Ithaca Times: Ithaca City of Asylum Benefit Concert

 ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 EDITION OF THE ITHACA TIMES. WRITTEN BY LISA LAFFEND.  Freedom of speech is a crucial part of the United States’ foundation.  As citizens, we use and abuse it daily.  “Here in America, we…

Bring Pakistan’s Missing Bloggers Home

Our resident writer, Raza Rumi, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times on January 20, 2017. Read it below or on the New York Times website  Since Jan. 4, at least five bloggers and activists have disappeared in Pakistan. Perhaps the best…

Join ICOA at Opera Ithaca’s production of Thumbprint

ICOA is pleased to invite you to attend Opera Ithaca’s production of Thumbprint, a contemporary opera inspired by the experiences of Mukhtar Mai, the first female victim of gang rape to bring her male attackers to justice in Pakistan. ICOA’s…

Rumi reads on November 1

Raza Rumi and Tyrone Shaw present Creative Writing on Social Justice Tues November 1, 5:30 pm, Handwerker Gallery, Gannett Center, Ithaca College

ICOA hosts breakfast for Svetlana Alexievich

Nobel Prize-winning author and former ICORN resident Svetlana Alexievich visited Cornell University in September to present a moving lecture on her work. ICOA board members hosted a breakfast for Ms. Alexievich. ICOA Board Member Barbara Adams and Svetlana Alexievich

ICOA’s 15th Anniversary: ICTV

CPJ welcomes new probe into murder of Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga

Source: CPJ welcomes new probe into murder of Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga