The United States Population Fund organized a painting party of sorts in the middle of Meskel Square.
UNFPA who has been in the cutting age of raising awareness for health, came up with the “Stop Early Marriage” campaign and asked 30 Ethiopian painters to gather together and paint on the largest canvas ever painted in Ethiopian history.
An astounding 100 meters canvas by 30 people, phew! That is as big as some official soccer fields. Continue reading ’100 meter canvas’
Published by Nolawi April 11th, 2008 in Design.
A few weeks ago I got an email from Denver asking me if I could modify an Obama poster to have the “yes we can” motto in Amharic feedels. Thus I did and sent it back.
Last week I get the same poster that I modified in an email from someone I know in Atlanta who happens to be in a group called Ethiopians for America, and then I got the same poster with modifications from someone else in DC. Continue reading ‘An Obama Minute’
Published by Nolawi April 9th, 2008 in Current Issues and Design.
Thursday nights. Same time, same place. I have deserted friends, re-arranged schedules, worked around deadlines, cancelled plans, missed open bar and $3 a pitcher beer nights (this is huge man! everyone who knows me knows my life is all about cheap drinks).
Skipped a very close friend’s happy hour engagement party, lied to a childhood friend about being out of town, forsaken a boyfriend, etc, etc, just to spend two hours in his presence. Every Thursday night for the last year, I have been putting my life on hold to spend time with him. For a year, I have, religiously, showed up at his place for two miserly hours of total surrender. Continue reading ‘Breaking up’
Published by Bemegerem April 7th, 2008 in Dating and Personal.
I abhor checking my mailbox because it’s usually bills and credit card applications. The thing we call Posta, is obsolete. People now have cell phones that are text messaging capable.
I also abhor text messages, I don’t return them. If you want to send me a message, send it to me in email or if it’s urgent call me. I never ever receive letters, well maybe never is an exaggeration, but it seems accurate enough; as I perhaps receive less than a handful of real letters annually.
Conceivably I need to explain what a letter in my definition is; it is one that is addressed to me and only me. A real letter is not automated through a database. The seal of the envelope has to get licked by someone’s tongue. Thus a real letter must involve a Miraq. Continue reading ‘a real letter’
Published by Nolawi April 4th, 2008 in Personal and Social.
What MLK would say to JW?
Most of you have heard the recent controversy of the so labeled racist Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who according to the mainstream media made some incendiary remarks that are construed as racist and unpatriotic.
Context
I for one didn’t see anything erroneous with the snippets taken out of context. First, the remarks in context are not as inflammatory as the mainstream media made them to appear to be; and thus has been widely proven after the controversy died down. Continue reading ‘Patriotism, a blanket for white resentment’
Published by Nolawi April 1st, 2008 in Current Issues and Noteworthy.
