University staff, students and alumni are invited to attend a free public guest talk about a shocking chapter of Ukrainian history to help raise funds for Ukrainian people affected by the current conflict.
Welsh journalist Gareth Jones’ courageous exposure of the 1930s Ukrainian ‘Holodomor’ famine, in defiance of institutional denial and suppression, inspired the 2020 award-winning feature film ‘Mr Jones’.
Join archaeologist Naomi Field (editor of Gareth Jones’ biography More Than a Grain of Truth) and political scientist Dr Edwin Bacon (University of Lincoln School of Social and Political Science) as they discuss the significance of Gareth Jones’ life, work and the decisions he made.
The open history talk ‘Gareth Jones and Ukraine: An extraordinary life in extraordinary times’ will be held on Wednesday 27 April from 6pm in the Co-op Lecture Theatre, Minerva Building, on the University’s Brayford Pool Campus. (PLEASE NOTE – the event will now be in the Co-op Lecture Theatre, not the Cargill, as previously advertised).
The event is free to attend but prior booking is essential. It is organised by the University of Lincoln’s Public Engagement with Research unit, PEARL, and is being held in support of the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine appeal and the University’s Ukraine Students and Academics Support Appeal. Donations are welcomed from those attending.
To book your place at this free event, visit: https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentlife/whatson/events/gareth-jones-ukraine-dec-appeal-27-april.html