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PANEL: VOICES WITHOUT BORDERS with writers Kao Kalia Yang, Dinaw Mengestu and Burhan Sönmez

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

PEN America and the East Side Freedom Library are pleased to present Dinaw Mengestu, Burhan Sönmez, and Kao Kalia Yang in a timely conversation about the role of writers and the power of solidarity in moments when human rights and democratic values are under strain.

Drawing on their experiences as writers shaped by displacement, censorship, migration, and political upheaval, the speakers will explore the role of literature as witness, refuge, and resistance. The evening will feature readings from Dr. Jonas Attilus and Hawra Alnabi, refugee and immigrant writers based in Minnesota, centering voices whose work emerges directly from their experiences of exile and resilience.

 

Friday, February 27th, 6-8pm

at the East Side Freedom Library

1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106

Wheelchair accessible entrance. No previous registration necessary.

 

https://pen.org/event/voices-without-borders/

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  • Date: February 27
  • Time:
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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