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SUMMARY:Echoes of War\, Visions of Peace – Invitation to SACU members
DESCRIPTION:SACU is co-host with CMG and CGTN and all SACU members are cordially invited to attend. \nEvent: “Echoes of War\, Visions of Peace”\, to mark the end of World War II \nDay/Time: Tuesday 26 August\, 6.00-9.00pm \nVenue: Bluecoat Gallery\, 8 School Lane\, Liverpool L1 3BX \nProgramme: \n\nPanel of world experts to discuss the crucial but often forgotten role of China in World War II.\nWitness to War – The Story of George Hogg\, documentary film screening\nThe film will incorporate footage recorded during our April SACU “Footsteps of George Hogg” Tour\nDr Frances Wood\, SACU Vice President\, will be on the panel and Mark Aylwin Thomas (SACU)\, George Hogg’s nephew and biographer\, will be in the audience.\n\nRSVP: details have already been circulated to members.\nPlease email membership@sacu.org.uk with any questions about this event.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/echoes-of-war-visions-of-peace-invitation-to-sacu-members/
LOCATION:Bluecoat Gallery\, 8 School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250621T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250621T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
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SUMMARY:SACU Annual General Meeting – 21 June 2025 (Online)
DESCRIPTION:SACU members are warmly invited to SACU’s Annual General Meeting (AGM)\, which will take place online on Saturday\, 21 June 2025\, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (BST).  \nAGM papers and Zoom link have been circulated to all members. \nCall for Council Nominations\nAs part of the AGM\, nominations for SACU Council members are invited. This year\, we particularly need to appoint two officers for the key roles of: \n\nChair\nTreasurer\n\nWe are also seeking members who can contribute their expertise in the following areas: \n\nZoom Management\nSocial Media \nPromotions\n\nIf you are interested in standing for election\, or would like to nominate someone\, please send nominations to Cheryl Yu\, SACU Secretary\, at cheryl@sacu.org.uk by 15 June 2025.\nNominated individuals will be invited to give a brief statement during the AGM before members vote. \nLooking Ahead: SACU 2030\nThe year 2025 is a significant milestone for SACU as we mark: \n\nThe 60th anniversary of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding\nThe 110th anniversary of George Hogg\n\nIn addition to reflecting on our achievements and challenges\, we will be using this year’s AGM to open a wider discussion on the future direction of SACU. We want to ensure we continue to stay relevant and committed to our founding objectives in the years leading up to 2030.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-annual-general-meeting-21-june-2025-online/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250531T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250531T150000
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SUMMARY:SACU Social to Celebrate our 60th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite our members\, old and new\, to an informal social event in London to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of SACU on Saturday\, 31 May 2025! This is a special in-person event for all members. \n  \nWe will start with a delicious lunch at Shanghai Family Restaurant (shanghaifamily.co.uk) at 12:00pm. \nAfter lunch\, for those who are free and interested\, we will visit the British Museum for a tour of the Chinese collections led by Dr Frances Wood\, SACU Vice President. \n  \nEvent Details: \n📍 Lunch: Shanghai Family Restaurant\, 12:00pm (Attendees will bear their own costs for lunch\, a budget of £35 person)\n📍Optional Visit: British Museum\, after lunch\, a short walk away \nThis will be a great opportunity to celebrate together\, enjoy good food\, and connect with fellow SACU members. Please book your place on Eventbrite. \nPlease book by 15 May so we can confirm the reservation. \nWe look forward to celebrating with you!
