We fled from Colombia. Help us get to France, Please.

Angye Gaona Start Date: Jul 19, 2021 - End Date: Nov 18, 2021
  • Francia
  • Canada

My Travel Story

by: Angye Gaona Start Date: Jul 19, 2021 - End Date: Nov 18, 2021
Hello, I am a writer of poems. I have a daughter, she is 15 years old. I cannot return to my country because the authorities tricked me for opposing the government. I need to get to France where some friends will help us get to Canada where we will finally be safe. Right now, we are in Mexico, we had to leave Colombia, I lost my job as a university professor, my family, my land. It's an emergency, please help us. In Canada I will dedicate myself to the same social activism and poetry against prisons that I did in Colombia, for which they arrested me and wanted to put me back in jail (!). Help me overcome all these obstacles to reach a country where my way of thinking is respected, where I can express myself freely, fulfill my dreams and help my daughter fulfill hers. I share with you some of my visual poems and video poems. In the photograph, I am next to my work "Grid", a visual iron poem that says "tedium" in Spanish. Know and feel that you understand my need.
  • Francia
  • Canada