City of Asylum writer-in-residence Rania Mamoun and Residency Manager Catherine Skolnicki join the LIGHT Education Initiative in a crucial discussion on how to inspire, prepare, and empower the next generation of humanitarians.

Mai Khôi, Khaled Harara, Nazeeha Saeed, and Yasmine El Baramawy discuss how they use their creative practices to advocate for human rights and creative freedom of expression

Meet and hear the stories of the Cities of Asylum Network representatives from Ithaca, Pittsburgh, and Detroit.

This half-day program features three panel discussions with leaders of a number of important foundations and corporations from the U.S. and Europe doing life-changing philanthropic work

City of Asylum welcomes Sara Rose, Larry Siems, and Marianne Borgen to discuss the important, front-line work of arts organizations to defend freedom of expression. 

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.