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-social-to-celebrate-our-60th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Shanghai Family Restaurant\, 40 New Oxford Street\, London\, WC1A 1EP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250326T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250326T200000
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SUMMARY:FAU: The Friends Ambulance Unit and the Shandan Bailie School\, online talk by Andrew Hicks
DESCRIPTION:In the early nineteen-forties China was in desperate need\, struggling to defend itself against the Japanese invaders. In Europe and North Africa\, the allied war effort was on the back foot and there was little the UK could do to give practical support to its key ally\, China. An important gesture was to send a motley bunch of a few hundred school leavers who had signed up as members of the Friends Ambulance Unit China Convoy to do medical relief work in China. These were pacifists who had been exempted from military service as conscientious objectors\, the FAU being the Quaker unit created to offer the opportunity for alternative service. In China the FAU provided medical services and transported medical supplies across vast distances on impossible roads in areas not yet in Japanese hands. It was perhaps a prototype Medecins Sans Frontieres and indeed three of its members were key figures in developing the British relief agency\, Oxfam\, during its first few decades. \n\n\nThe Japanese invasion had devastated industrial capacity in the East of China and the Chinese Industrial Co-Operatives were established to set up rural industries substituting so far as possible for what had been lost. Technical training was essential and that was the role of the so-called Bailie School at Shandan far into the North West of Gansu Province. It then became a natural fit for the FAU to support the school in Shandan and convoys of supplies regularly left the FAU depot in Chungking to make the arduous journey of just under 2\,000 kilometres to Shandan. Several FAU members were also seconded to work full time in Shandan. The school’s headmaster\, George Hogg\, an idealistic young Englishman tragically died of tetanus. The challenge of the tough conditions in China is again underlined by the fact that no fewer than twelve of the FAU’s young volunteers also died while serving in China. \n\n\nThe story of the FAU and the extraordinary adventures of these very remarkable pacifists\, dedicated to promoting understanding with and supporting the peoples of China\, including the school at Shandan\, is the subject of this talk. It will be illustrated throughout with many never-before-seen photos of nineteen-forties China including a good number of Shandan\, a remote and dusty desert town that is hard to imagine today. \n\n\nFree online talk – reserve your place on Eventbrite here \nA Zoom link will be sent shortly before the talk to all those who have registered on Eventbrite. \n\n\nSpeaker \n \n\n\nAndrew Hicks is a Council Member of SACU. His interest in all things relating to China was stimulated when lecturing in Law at the University of Hong Kong and later at the National University of Singapore between 1976 to 1988. \n\n\nHe is the author of Jack Jones\, A True Friend to China: the lost writings of a heroic nobody; The Friends Ambulance Unit ‘China Convoy’. Earnshaw Books\, 2015.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/fau-the-friends-ambulance-unit-and-the-shandan-bailie-school-online-talk-by-andrew-hicks/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250312T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250312T200000
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SUMMARY:Joseph Needham - Triumph over Confusion\, Online Talk by Rob Stallard
DESCRIPTION:Introduction \nIn this talk\, Robert Stallard will give an overview of the extraordinary life of an extraordinary man. Joseph Needham began as a leading pioneer in biochemistry and then went on to become the world authority on the history of Chinese science and civilization. His work truly revolutionised the appreciation of the Chinese contribution to science\, engineering\, medicine and mathematics. In spite of all his other commitments\, he found considerable time to devote to bringing about the foundation of SACU sixty years ago. \nFree online talk – reserve your place on Eventbrite here \nA Zoom link will be sent shortly before the talk to all those who have registered on Eventbrite. \nScience and Civilisation in China\, by Joseph Needham\nSpeaker \nRobert Stallard\, SACU Vice President\nRobert Stallard met the great sinologist Joseph Needham while studying at Caius College\, Cambridge. He joined SACU in 1988 and soon became a member of the council and is now a Vice President. Robert has created an information website all about China called ‘chinasage.info’ and written a book Cracking China.  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/joseph-needham-triumph-over-confusion-online-talk-by-rob-stallard/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240316T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240316T160000
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SUMMARY:March Against Sinophobia - Saturday 16 March 2024
