Author to Share Refugees' Stories at SLU
01/29/2020
Saint Louis University, the Archdiocese of Saint Louis Peace and Justice Commission and Jesuit Refugee Service USA (JRS/USA) will host Danielle Vella, author of Dying to Live: Stories on the Road to Freedom, a new book telling stories of people who have been forced to flee their homes in their own words.
A special program with Vella will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the Anheuser-Busch Auditorium, Cook Hall, in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business.
The evening is free and open to the public.
Vella will also be on campus to speak to classes and SLU students earlier in the day on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
The evening program will include Vella, an expert on refugees, reading selections from Dying to Live and a question and answer session.
A reception will follow the reading.
RSVPs are requested.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event, courtesy of the University Bookstore. The book is $29.56, including tax. Payments can be made by cash or check only.
About the Author and Book
Vella traveled from Africa, the Middle East and other parts of the globe to meet and interview refugees in an effort to help them tell their stories and to open a window into the world of people forced to flee their homes in order to survive.
Co-published by the Jesuit Refugee Service, Dying to Live seeks to dispel fear and to help readers create a culture of welcome for all refugee and migrant people. Jim Martin, S.J., the acclaimed Jesuit author, has called Dying to Live, “an essential book for understanding one of the most pressing challenges of our time.”