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Safe, But Not Silent: How ICORN helps persecuted writers

04/23/2014 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Free
Wednesday, April 23
6:00 p.m.
Chicago Temple Building, Pierce Hall

Helge Lunde
Helge Lunde
77 W Washington Street
FREE

Safe, But Not Silent: How ICORN helps persecuted writers

A public talk by Helge Lunde, Executive Director of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN)

Held in conjunction with the Guild’s Voices of Protest event.

RSVP for tickets here (click on the blue “6:00 p.m.” link on April 23).

 

Helge Lunde, executive director of the International Cities of Refuge Network, will discuss the significant work his organization performs to aid writers facing political threats and persecution. The Guild Complex’s guest artists Manal Al Sheikh and Mazen Maarouf, featured in Voices of Protest, both benefited from the services of ICORN. As part of his address, Mr. Lunde will share the history and need for ICORN, tell stories of affected artists, and invite Chicago to become an International City of Refuge. There will be a question-and-answer period after the talk, followed by a reception with the artists.

Voices of Protest is generously funded by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation’s International Connections Fund. Related April programs are co-sponsored by Facets Multi-Media, Al Jazeera America, Words Without Borders, HotHouse, and the National Writers Union-Chicago Chapter.

This talk is co-presented with Silk Road Rising.

 

About our speaker:

Helge Lunde was the director of Kapittel, Stavanger International Festival of Literature and Freedom of Speech from 1998 – 2005. In the same period he was responsible for Stavanger as City of Refuge for persecuted writers, and worked together with Norwegian PEN to develop the network throughout Norway and beyond.Mr. Lunde was among the main figures behind establishing ICORN, the International Cities of Refuge Network in 2005. He became its first Executive Director, a position he has been holding since.

Our Co-Presenter:

Silk Road Rising
Silk Road Rising

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Our Partners:

Facets Multi-Media

 

Al Jazeera

 

Words Without Borders

 

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Details

Date:
04/23/2014
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Chicago Temple Building– Pierce Hall
77 W Washington Street
Chicago, 60602 United States
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