ˌʌndɚ hɜː lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp, ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ˌoʊvɚ ðə nˈɛkst tˈuː dˈɛkeɪdz ɐ fˈɪzɪkəl ænd kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ fɔːɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ænd ɹˈaɪɾɚz hˌuː hɐdbɪn pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːɾᵻd ɪn ðɛɹ hˈoʊmləndz fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ˈædvəkəsi ʌv sˈoʊʃəl dʒˈʌstɪs ænd ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dɪktˈeɪɾɚʃˌɪp.
Under her leadership, it became over the next two decades a physical and cultural refuge for artists and writers who had been persecuted in their homelands for their advocacy of social justice and opposition to military dictatorship.