DISSIDENCE: Exiled Writers on Resistance and Risk. First ever Cities of Asylum Solidarity Tour.

Poet Dmitry Bykov nearly died in a poisoning, then was banned from teaching or appearing on Russian TV. Essayist Pwaangulongli Dauod received death threats for writing about queer culture in Nigeria Cartoonist Pedro X. Molina watched Nicaraguan state forces jail his colleagues and occupy his newspaper's offices. Novelist Anouar Rahmani was threatened with imprisonment for writing about human rights in Algeria. All four were forced to flee their homelands, and all four found safe haven in a City of Asylum. Come hear their stories and learn about their commitment to free creative expression. Part of WSU's Writers at Risk Series.