Michael Mabwe is a human rights activist who uses the arts especially poetry as a weapon of mass instruction. Born in the dusty mining town of Kadoma where he attained both primary and secondary education moved to Masvingo for his University education before moving to Harare. He was instrumental in steering growth of Slam poetry in Zimbabwe taking charge of the House of Hunger Poetry slam through which he helped to start poetry slams such as Echoes from the Caves, Spirit of Great Zimbabwe as well as Mlomo wako in Chinhoyi, Masvingo and Bulawayo respectively.
Michael Mabwe is the Founder and Coordinator of the Zimbabwe Poets for Human Rights (ZPHR) which advocates for the recognition, respect and restoration of human rights in Zimbabwe. Michael’s poetry touches on issues such as HIV and AIDS, gender, poverty, politics, black consciousness and tolerance. He has worked with numerous local organisations and has been to conferences were he performed in the United States of America, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and is looking forward to performing in Netherlands and Fiji this year.
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Michael Mabwe adalah aktivis HAM yang memakai seni, khususnya puisi, sebagai senjata untuk member instruksi pada massa. Lahir di kota pertambangan yang berdebu, Kadoma, di mana dia mengenyam pendidikan SD hingga SMA, pindah ke Masvingo untuk kuliah di universitas sebelum pindah ke Harare. Dia membantu mengemudi pertumbuhan Slam Poetry di Zimbabwe, mengambil alih the House of Hunger Poetry Slam, yang mana dia membantu gerakan adu/ajang puisi seperti misalnya Echoes form the Caves, Spirit of Great Zimbabwe, selain juga Mlomo Wako in Chinhoyi, Masvingo dan Bulawayo secara berurutan.
Michael Mabwe adalah Pendiri dan Pengelola dari the Zimbabwe Poets for Human Rights (ZPHR) yang mengadvokasi untuk pengenalan, penghormatan dan resorasi atas HAM di Zimbabwe. Puisi Michael menyentuh masalah-masalah seperti HIV dan AIDS, jender, kemiskinan, politik, kesadaran kulit hitam dan toleransi. Dia telah bekerja dengan banyak organisasi lokal dan pernah menghadiri konferensi-konferensi, di mana dia tampil di AS, Afrika Selatan, Botswana, Mozambique dan tak sabar untuk tampil di Belanda dan Fiji tahun ini.
