As part of the “From Venice with Love” public programming, join us for a curated conversation on what it means to defend the sacred—across place, memory, culture, and community—at a moment when preservation and resilience feel inseparable from the future.

Hosted by Rebecca Friedman, FIU Public Humanities Lab, and Carl-Philippe Juste, IPC Art Space.

Special panel guests:

Edwidge Danticat—acclaimed novelist and short story writer—brings her singular voice to the conversation. Her debut novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was selected for Oprah’s Book Club, and she has since written and edited numerous celebrated books. Danticat also teaches at Columbia University.

Fabiola Santiago—marquee columnist at The Miami Herald and author of the novel "Reclaiming Paris", which was chosen for a Mariposa Award as Best First Book at the International Latino Book Awards.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC