Lynn Tramonte, editor of the new anthology of writing on migration titled (Everything Is) Cells and Bodies, Ohio Migration Anthology (Volume 2) and contributors Judy Bateman, Miles Budimir and Ray Danner will read from and discuss the book on Wednesday, November 29th at 7 p.m.
Each story, essay, painting, and poem in this anthology is rooted in at least two worlds—the physical place where its creator lives, today, and the place from which they and their ancestors came.
The goal of the series is to open Ohioans' hearts and minds to people of different backgrounds, races, religions, and countries of birth. That is not a one-way street. In addition to introducing white, U.S. born people to BIPOC and immigrants, we are also building understanding between white and Black Ohioans, Black Ohioans and immigrants, and among immigrants themselves. This will help build a stronger, more cohesive, state.
Lynn Tramonte directs the Ohio Immigrant Alliance and is on the boards of Justice Action Center and Babel Box Theater. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, Univision, Guardian, Columbus Dispatch, and Ideastream Public Media