DESCRIPTION:Calling all SACU members and friends to support this global demonstration against racism towards people with Chinese\, South East and South-East Asian heritage. Last year over 15\,000 people took to the streets of London as part of an international day of protest for United Nations Anti-Racism Day. SACU stood with them\, spreading awareness of the rise in Sinophobia and anti-South East Asian sentiment. \nSaturday 16 March 2024 – join us again by looking for the SACU Banner (a dragon might be joining us this year) outside the Home Office in Westminster. Nearest tube stations are St James’s Park\, Westminster and Pimlico.  We hope many more of you can join the march this year\, we need more people to take turns to hold the banner\, placards and the dragon… Please see the attached document (in pdf) for full details and flyers. Share share share… \n  \nSACU x SUTR ‘Stand Up To Sinophobia’ 12 noon 16 March 2024 London flyer (full) \n  \nIf you are not able to attend the march in-person\, please support the demonstration online using the below hashtags on social media…\n#StandUpToSinophobia  #NoToRacismAgainstESEA  #StopRacism. #WorldAgainstRacism\n\nAssembly Time:  from 12pm Saturday 16 March 2024 (UN Anti-Racism Day 2024)\n \nWhere:  Home Office\, London\, SW1P 4DF and march to No.10 Downing Street\n\nTheme:  Dragon for the Year of Loong\n\nContact details: Iris Yau (SACU Council) iris@sacu.org.uk\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/march-against-sinophobia-saturday-16-march-2024/
LOCATION:Home Office – Westminster\, 2 Marsham Street\, London\, SW1P 4DF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230429T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230429T150000
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SUMMARY:The role of translation in increasing understanding
DESCRIPTION:SACU Vice-President\, Dr Frances Wood is in conversation with acclaimed translators Helen Wang and Nicky Harman. \n\n\n\n\nDr. Frances Wood is a librarian\, sinologue\, historian and former head of the Chinese Collection at the British Library\, known for her writings on Chinese history\, including Marco Polo\, life in the Chinese treaty ports\, and the First Emperor of China. \n\n\n\n\nNicky Harman and Helen Wang have both won major prizes in China celebrating their translations. Nicky is one of the world’s best and most prolific translators of Chinese contemporary fiction and Helen has been especially praised for translating children’s books. Most recently they worked together on Lu Min’s Dinner For Six (Phoenix Publishing\, 2023). \n\n\n\n\nThey will join us to discuss this recent book\, their experience of translation\, its process and its significance\, particularly its importance in increasing understanding. \n\nThe publisher has kindly supplied some copies of the translated books to sell. If you think you might want to buy one\, please bring cash as payment. The novel both speakers translated together is £12.99 and the two Young Adult novels are £3.75 and £11.99. If it is more convenient (and you are willing)\, you could round up your payment (for instance\, to £5\, or £15) and we will split the extra money between SACU and Paper Republic (both registered charities). \n\nSign up using the link below! Look forward to seeing you there. \n\n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/events/
LOCATION:Wesley Hotel Euston\, 81-103 Euston Street\, London\, NW1 2EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221025T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221025T200000
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SUMMARY:SACU X UCFC Film Club: The Six (2021) Discussion
DESCRIPTION:SACU Film Club resumes this month with a discussion on the film The Six (2021)\, directed by Arthur Jones. \n  \nWatch the film then join the Film Club Discussion on Tuesday 25 October\, 7.00-8.00pm. \n\n\n  \n\n\nSACU members will be sent links for the private viewing and the discussion by Zoom. \n\n\n  \n\n\nSACU’s monthly Film Club is held in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC) \n\nThanks to 陳曉雯 Dr Hiu Man Chan(SACU member and Director of UK-China Film Collab) for arranging our viewing and follow-up discussion. \n  \nThe Six 六人: Documentary film (2021)\, directed by Arthur Jones\, tells the untold story of the six Chinese survivors of RMS Titanic\, also examining global racism and various nations’ anti-Chinese immigration policies. \n  \nThe Six 六人: Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjIOni4LIL0
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-x-ucfc-film-club-the-six-2021-discussion/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220726T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220726T200000
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SUMMARY:SACU X UCFC Film Club: Life Without Principle (2011) Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Film Title: LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE \n  \nDirected by Johnnie To \nStarring Ching Wan Lau\, Richie Jen\, Denise Ho \nThe film will be followed by a panel discussion / conversation \n2011 | 107mins | Hong Kong SAR\, China | rated (18TBC) \nThe story of three characters: an ordinary bank teller is forced to sell high risk securities to her customers\, a small-time thug who delves into the futures index hoping for easy money\, and a police inspector who is suddenly desperate for money. \n  \nMajor Film Festival & Awards: \n68th Venice Film Festival Competition Selected Film \n48th Golden Horse Awards Best Director\, Best Original Script \n“Hong Kong helmer Johnnie To finds greed to be the root of all evil in his patchy “Life Without Principle.”  – The Variety \n  \nDr Hiu Man Chan’s recommendation: \nJuly is a busy month for the debate about Hong Kong in the UK. As we have observed\, most of media coverages are biased and fragmentary. They do not report the complexity and deep societal issues that Hong Kong as a capitalist city has been facing for a long time. Some interest groups of course also see opportunities to foreground their continuous agenda with Hong Kong and the new arrivals being used\, only as a tool. As we continue to believe here at the UK-China Film Collab\, a film says a thousand words. Life Without Principle (2011) portraits very well about the real problems that Hong Kong face. This reviewing experience will certainly make you more informed with necessary knowledge to question future media coverages about this special administrative region of China. \n  \nWatch the film then join the Film Club Discussion on Tuesday 26 July\, 7.00-8.00pm. \n  \nSACU members will be sent the links to watch the film and then join the discussion by Zoom. \n  \nSACU’s monthly Film Club is held in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC)
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-x-ucfc-film-club-life-without-principle-2011-discussion/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220628T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220628T200000
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SUMMARY:SACU X UCFC Film Club – A Dog Barking at the Moon (2019)
DESCRIPTION:SACU members are invited to join SACU X UCFC Film Club on Tuesday 28 June\, 7.00-8.00pm to discuss this month’s film:\nA DOG BARKING AT THE MOON (2019) \nWatch the film on CATHAYPLAY or AMAZON \nDon’t forget to watch the movie first before coming to the online session: JOIN HERE \nSACU’s monthly Film Club is held in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC). \nDr Hiu Man Chan\, SACU member and founder of UK-China Film Collab\, will facilitate the discussion.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-x-ucfc-film-club-a-dog-barking-at-the-moon/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220609T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220609T180000
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SUMMARY:SACU ChinaChat: China and the Ukraine Crisis
DESCRIPTION:This SACU ChinaChat is a members only event as a follow up to SACU’s Panel Discussion: China and the Ukraine Crisis\, which took place Wednesday 25 May 2022. \n  \nView the SACU Panel Discussion: China and the Ukraine Crisis on SACU’s YouTube channel here \n  \nFurther details to be announced. \n  \nSACU ChinaChats enable members to discuss and develop their own understanding of  issues. The meetings are not recorded and are for SACU members only. \n  \nEvent Leader: Arron Van Rompaey (SACU Council) email: arron@sacu.org.uk \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-chinachat-china-and-the-ukraine-crisis/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220531T200000
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SUMMARY:SACU X UCFC FILM CLUB - HAVANA DIVAS (2018)
DESCRIPTION:SACU members are invited to join SACU X UCFC Film Club on Tuesday 31 May at 7.00pm to discuss this month’s film: HAVANA DIVAS (2018)\, written and directed by Louisa Wei. \nWatch the film on CATHAYPLAY. \nDon’t forget to watch the movie first before coming to the online session: JOIN HERE \n  \nSACU’s monthly Film Club is held in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC). \nDr Hiu Man Chan\, SACU member and founder of UK-China Film Collab\, will facilitate the discussion.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-x-ucfc-film-club-havana-divas-2018/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220329T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220329T200000
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SUMMARY:SACU X UCFC Film Club - Tuesday 29 March
DESCRIPTION:SACU is pleased to announce a new monthly film club in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC). Members are invited to watch a curated film each month and to participate in an online discussion. The forum will be casually moderated by Dr Hiu Man Chan\, a SACU member and also Founder & Director of UCFC. The film club will schedule to e-meet every last Tuesday of the month between 19:00 and 20:00. Here is the selected film for our launching event in March: \n\n\n\n\nBETTER DAYS (2019) & your host’s recommendation \nDirected by Derek Tsang\, BETTER DAYS (2019) is one of the most popular films targeting the young Chinese consumer market recently. It tells a story about school bullying and how teenagers fight against this social issue in contemporary China. Unlike the Fifth Generation directors such as Zhang Yimou and his films\, what we see in Better Days is an ever changing China. This film enables us to understand how the young generation of Chinese thinks via an ever so compelling narrative. \nBETTER DAYS was submitted to the OSCARS to compete in the Best Foreign Film category in 2021. \nThis film is available to watch on Amazon. Feel free to watch it any time before our online gathering. For a better viewing experience\, you can always airplay the viewing to your smart TV. If you are interested in signing up for the monthly film club event\, please register here to support our coordination or email for more information: membership@sacu.org.uk \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-x-ucfc-film-club-tuesday-29-march/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211002T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211002T133000
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SUMMARY:SACU AGM\, Saturday 2 October - in person and by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:SACU’s 2021 Annual General Meeting [AGM] will be held \nOn: Saturday 2 October 2021 \nAt:  12.00 noon after the preceding public event “Railways and Reunions” at the same venue \nIn:  Wesley Conference Hotel\, 81-103 Euston Street\, London NW1 2EZ and by Zoom \n  \nSACU’s AGM will receive the Annual Report of the Council of Management and the Annual Accounts for 2020. \nPapers and links have been sent to all members: \n\nMinutes of AGM 2020\nAnnual Report of the Council of Management 2020\nAnnual Accounts 2020\nProposed Constitution which will become the Constitution for SACU once it is confirmed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation CIO\n\nNotice of Special Resolutions: \nThe following resolutions are proposed to this AGM and must be passed by a majority of at least 75% of those members casting their votes \n\nThat the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding convert to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.\nThat the new CIO constitution circulated to members with this notice and available to them at this meeting be adopted as the new constitution of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding taking effect from the time of registration as a CIO by the Charities Commission.\n\n  \nWe look forward to welcoming SACU members to this AGM\, either in person or via Zoom. \n  \nPlease contact our Secretary if you have any questions about the AGM: membership@sacu.org.uk \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-agm-saturday-2-october/
LOCATION:Wesley Hotel Euston\, 81-103 Euston Street\, London\, NW1 2EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210625T183000
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SUMMARY:A Moral Question\, A Moral Duty: SACU ChinaChat with Iris Yau
DESCRIPTION:SACU ChinaChat meeting for members:  “A Moral Question\, A Moral Duty” – Behind the scenes with SACU member Iris Yau\, Curator of the exhibition “Opium\, Silk and the Missionaries in China” currently open at the Brunei Gallery\, SOAS. \n  \nThe Exhibition: “Opium\, Silk and the Missionaries in China” retells one of the largely forgotten histories of the relationship between Britain and China in the 19th Century. It draws on several collections\, using artefacts to explore the history of the Opium Wars. Botanical arts and tools\, historical artefacts about silk\, missionary work and intercultural shared experiences in China recorded by British Missionaries throughout this period are all used in this fascinating exhibition:\nhttps://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/opium-silk-and-the-missionaries-in-china/ \n  \nSACU member Iris Yau\, Fellow Royal Society of Arts (RSA)\, Higher Education Academy UK (Advance HE)\, and Curator will give an informal online talk  on this exhibition to SACU members. \n  \nThis is a Zoom meeting for members – a reminder with link will be sent to members two days before the talk. \nPlease email any questions to membership@sacu.org.uk \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/a-moral-question-a-moral-duty-sacu-chinachat-with-iris-yau/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210515T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210515T153000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20210409T144205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210512T185321Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Sheringham: Living and Teaching in Beijing in the 1970s - SACU ChinaChat Series "Your Stories with China"
DESCRIPTION:Michael Sheringham will be in conversation with SACU Archivist Dr Linxi Li on his experiences of living and teaching in Beijing. This is the latest in our series “Your Stories with China” SACU ChinaChats. \nMichael studied Chinese at Durham and Cambridge Universities\, becoming an active SACU member in its early years after 1967. Michael joined the 1971 SACU tour  and he was invited to teach English at Peking University (Beida) in 1972\, staying there until 1978. This was the period of the ‘Revolution in Education’\, which he experienced at first hand. He will illustrate his talk with his own photographs. \nSaturday 15th May from 2.00pm by Zoom. \nSACU ChinaChats are members-only meetings for members to meet and discuss China-related topics. \nRead Michael’s article\, Living and Teaching in Beijing in the 1970s\, first published in China Eye\, Issue (51) Autumn 2016. \nThe Zoom link for members to join this event has been included in the May newsletter. 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/michael-sheringham-living-and-teaching-in-beijing-in-the-1970s-sacu-chinachat-series-your-stories-with-china/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210327T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210327T150000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20210311T210327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T211219Z
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SUMMARY:Neil Taylor in conversation with SACU Archivist Linxi Li
DESCRIPTION:SACU ChinaChat Series – “Your Stories with China”: Neil Taylor in conversation with SACU Archivist Linxi Li \nThere was a time in the 1960s and 1970s when travel to China by Westerners was very limited. At this pivotal stage of its modern development\, SACU offered one of the only ways of going on a tour to China. Strange to say now\, participants needed to pass an interview before being considered to go on the tour\, so it was a rare opportunity. \nThe opening of China in 1980s generated a wider public interest and SACU\, which was able to expand tours\, forming its own professional tour company. By 1985\, there were over 10\,000 members at one time or another. Guardian journalist John Gittings\, BBC broadcaster David Attenborough and novelist Iris Murdoch all visited China through SACU tours. \nNeil Taylor\, a founder member of SACU and an expert on tourism\, is going to share his experiences. \nThis is a SACU ChinaChat for members only. The March newsletter sent to members included the link to this event. \nQuestions? Please email membership@sacu.org.uk \nRegent Holidays advertisement in China Now Jan/Feb 1979\nAbove: Liangshan’s welcome\, August 1978\, cover of China Now\, Jan/Feb 1979
