City of Asylum
Giving Voice.
Bosnian-American author Aleksandar Hemon talks about language and exile, his love of football, and the power of music and storytelling.
Musician James Brandon Lewis and poets Huang Xiang, Doralee Brooks, and Haile Bizen present a jazz poetry concert of improvisational and collaborative performance.
Diane Samuels and Rania Mamoun will discuss their collaborative work, in conversation with Sylvia Rhor Samaniego.
Take an optional tour of the Malta Foundation’s extraordinary private collection of international artwork.
Acclaimed American architect and urbanist Teddy Cruz and French writer, documentarian, and cultural activist, Philippe Ollé Laprune discuss their groundbreaking work on the US/Mexico Border.
In celebration of our growing global community, of the many places we learn to call home, and of the first-ever Bridges Creative Summit, we invite all our neighbors to an afternoon of food, music, and conversation.
This evening’s performance from The Happy Lovers will accompany contributions and readings from other City of Asylum writers-in-residence and visiting ICORN residents.
A dynamic DJ set from DJ Cielo (known in the literary scene as Aleksandar Hemon) featuring Afro House and Organic House music.
From the award-winning author of 2007’s "The Slave Ship," we celebrate the book launch of Marcus Rediker’s latest work: "Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea."
