BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Vienna X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Vienna BEGIN:VEVENT UID:139@antirassismustage.at DTSTART:20260415T190000Z DTEND:20260415T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260219T103637Z URL:https://antirassismustage.at/events/how-to-build-a-decolonial-library/ SUMMARY:Film: Screening and Q&A „How to Build a Library“ DESCRIPTION:In 2017\, two intrepid young women\, Wanjiru Koinange and Angel a Wachuka decide to transform a dusty old relic of British colonial oppres sion: The McMillan Memorial Library in Nairobi\, Kenia. For the first 26 y ears of its existence\, Black people were not even allowed to enter it. Ca n a place like this be turned into a vibrant space for Nairobi’s modern- day community? Over eight years\, directors Maia Lekow and Christopher Kin g chronicle the struggles the two activists face on this extraordinary jou rney of remodeling\, reclaiming\, and decolonizing. "How to Build a Librar y" is a powerful reflection on libraries as archives of painful pasts and their potential as sites for community representation and social change.\n The film is shown in its original version (English and Kiswahili) with Eng lish subtitles.\n- - - - \;\nAbout Wanjiru Koinange\nWanjiru Koinange is an award-winning writer\, library restorer\, and entrepreneur from Nair obi\, Kenya. Her debut novel\, The Havoc of Choice\, was published in the UK (2019) and Kenya (2020)\, where it became a national bestseller. Wanjir u’s writing has appeared in numerous journals and magazines. In 2015\, s he published a piece about Kenya’s second-oldest library\, McMillan Memo rial Library. This story went on to spark something much bigger. That spar k became Book Bunk\, the independent non-profit she co-founded to restore and manage Nairobi’s historic public libraries. The Eastlands and Kalole ni branches are now fully renovated\, with library usage increasing by ove r 240% since Book Bunk’s interventions. Their flagship project\, the McM illan Memorial Library\, is currently the focus of a major fundraising eff ort. Wanjiru’s work is rooted in the belief that art can be a powerful c atalyst for social change.\nAbout Marianne Wamuyu\nMarianne Wamuyu is the Programmes and Events Director at Book Bunk Trust\, with over six years of experience designing and delivering community-centered library programmes . Marianne has played a key role in curating impactful initiatives that re spond to the needs of library communities. Under her leadership\, Book Bun k received the EIFL Public Library Innovation Award for the Play Bunk prog ramme. She oversees flagship events such as NBO Litfest and A Night at the Library\, as well as ongoing library programmes including Dance Bunk\, Mu sic Bunk\, and Art Bunk. Her work also includes coordinating library clini cs that provide legal\, digital\, mental health\, and civic services. She is deeply passionate about community empowerment and is committed to creat ing inclusive\, participatory\, and meaningful experiences that strengthen libraries as vibrant public spaces.\n- - - - - \;\nFor further questi ons\, contact: maria.frenay@univie.ac.at ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://antirassismustage.at/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/02/Firefox_Screenshot_2026-02-19T11-03-39.169Z.png CATEGORIES:Filmvorführung LOCATION:METRO Kinokulturhaus\, Johannesgasse 4\, Wien\, Wien\, 1010\, Öst erreich GEO:48.204788;16.371692 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Johannesgasse 4\, Wien\, Wi en\, 1010\, Österreich;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=METRO Kinokulturhaus:ge o:48.204788,16.371692 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR