scroll down to the “Audio Tours” links near the bottom to listen to a tour or read the transcript. The tours and the pages remain online after the shows end. Two other exhibitions SADC described are, Mr. Roboto and Indie Folk.

EAC-SADC summit sparks different reactions in Kigali and Kinshasa http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THvs6S #EAC #Drumbeats #SADC #summit #Kigali

EAC and SADC leaders meet to address Great Lakes conflict http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THrXYj #GreatLakes #EAC #SADC #AfricanLeaders #ConflictResolution

Africa: Eastern DRC - Unpacking the Difficult Task of Regional Diplomacy: [ISS] As M23 continues its destructive march, the EAC-SADC summit must consider lessons from failed peace efforts. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THrFx4 #Africa #DRC #M23 #EAC #SADC

SADC and EAC summit to address Eastern DRC crisis in Tanzania http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THmZKc #SADC #EAC #EasternDRC #Tanzania #AfricaSummit

SADC leaders agree to maintain peacekeeping forces in eastern DRC http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THjgC0 #SADC #DRC #Peacekeeping #SouthAfrica #Rwanda

Madagascar pledged to provide medical assistance to the injured and displaced people in the eastern DRC.