TED Fellow Jim Chuchu cofounded the Nest Collective, a multidisciplinary Nairobi-based artist group.
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In 2014, Jim Chuchu cofounded the Nest Collective, which has created works in film, music, fashion, visual arts and literature. His film Stories of Our Lives celebrates the narratives of Kenya's queer community in the midst of pervasive societal censure. He's also the founder of the HEVA Fund, an organization dedicated to making capital investments in the creative sector and building financial infrastructure around creative pursuits in East Africa.
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Notes from Session Zero(!) of TEDMonterey
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What’s Session Zero? It’s the first-ever special teaser session of a TED Conference! Ten days from now, on August 1, TEDMonterey kicks off in Monterey, California. More than a year of planning for TED’s first in-person conference since 2019 resulted in some forward-thinking, including recording talks from amazing speakers around the world, just in case […]
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