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SUMMARY:Exhibition opening- War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality - Donate
 lla Rovera\, Sam Dubberly\, Matt Mahmoudi
DTSTART:20191018T161500Z
DTEND:20191018T173000Z
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CONTACT:cm2007@cam.ac.uk
DESCRIPTION:*Panel talk with Amnesty and Cambridge researchers who investi
 gated the 2017 Coalition bombing of Raqqa\, Syria and launch of art exhibi
 tion.*\n\n*ABOUT THE TALK:*\n\nIt has been two years since the US-led Coal
 ition’s military campaign to oust the so-called “Islamic State” from
  Raqqa\, Syria. This campaign was among the most destructive in modern war
 fare\, leaving Raqqa is the most destroyed city in modern times. The offen
 sive\, lasting from June to October 2017\, which included aerial bombardme
 nts by UK forces\, killed and injured thousands of residents and reduced t
 heir homes\, businesses and infrastructure to rubble.\n\nThis panel will f
 eature Amnesty International and Cambridge researchers who investigated th
 e devastation caused by the campaign (see https://raqqa.amnesty.org). Amne
 sty's Senior Crisis Advisor\, Donatella Rovera\, Amnesty's Digital Verific
 ation Corps Manager\, Sam Dubberly\, and Cambridge Student Co-Lead of the 
 Digital Verification Corps\, Matt Mahmoudi\, will discuss the investigatio
 n and the campaign in the context of current events in Syria. After the ta
 lks\, there will be a drinks reception to launch Amnesty's art exhibition\
 , 'War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality.\n\n*Seating is limited\, so plea
 se book here to reserve your place*\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exhibi
 tion-opening-war-in-raqqa-rhetoric-versus-reality-tickets-76073488853\n\n_
 The discussion opening the exhibition will be followed by drinks (6.30pm o
 nwards)._\n\n_The exhibition (Fitzpatrick Gallery\, Queens College) will b
 e open until 6th December 2019 (Mon - Fri\, 10am-3.30pm)._\n\n\n*ABOUT THE
  EXHIBTION:*\n\nAmnesty International has been investigating the Raqqa mil
 itary campaign for over two years\, which to date has included multiple vi
 sits to the destroyed city between February 2018 and February 2019. There\
 , its investigators surveyed more than 200 strike sites and interviewed mo
 re than 400 witnesses and survivors. Exhibited here are examples of the im
 pact of the military campaign on the city’s people and communities.\nPho
 tographs\, videos and 360-degree immersive experiences documented in Raqqa
 \, combined with satellite imagery and maps\, allow viewers to explore the
  stories of families who lived and died during the war in Raqqa. Throughou
 t the exhibition\, travel through the city to meet survivors\, hear their 
 stories and explore the ruins of their homes.\n\nThis exhibition complemen
 ts Amnesty International’s interactive webbased platform which presents 
 the findings of the investigation. raqqa.amnesty.org\n\n*Speakers:*\n\n*Do
 natella Rovera\, Senior Crisis Adviser\, London*\n\nDonatella Rovera's rol
 e involves investigating human rights violations in crisis situations. Wor
 king at Amnesty International for 20 years\, Rovera has travelled to some 
 of the world's most dangerous conflict zones to investigate war crimes and
  other gross human rights abuses. Recent field missions include Nigeria\, 
 Iraq\, Yemen\, South Sudan\, Central African Republic\, Somalia\, Syria\, 
 Libya\, Ivory Coast\, and Sudan. Previously\, she worked in Israel/Palesti
 ne\, Lebanon\, Algeria and other parts of the Middle East & North Africa. 
 Rovera studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS\, Londo
 n University)\, specialising in Middle Eastern politics and economics. Sub
 sequent training includes international human rights and humanitarian law\
 , refugee law\, and international criminal investigations. She also speaks
  English\, French\, Arabic\, Spanish\, Italian\, and Hebrew.\n\n*Sam Dubbe
 rley\, Digital Verification Corps Manager\, Berlin*\n\nSam Dubberley is th
 e manager of the Digital Verification Corps at Amnesty International and c
 o-founder of Eyewitness Media Hub. He has over ten years’ experience in 
 broadcast news and was head of the Eurovision News Exchange from 2010 to 2
 013\, managing the world’s largest exchange of television news content. 
 As a fellow of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Universit
 y\, Sam co-authored a global study exploring the use of user-generated con
 tent in TV and online news output. He has published further research into 
 the impact of UGC with Eyewitness Media Hub and First Draft News.\n\n*Matt
  Mahmoudi\, Student Co-Lead\, Cambridge Digital Verification Corps*\n\nJo 
 Cox PhD Scholar at the University of Cambridge\, Program Lead at The Whist
 le\, Founder at Declarations Podcast
LOCATION:Angevin room\, Queens College
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