| | | | Dear Friends,
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It highlights the value of free and open access to information and the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. City of Asylum Pittsburgh and Ithaca City of Asylum (ICOA) in Ithaca, NY, present "Crossing the Line," in recognition of Banned Books Week.
Guests are ICOA artist-in-residence Pedro X. Molina of Nicaragua and nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers of Pittsburgh. Both Pedro and Rob have paid a steep price for their work. Pedro was forced to flee Nicaragua with his family in December 2018 during a crackdown on dissent. Rob was fired from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for drawing cartoons critical of President Trump.They will discuss their experiences and compare cartoons before taking audience questions.
Now more than ever, we need to connect as a community to lift up and support freedom of expression. Join us on Friday to hear from these risk-takers who use humor and art as their best weapon against oppression. | | | | Rob Rogers is a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist and a two time Pulitzer finalist. In June of 2018, after 25 years on staff at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rogers was fired for drawing cartoons critical of President Trump. In his most recent book, Enemy of the People: A Cartoonist's Journey, Rogers writes about the importance of satire in today's political climate. Rogers has curated national cartoon exhibitions at the Andy Warhol Museum, American University, and the ToonSeum in Pittsburgh, where he was board president from 2007 to 2017. He continues to draw for syndication and was named a 2019 Emerson Fellow by the Emerson Collective. | | | | Pedro X. Molina is an internationally acclaimed political cartoonist, illustrator, and journalist from Nicaragua. He fled in 2018 after the offices of the media outlet Confidencial were taken over by government forces and he received numerous death threats. He is winner of the Maria Moors Cabot Award from Columbia Journalism School, the Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award from Cartoonists Rights Network International, and the Excellence in Journalism award from the Inter American Press Association. He is currently artist-in-residence with Ithaca City of Asylum and a Visiting International Scholar in Residence at Ithaca College. | | | | | At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people. We're working hard to make our new virtual home accessible.
If you have questions or are in need of accommodations, please contact us. | | | | | |  Friday, October 9, 6:30 PM: Help us celebrate the Freedom to Create at our annual fundraising Gala and Keynote event! We are honored to feature renowned authors and founders of the Cities of Asylum movement Salman Rushdie and Russell Banks as this year's keynote speakers. Although this year's event will take place virtually, there will still be an opportunity to celebrate together with other friends and supporters of City of Asylum. Your support helps us keep our mission alive so that we can build community and make the arts accessible to everyone. Learn more and get tickets now! | | | | | | | | | |
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