Author Archives: Kedar

Creating a platform for community engagement with the arts

By Kedar | Published: March 7, 2011
We reminded ourselves of the issues that concern residents of UAE and debated the role of arts in engaging effectively with the community with diverse artists, critics, and the casual arts onlooker among other stakeholders. There were three main threads to this session; creative production and development of ‘creatives’, developing an arts audience to cultivate [...]
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Kick start a collective platform for sustainability on 11/11/11 – Green Sheikh

By Kedar | Published: March 6, 2011
At SustainabilityCamp, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali al Nauimi also known as Green Sheikh, opened the discussion with a brainstorm to mobilize participation towards what he calls, Project 11/11/11. The goal of the project is to create global momentum and unify all organizations, governments, businesses and individuals working under the 3 pillars of sustainability; society, [...]
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What should you expect at SustainaibilityCamp?

By Kedar | Published: February 25, 2011
If you haven’t yet registered for the event, please do so here. Where is SustainabilityCamp? Conference Center, Dubai Knowledge Village. When is SustainabilityCamp? 26th February 2011, 9.30am – 6.30pm Note: Please read about all the sessions below and come well prepared to voice your opinion and ideas to impact them. For the art installation, please [...]
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The Rules of SustainabilityCamp

By Kedar | Published: January 31, 2011
The Rules of SustainabilityCamp 1st Rule: You do talk about SustainabilityCamp. 2nd Rule: You do tell the world what your Sustainability concerns are. 3rd Rule: You do empathize with others’ Sustainability concerns. 4th Rule: If you want to present, you must frame your discussion as a question. 5th Rule: Your question must reflect the concerns [...]
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Registration: Issues that concern you, as residents of UAE and world citizens

By Kedar | Published: January 28, 2011
One of the corner stones of sustainability is the understanding that various diverse issues, even those seemingly unrelated, are in fact inter linked in a complex web of social, economic and environmental factors. Before embarking on a collective way forward for Sustainability Camp, let’s begin by listing our individual concerns as residents of UAE and [...]
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