Ithaca City of Asylum
Providing refuge for persecuted writers and artists since 2001
Category: Raza Rumi
Imagine! series resumes October 2
Former Ithaca City of Asylum writer-in-residence Raza Rumi joins writer and filmmaker Austin Bunn and the Kitchen Theatre Company’s Emily Jackson for the second dialogue celebrating Ithaca’s 25th anniversary of providing refuge for persecuted writers and artists.
Read MoreSpring tidings (and good news!)
As attacks continue on writers, artists, journalists, and human rights defenders, we pause to celebrate the successes of our latest guests.
Read MoreExiled journalists share their stories
In an emotional discussion before a rapt audience, ICOA’s three most recent writers-in-residence shared their stories of adjustment and perseverance while living in exile in Ithaca. All three were forced to leave their home countries because of their work as…
Read MoreComing events look at migration and exile
Ithaca City of Asylum (ICOA) is taking part in several community events in November. Each seeks to expand the local conversation on migration, immigration, displacement, and exile. Three are part of the monthlong exhibition and event series How Did We…
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