Pittsburgh Literary Calendar Event: City of Asylum's Exiled Voices of China and Tibet

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City of Asylum's Exiled Voices of China and Tibet

VenueCity of Asylum/Pittsburgh

Date06/08/2013

Time1:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Event TypeReading

GenreOther

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Cost $0.00
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Call 412-323-0278 for more information

Description and Reader Names: A day-long series of free talks, readings and performances by writers and musicians in exile from China and Tibet.
Speakers include Independent Chinese PEN Center President and Sampsonia Way columnist Tienchi Martin Liao, author Liao Yiwu, and human rights activist and lawyer Chen Guangcheng. Hosts and moderators include New York Times Beijing bureau correspondent Andrew Jacobs, Pittsburgh World Affairs Council President and CEO Steven E. Sokol, and WESA’s Paul Guggenheimer. It will culminate in a free concert, Rock & Rap for Freedom, featuring JasiriX and Melong Band, with a special appearance by dissident poet Huang Xiang.

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Primary Contact PersonElizabeth Baisley

Primary Contact EmailExiledVoicesCOAP@gmail.com

Telephone412-323-0278

Websitehttp://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org/events/exiled-voices-june-8/

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Is this an open mic event? No

Is this a book signing? Yes

Will author's books be for sale? Yes

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