Recent Conferences and Talks Attended

Over the last few weeks, I have attended the following conferences and talks related to the field of both Archvies and Refugee Studies.  Further details are as follows:

Friday 1 May

`Recovering Stolen Generations, Land & Culture: Indigenous Rights & Transitional Justice’ conference held at the Institute for Commonwealth Studies.

http://www.sas.ac.uk/events/list/icws_events

Tuesday 28 April

`Researching Poverty: Definitions, measurements and experiences.’ A half-day workshop jointly hosted by The National Archives and The British Library.  To be held at the British Library Conference Centre.

Monday 27 April

`I was dismissed from University and Forced to Flee for my Life: The Rt Hon David Lammy, Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property, ‘in conversation with persecuted academics from Iraq, Sudan and Zimbabwe.’’  To be held on Monday 27th April 2009, 6.00pm at the  Khalili Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies, (SOAS).  Held in conjunction with The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, (CARA), and The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).  CARA – http://www.academic-refugees.org/

Monday 6 April

`Archives and the Heritage Lottery Fund: Working with Young People.’  A training event organised by the Society of Archivists and to be held at the British Library.  Further details: http://www.archives.org.uk/events.asp?id=236