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From Across the Waters: A Reading by Refugees and their Descendants
William Way LGBT Community Center
1315 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107 United States + Google Map
In response to the recent atrocity in Pittsburgh, and motivated by the past two years of growing animosity and violence enabled by the current administration, this event brings together diverse voices of artists who either came to the US as refugees themselves or whose identity is shaped by the refugee heritage of their ancestors. We will stand together, echo our enduring words, and celebrate the present-day lives of our communities. In the face of hatred, we find our power as readers and listeners. In the face of oppression, we find strength in the human resilience of love.
Join us for readings by Natalie Lyalin, Catzie Vilayphonh, Ossama Ahmad Herkal, Adam Sax, Olga Livshin, Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, and more. An open discussion will follow.