{"id":13924,"date":"2015-12-19T08:57:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T12:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/?p=13924"},"modified":"2015-12-21T08:25:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T12:25:15","slug":"a-list-global-readings-for-poet-ashraf-fayadh-sentenced-to-death-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/a-list-global-readings-for-poet-ashraf-fayadh-sentenced-to-death-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"A List: Global Readings for Poet Ashraf Fayadh, Sentenced to Death in Saudi\u00a0Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"

via Arabic Literature (in English)<\/strong><\/em>. BY MLYNXQUALEY<\/a><\/span><\/span> on<\/em> 1<\/a> )<\/span><\/p>\n

The international literature festival Berlin is calling on<\/a> \u201call individuals, institutions, schools and media outlets that care about justice and freedom to participate in a worldwide reading on <\/em>Thursday, January 14, 2016<\/strong> of selected poems and other texts in support of Ashraf Fayadh,\u201d a Palestinian poet who has been sentenced to death by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:<\/em><\/p>\n

If you have an event to add, please email it in or append below. You can also contact the festival organizers through this website<\/a>:\u00a0www.worldwide-reading.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ashraf\"Austria<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Freies Radio Innsbruck<\/p>\n

Basque Country<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Basque PEN
\nVenue<\/strong>: Euskal Herria, Agoitz Plaza 1, 48015 Bilbo<\/p>\n

Bolivia\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: PEN Bolivia \/ Biy\u00fa Su\u00e1rez C.
\nVenue<\/strong>: Santa Cruz<\/p>\n

Bosnia Herzegovina<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: PEN Bosnia Herzegovina<\/p>\n

Croatia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Croatia PEN
\nVenue<\/strong>: Zagreb<\/p>\n

Denmark\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Danish PEN \/ Mille Rode
\nVenue<\/strong>: Saudi-Arabian Embassy Copenhagen
\nTime<\/strong>: 4 pm \u2013 5 pm<\/p>\n

France\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Maison des \u00e9crivains et de la litt\u00e9rature
\nVenue<\/strong>: Paris<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
\nVenue<\/strong>: Amicale Rooms of the Agora Building, Council of Europe, Strasbourg
\nTime<\/strong>: 6 pm \u2013 8 pm<\/p>\n

Germany\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Agora \u2013 Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Literatur, Kunst und Kultur e.V.
\nVenue<\/strong>: Bad Oeynhausen<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Lenaugrundschule in Berlin-Kreuzberg \/ Katrin Schings
\nVenue<\/strong>: Bibliothek der Lenau-Grundschule in Kreuzberg
\nTime<\/strong>: 3 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Katrin Schings, Children 2nd to 4th grade<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: network for international affairs (nefia e.V.)
\nVenue<\/strong>: Newsroom of ze.tt, Berlin
\nWebsite<\/strong>: www.nefia.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Lettr\u00e9tage
\nVenue<\/strong>: Mehringdamm 61, 10961 Berlin
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Nihad Sirees, Faten El-Dabbas
\nWebsite<\/strong>: www.lettretage.de\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Europ\u00e4isches Gymnasium Bertha von Suttner \/ Sibylle Seite
\nVenue<\/strong>: Reginhardstr. 172, 13409 Berlin
\nTime:<\/strong> 10 am
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Sibylle Seite, Leistungskurs Deutsch 12
\nWebsite<\/strong>: www.bertha-von-suttner.de<\/a><\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Schliemann-Grammar School Berlin \/ Christina Gruhle
\nVenue<\/strong>: Schliemann-Grammar School Berlin
\nTime<\/strong>: 8 am \u2013 9:30 am<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Gemeinschaftsschule Campus Efeuweg \/ Alexandra Gebhardt
\nVenue<\/strong>: Gemeinschaftsschule Campus Efeuweg, Schulcafeteria, Berlin
\nParticipants<\/strong>: refugees, pupils<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Indieberlin \/ Mia Morris<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: internationales literaturfestival berlin
\nVenue<\/strong>: HAU Hebbel am Ufer 2 Berlin
\nTime<\/strong>: 7:30 pm
\nWebsite<\/strong>: www.hebbel-am-ufer.de<\/a><\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Willy Brandt Schule \/ Marie Pohl
\nVenue<\/strong>: Willy Brandt Schule, Gr\u00fcntaler Str. 5, 13357 Berlin
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Marie Pohl, English Course<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Literaturhaus Villa Augustin
\nVenue<\/strong>: Literaturhaus Villa Augustin, Antonstr.1, 01097 Dresden
\nTime<\/strong>: 7 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Uta Hauthal
\nAdditional Information<\/strong>: Followed by a concert of \u201cVerschenkte Lieder\u201d with Uta Hauthal
\n(Vocals) and Konrad M\u00f6hwald (Piano)<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Rotraut de Neve \/ YOP year of performance
\nVenue<\/strong>: Hamburg<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Writers\u2019 Room Hamburg \/ Henry Holland
\nVenue<\/strong>: Writers\u2019 Room Hamburg<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Marktkirche Hannover \/ Hanna Kreisel-Liebermann
\nVenue<\/strong>: Marktkirche Hannover<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: International School Hannover Region \/ Jake Eagle
\nVenue:<\/strong> Bruchmeisterallee 6, 30169 Hannover
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Jake Eagle, English Class K12 Students<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Sandra Burkhardt, Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig
\nVenue<\/strong>: Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig, W\u00e4chterstra\u00dfe 34
\nTime<\/strong>: 6 pm<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Lektorat text-balance \/ Georg-D. Schaaf
\nPlace<\/strong>: M\u00fcnster<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Internationale Armin T. Wegner Gesellschaft e.V. und der Verband Deutscher SchriftstellerInnen, Sektion Bergisches Land \/ Ulrich Klan
\nAdditional Information<\/strong>: Musical reading<\/p>\n

