“Freedom and Transformation” is a festival of ideas, literature, and art, which will come to Tirana and Durrës for the first time this year. The festival will be curated by the renowned writer and scholar Lea Ypi and the art and culture expert with extensive international experience, the founder of EA Festival, Joanne Ooi. Jacky Forsyth will also be present, along with collaboration from the British Council. The organizers of this festival had a meeting with the Minister of Economy, Culture, and Innovation, Blendi Gonxhja, with whom they shared their vision for this collaboration. The festival will take place within the framework of the British Week organized by the British Council, on the dates 20 – 22 September, organized by Joanne Ooi and the internationally recognized Durres-based writer and scholar, Lea Ypi.

“Synergy in collaboration to promote literature and reading through special guests,” Minister Gonxhja writes on social networks after this meeting.

In addition to being the founder of two festivals, EA Festival and EA Sustain, Joanne Ooi has extensive experience in innovation, marketing, and entrepreneurship and is internationally known for her leadership roles in these fields. She is also known as an environmentalist as she is a co-founder of the Clean Air Network (CAN), an NGO based in Hong Kong focused on public health and air pollution.

EA festival will bring a variety of cultural and artistic activities to Tirana and Durrës, as well as panel discussions with renowned British writers.

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