Ithaca City of Asylum
Providing refuge for persecuted writers and artists since 2001
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Pedro tells his story in Pittsburgh magazine
“I think humor is one of the best weapons that we have when we are dealing with oppressors,” ICOA artist-in-residence Pedro X. Molina says in a 4,000-word interview in the online magazine Sampsonia Way. “But every time they tighten their…
Read MoreUpdate: Hanging on but could use help!
We send our warmest greetings in this strangest of summers, a season of uncertainty and turmoil, awakening and hope. We wanted to catch you up on what we’ve been up to and invite you to lend a hand. A busy…
Read MoreSolidarity in times of crisis
We send you greetings in this time of collective isolation. We hope that you are healthy, safe, and supported by family and friends. Like many of you, we have been asking ourselves what we can do to pitch in, both…
Read MoreViet Thanh Nguyen: Refugee writers on refugee lives
In an event co-sponsored by Ithaca City of Asylum, Viet Thanh Nguyen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer, spoke at Buffalo Street Books on May 18. He shared his own experience as a refugee and the importance of making…
Read MoreBBC podcast features former resident Samarasinghe
The BBC has produced a powerful account of the 2009 assassination of Lasantha Wickrematunge, founder and editor of The Sunday Leader in Sri Lanka, as part of its Witness History podcast. The 11-minute piece is built around an interview with Wickrematunge’s…
Read MoreCome to our Spring Writes 2019 panel Saturday, May 4
Ithaca City of Asylum will take part in Spring Writes, Ithaca’s literature festival, with a panel discussion on Saturday, May 4, 12:30 – 1:30pm at the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, CAP Gallery/Program Room. The event will feature a…
Read MoreICOA is part of Spring Writes 2019
Today, we learned that an event proposed by Ithaca City of Asylum made it into Spring Writes 2019, which is set for May 2-5, 2019 in downtown Ithaca. The competition to get in was keen this year, and we are…
Read More2018 Seasons Greetings from ICORN
Year-end news from our friends and fellow cities of refuge at International Cities of Refuge Network: 2018 is coming towards an end and we look back at many achievements in our common work to advance freedom of expression, defend democratic…
Read MoreThe Guardians: TIME honors journalists in 2018
Journalists made the cover of TIME as a collective Person of the Year, 2018. The December 24 cover story featured journalists who endeavored to keep telling the truth during a year of increased violence, censorship, and dismissal around the world….
Read MoreParting Thoughts
Interning at ICOA this semester has been eye opening. I am a Culture and Communications major at Ithaca College with a Gender Studies minor, a concentration in Urban Anthropology, and a passion for writing. Though I’m a strong advocate for…
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