Join us as four fascinating storytellers grace the Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University Zoom stage: Catherine Filloux, award-winning playwright, human rights and social justice advocate, Alicia Partnoy, esteemed poet, author, survivor, and professor of modern languages, Loyola Marymount University, Mu Sochua, outspoken and respected Cambodian politician who has dedicated her life to fighting for women’s rights and democracy in Southeast Asia, and Amira Al-Sharif, Yemeni photojournalist who in her nearly two-decade career has documented the multi-cultural lives of women, the beauty in ordinary daily life, and the horror of a long-raging and brutal war.
Week 1: Thursday, March 4, 2021 with Catherine Filloux and Mu Sochua
Live via Zoom at 7:00 pm
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
“turning your body into a compass” Catherine Filloux is an award-winning playwright who has been writing plays about human rights and social justice for over twenty-five years. The evening will include Filloux’s work both in the U.S. and in Cambodia. She will discuss her web play “turning your body into a compass” about children and deportation in the U.S., performed live as a 360° online experience. She will also share her work addressing issues of memory and complicity in relation to the experiences of Cambodians who suffered at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Filloux will be joined by Nobel Peace Prize-nominated Mu Sochua, the Cambodian politician and rights activist. The moderator is Alexa Jordan, a playwright, and actress who served as associate producer and outreach coordinator on “turning your body into a compass.”
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