She is also the creator of “Taste Culture” events, which uses food from the countries of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, art and music as a means of raising awareness to Lebanon’s cultural diversity, sharing culture and combating racism.
Simba is available for photo and print writing assignments in Africa and the Middle East.
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Lebanese women demand their right to nationality. Copyright Simba Russeau.
Palestinian mother, whose son is in prison, gets comfort from her daughter. ©Simba Russeau.
Know Yourself
Before you can share love you have to love yourself.
A true master of the self has learned to accept and love oneself unconditionally.
Realizing and understanding the value their life purpose in this existence.
This is true compassion.
I wish that I could achieve it but all I can do is to continue the search.
The different battles we attract in our lives are creations way of presenting your liberation to you.
When I understood this I was able to face my fears with delight at the new lessons I would acquire in my quest to find my true nature.
I began to realize that I was the director and that each day was like a film that I had the power to create. No budget or film crew. But I had to show up to work and write the script, shoot the film, create the characters and scenes.
Most importantly I had to realize that I was the director. Everything seems impossible when you think that everyone else controls the film of life but when you realize that you are the director or creator or artist then you overstand that you control what you create.
Consciously or unconsciously we are always attracting our own issues to ourselves as well as our desires. If we deal with them they go away and when we don’t they hang around and control how we tread.
Alexandre Paulikevitch (©Simba Russeau)
Alexandre Paulikevitch’s debut Oriental dance performance, “Mouhawala Oula,” was highly anticipated by those who have followed the artist’s evolution in creating this unique body of work, which challenges gender stereotypes. read more….
Vivian and friend.
Madagascan women celebrate Independence
Representing Madagascar
Last dance.
On Sunday Madagascan domestic workers in Lebanon celebrated Independence Day, which was actually last month but due to the political situation in the country organizers saw no reason to celebrate. However, since this would be the only opportunity for many women to leave the house they decided to continue.
Several Madagascan men also attended the festivities to show support and have a good time.
July 2009. Beirut, Lebanon. ©Simba Russeau.
Eight minute video documenting the development of digital activism in Lebanon as a tool for organizing, facilitating outreach, encouraging dialogue and raising money. It also sets the stage for more experimenting with Social Media for social change.
Founded in May 2 008, the Social Media Exchange provides media training and consulting to civil society and nonprofit organizations in Lebanon and, soon, throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Their mission is to encourage Internet adoption and multimedia expression in the region as a means of self-empowerment and self-advocacy. www.SMEx.org
I helped produce and edit this video. Enjoy!
