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AHRC Chilean Exiles and World University Service Project Seminar: 'Supporting Exiles and Refugees 1970s to the Present'
Location: IAS, Milburn House
AHRC Chilean Exiles and World University Service Project Seminar:'Supporting Exiles and Refugees 1970s to the Present'
14 November 2017, 10am-5pm | Institute of Advanced Study, Milburn House, University of Warwick
A one-day seminar exploring the World University Service (WUS) programme of scholarships and support for Chilean exiles in the 1970s and 1980s, with former scholarship holders and WUS staff. The day will include a short film on the WUS programme, examine Chilean exile experiences in the UK in the light of other European destinations, and conclude with a round table on the lessons and parallels for refugee work today.