The 2022 Columbus Arts Festival returns for its 60th (almost) annual celebration! Ohio Immigrant Alliance is joining with OPAWL (a grassroots and feminist leadership advocacy collective elevating Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) for a program on the “Word Is Art” Stage on Sunday, June 12 at 11am.
WHAT: Reading and celebration of OPAWL’S storytelling project “Love Has No Borders’’ and OHIA’s “Far From Their Eyes: Ohio Migration Anthology, Volume 1”
WHEN: Sunday, June 12 from 11am-noon
WHERE: Word Is Art Stage at the Columbus Arts Festival
WHO: Jona Hilario, OPAWL co-director; Sara Abou Rashed, Poet and Storyteller; Houleye Thiam, Social Worker, Organizer, and Mauritarian Community Activist
AUDIO/VISUALS: Stories, poems, and OPAWL’S multimedia project will be presented
“Migration Is an Act of Love’’ presents a fresh perspective on the journeys of (im)migrants and celebrates their stories, bringing people of all experiences and origins together. See the Columbus Arts Festival web page at https://www.columbusartsfestival.org/ for location and all details.
Copies of the anthology will be available for purchase!