Lebanon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Jahida Wehbe<\/p>\n

Mauritius<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Ledikasyon pu Travayer \/ Alain Ah-Vee
\nPlace<\/strong>: Grand River North West, Port Louis
\nTime<\/strong>: 6 pm<\/p>\n

Mexico\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Magali Tercero
\nVenue<\/strong>: Casa Refugio, Casa Citlalt\u00e9petl 25, Col. Condesa, Ciudad de Mexico
\nTime<\/strong>: 7:30 pm<\/p>\n

Netherlands\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: PEN Centre, James Tennant \/ Jennifer Clement \/ PEN Oxfam Novib Awards
\nVenue<\/strong>: Writers Unlimited festival The Hague
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Jennifer Clement, Jung Chang<\/p>\n

New Zealand\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Courtney Sina Meredith
\nVenue<\/strong>: Auckland Central Library 44-46 Lorne St, Auckland
\nTime<\/strong>: 5:30 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Courtney Sina Meredith, Robert Sullivan<\/p>\n

Norway<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Erling Kittelsen
\nPlace<\/strong>: Oslo
\nTime<\/strong>: 15. January<\/p>\n

Palestine\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Qattan Foundation
\nPlace:<\/strong> Ramallah<\/p>\n

Portugal\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: PEN Portugal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweden<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: G\u00f6teborg Literature House
\nVenue<\/strong>: Heurlins plats 1, Gothenburg
\nTime<\/strong>: 6 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Meira Ahmemulic, Krist\u00edn Bjarnad\u00f3ttir, Jesper Brygger, Karin Brygger, Stewe Claeson, \u00c5ke Edwardson, Helena Eriksson, Linn Hans\u00e9n, Gunnar D Hansson, Kennet Klemets, J\u00f6rgen Lind, Tetz Rooke, Jessica Schiefauer
\nWebsite<\/strong>: goteborgslitteraturhus.se\/nyheter<\/a><\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Literaturhaus Basel
\nPlace<\/strong>: Basel<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: index | Wort und Wirkung
\nVenue<\/strong>: Elisabethenstr. 14a 8004 Z\u00fcrich
\nTime<\/strong>: 8 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: u. A. Melanie Katz, Ulrike Ulrich, Annette Lory, Ahmad Alrayan<\/p>\n

UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Lancaster Central Library
\nPlace<\/strong>: Market Square, Lancaster, UK
\nTime<\/strong>: 7 pm \u2013 9 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Jo Baker, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Carol Birch, Carole Coates, Andy Darby, Carys Davies, Paul Farley, Sarah Hymas, Pauline Keith, Angela Martin and Saleel Nurbhai<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Wales PEN Cymru
\nVenue<\/strong>: Welsh Parliament\/ Assembly<\/p>\n

Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Ukrainian Literary Center
\nPlace<\/strong>: Kiev<\/p>\n

USA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: Agnes Scott College \/ Waqas Khwaja
\nVenue<\/strong>: Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA 30030) Frannie Auditorium, Campbell Hall
\nTime<\/strong>: 6 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Franklin Abbot, Funmi Akinfenwa, Calvin Burgamy, Alan Grostephan, Kai Issa, Latianna Nichols, Paige Sullivan, Marcus Taylor, Dan Veach, Ajay Vishwanathan, Waqas Khwaj<\/p>\n

Organiser<\/strong>: PEN American Center \/ Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf
\nPlace<\/strong>: New York<\/p>\n

Organiser: <\/strong>Kelly Writers House
\nVenue<\/strong>: Kelly Writers House (at the University of Pennsylvania) 3805 Locust Walk
\nTime<\/strong>: 2 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Charles Bernstein, Ron Silliman, Ariel Resnikoff, among others
\nWebsite<\/strong>: http:\/\/writing.upenn.edu\/wh\/calendar\/0116.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Organiser: <\/strong>MFA Program, BSU
\nVenue<\/strong>:\u00a0Boise State University, Boise, ID
\nTime<\/strong>: 2 pm
\nParticipants<\/strong>: Pierre Joris, Martin Coreless-Smith among others<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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