Sanctuary Week 2024 | Cara: Rescuing Academics in Danger for Over 90 Years

Date:  23 April 2024

Where: University of Gloucestershire, Oxstalls Campus, Oxstalls Lane, Longlevens GL2 9HW

Cost: Free

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We are delighted to welcome Stephen Wordsworth, Executive Director of the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara) to present this special guest lecture during University of Gloucestershire’s inaugural Sanctuary Week.

Cara’s mission – ‘the relief of suffering and the defence of learning and science’ – was set out in 1933, when its founders established a rescue mission for academics in Germany, many of whom, as ‘non-Aryans’, were suddenly being forced out of their jobs by the Nazis.

In his guest lecture, Stephen will be talking about how many academics and their families are still at risk, caught up in conflict, targeted by despots and extremists who see them as a threat, or suffering discrimination or persecution for a wide range of other reasons. The lecture starts at 6pm, and you can find out more and register your free ticket on Eventbrite.