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SUMMARY:Special event for 100 years since the regaining of Polish independ
 ence - Speaker to be confirmed
DTSTART:20181115T150000Z
DTEND:20181115T200000Z
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DESCRIPTION:For the 100th anniversary of the regaining of Poland's indepen
 dence\, Cambridge Polish Studies and the Cambridge University Polish Socie
 ty are proud to host a very special event to commemorate\, discuss and cel
 ebrate this historic occasion. *The event is free\, and all are welcome to
  attend.*\n\nThe event will also mark the 100th anniversary of women winni
 ng the right to vote in Poland\, also in November 1918.\n\nThe event will 
 include two panel discussions: (1) on the role of women in Polish independ
 ence movements of various eras\, and (2) on the changing meaning of nation
 al independence today in an increasingly connected and globalised world. T
 he event will conclude with a musical performance from folk group "_*Sutar
 i*_":https://culture.pl/en/artist/sutari and a celebratory drinks receptio
 n for all attendees.\n\nParticipants will include:\n\n* Annabelle Chapman\
 , _The Economist_\n* Magdalena Gawin\, Deputy Minister of Culture and Nati
 onal Heritage of the Republic of Poland\n* Danuta Hübner\, Member of the 
 European Parliament and Former European Commissioner for Regional Policy\n
 * Jakub Majmurek\, _Gazeta Wyborcza_\n* Krzysztof Szczerski\, Secretary of
  State and Chief of the Cabinet of President of the Republic of Poland\n* 
 Agata Szczęśniak\, _Krytyka Polityczna_\n* Karolina Wigura\, _Kultura Li
 beralna_\n\nThe event will be hosted by Stanley Bill\, Senior Lecturer in 
 Polish Studies at Cambridge\, and Simon Szreter\, Professor of History and
  Fellow of St John's College.\n\nThe event will conclude with a concert fr
 om Polish modern folk group "_*Sutari*_":https://culture.pl/en/artist/suta
 ri.\n\nWe thank the Polish Cultural Institute in London for their kind sup
 port of the event.\n
LOCATION:Main Lecture Theatre\,  Old Divinity School\,  St John’s Colleg
 e
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