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A drawing by Syrian refugee Adeebah Alnemar that will be shown in “Adeebah; My Life, My Story Continues,” at UUS:E (Posted by jenduv, Community Contributor)SOURCE: HARTFORD COURANT
The Unitarian Universalist Society: East (UUS:E) will host two events that showcase the struggle of Syrian refugees through art.
On Sunday, October 28, 2018, 6-8 p.m. there will be an artist’s reception, talk back, and celebration in the UUS:E meeting room. The focus will be twofold: an artist’s reception for “Adeebah; My Life, My Story Continues,” an exhibition of drawings by Adeebah Alnemar, and a celebration of author Jake Halpern and graphic artist Michael Sloan.
A Muslim refugee from Homs, Syria, Alnemar’s art evocatively depicts the torrent of emotions she experienced before fleeing Syria, during the family’s four exiled years in Jordan, upon their ultimate arrival in the US on election night November 2016, and while adjusting to this foreign land that is now “home.” The art show will run from October 5 to November 4, 2018, at UUS:E.
Halpern and Sloan were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for the New York Times’ emotionally powerful series told in graphic narrative form, “Welcome to the New World.” The work chronicled a Syrian family’s arrival and struggle in the US and is currently being developed into a full-length book.
Food at the reception will showcase Adeebah’s Middle Eastern Cuisine, the catering business Alnemar launched.
The program will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Society: East located at 153 Vernon Street West, Manchester, CT. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call 860-646-5151 or visit www.uuse.org.
Unitarian Universalist Society: East is a welcoming, open-minded, spiritual community seeking truth and meaning in its many forms. For more information, visit www.uuse.org.
