March Belarusian events in London: lecture, conference, symposium, church service

Posted on February 26, 2018 by admin

AGM & Mother Language Day Celebration

TScreen Shot 2018-02-26 at 18.48.19he Annual General Meeting of the Anglo-Belarusian Society will be held on Saturday, 10 March 2018 at 2.00 pm at the Belarusian Religious and Cultural Centre (Marian House, Holden Avenue, London N12 8HS).  All members and supporters are invited to attend.

At 3 pm it will be followed by Mother Language Day Celebration, which will feature a talk by Kristian Roncero Toledo: “Hunting for the gem of the marshes: experiences from fieldwork in Western Polesie” as well as activities for adults and children.

Read the full programme as well as the bio of Kristian here.

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The Third Annual London Conference on Belarusian Studies

The conference will feature scholars of Belarusian studies from the United Kingdom, Belarus, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Canada and other countries. Continue reading →

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AGM & Mother Language Day Celebration

Posted on February 17, 2018 by admin

Kristian BelarusAnnual General Meeting of the Anglo-Belarusian Society

The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Saturday, 10 March 2018 at 2.00pm at the Belarusian Religious and Cultural Centre (Marian House, Holden Avenue, London N12 8HS).  All members and supporters are invited to attend.

Mother Language Day Celebration

The Anglo-Belarusian Society cordially invites its members and friends to join our annual Mother Language Day celebration organised with the participation of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum. Continue reading →

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Choir Recital by The DL Singers

Posted on October 5, 2017 by admin

Screen Shot 2017-10-05 at 14.46.59The Anglo-Belarusian Society invites its members and friends to a choir recital by The DL Singers in the beautiful setting of the award-winning Memorial Chapel of St Cyril of Turau at Marian House, Holden Avenue London N12 8HYS on Saturday 4 November 2017, 5pm. Continue reading →

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Купальле (Midsummer) Celebration: 1 July 2017

Posted on June 16, 2017 by admin

Screen Shot 2017-06-16 at 11.31.40The Anglo-Belarusian Society invites its members and friends to the traditional Kupalle (Midsummer) celebration  in the garden of 52 Penn Road, London N7 9RE on Saturday 1 July 2017, 4pm-10pm.

Programme:

  • Dramatized readings from The Pinsk Gentry by V. Dunin-Marcinkievič (in Belarusian and English, translation by Vera Rich)
  • Making flower crowns, the Witch and decorating the Kupalle wheel (donations of flowers by 3pm will be greatly appreciated)
  • Games and songs – Kupalinka – Jumping over the fire

Please assist us if possible by bringing along flower-crowns and wearing Belarusian costumes. The use of the Belarusian language will be encouraged! Continue reading →

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Mother Language Day – Saturday, 11 March

Posted on March 2, 2017 by admin

movaThe Anglo-Belarusian Society cordially invites its members and friends to join our annual Mother Language Day celebration organised with the participation of the Belarusian Sunday School and the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum.

The event was inaugurated by the late Vera Rich to mark UNESCO Mother Language Day and involves poetry reading in all languages particularly Belarusian and English.

The celebration takes place on Saturday, 11th March 2017 from 3pm at the Belarusian Religious and Cultural Centre (Marian House, Holden Avenue, London N12 8HS). Continue reading →

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The Second Annual London Conference on Belarusian Studies (25 February 2017)

Posted on February 4, 2017 by admin
UCL Institute of Education

UCL Institute of Education, the conference venue

On Saturday 25 February the Second Annual Conference on Belarusian Studies will take place at the University College London.

It is organised by the UCL School of Slavic and Eastern European Studies, the Ostrogorski Centre and the Belarusian Francis Skaryna Library and Museum.

The speakers from Belarus, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, the United States and other countries will come to London to present and discuss Belarus-related research. This full-day conference which will take place at the UCL close to Russell Square Station.

The panels will cover Skaryna’s work & legacy, problems of Belarusian national identity, foreign policy of Belarus & comparative politics, social & political movements, language and literature. Selected papers from the conference will be published in the Journal of Belarusian Studies.  Continue reading →

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ABS Annual Meeting 2017

Posted on January 27, 2017 by admin

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All members and friends of the Belarusian community in Britain are cordially invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Anglo-Belarusian Society on Saturday, 4 February 2017, 2.00pm at St Cyril’s Belarusian Religious and Cultural Centre, Marian House, Holden Avenue, London N12 8HY.

The meeting’s agenda is available here here.

 

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