URL:https://sacu.org/event/neil-taylor-in-conversation-with-sacu-archivist-linxi-li/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201010T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201010T153000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20200904T190829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201005T162741Z
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SUMMARY:SACU AGM Saturday 10 October 2020 and afternoon workshops for members
DESCRIPTION:11.30 – 13.00 — SACU AGM \n14.30 – 15.30 — Join one of SACU’s 3 Working Groups \nAll SACU members are warmly invited to attend the AGM which will be conducted over Zoom. The day will consist of the Annual General Meeting 2020 in the morning and three working groups sessions in the afternoon. \nIn the afternoon\, instead of a ‘live’ public event as in previous years\, we will use Zoom to hold afternoon workshops where members can learn more about SACU and its activities\, organised around our three working groups. Members are invited to choose one of the three working groups: \n\nUK Public Education Working Group\nMembership Support and Development Working Group\nChina Connections and Chinese Heritage Working Group\n\nRegistration links for the AGM and afternoon workshops have been sent to members by eNewsletter\, which also included links to SACU Annual Report and Accounts 2019. \nPlease consider standing for Council at the AGM and being actively involved in SACU’s work. \nIf any members have questions\, please email membership@sacu.org.uk
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-agm-saturday-10-october-2020-and-afternoon-workshops-for-members/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200823T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200823T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20200805T111058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T190703Z
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SUMMARY:SACU ChinaChat: Discussion on Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:SACU Members are invited to join this SACU ChinaChat on Hong Kong on Sunday 23 August at 3.00pm.  \nThe discussion will be led by SACU members Andrew Hicks and Barnaby Powell on Zoom. \nAndrew Hicks has lived in Chinese-influenced communities in Asia for over twenty years\, first lecturing at the University of Hong Kong from 1976 to 1983. Now based in England\, he has returned there and to China many times since then\, watching them with great affection and recently concern as tensions build in Hong Kong.  From his four decades of observation he will offer some broad subjective thoughts and insights of a kind that are rarely found in a formally-researched analysis. \nBarnaby Powell has been involved in private sector development in the Chinese world for over 40 years\, living in Asia for 20 of these. He has been a frequent visitor to Hong Kong\, both professionally and to see his daughter while she lived there. \n  \nSACU ChinaChats are intended as informal\, member-only spaces where members can share different views and perspectives. The format enables our members of Chinese and British backgrounds to share their differing experiences and ideas. A consensus of views is not expected or sought. SACU ChinaChats offer an opportunity for members to exchange their views in a relaxed setting to help participants gain insights and reach a more informed understanding of the topic under discussion. \nThis event is for SACU members only. \nA separate email will be sent to members to register on Zoom for this discussion. \nAny questions\, please email membership@sacu.org.uk
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-chinachat-discussion-on-hong-kong-by-zoom-for-members-only/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200126T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200126T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20200103T205752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200103T212531Z
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SUMMARY:The Meridian Society's Chinese New Year Celebration\, Sunday 26th January
DESCRIPTION:Our partner organisation The Meridian Society has arranged a Chinese New Year Celebration and invites SACU members to join them. Firstly they will be going to BFI Southbank for the film Four Springs which documents the daily life of the director’s family over four Chinese New Years in the remote town of Dushan in the Guizhou province of southwest China. Afterwards they will be going for a Chinese New Year meal at Taste of China in Bloomsbury. The two can be booked separately or together. \nTimes and venues \n\n2.00 p.m. for 2.20 p.m. at BFI Southbank (website for directions)\n5.30 p.m. for 6.00 p.m. at Taste of China (googlemaps for directions)\n\nPlaces are limited so please email The Meridian Society early to reserve your place. The deadline for booking and payment is Friday 17th January. Priority will be given to current Meridian Society members\, supporters who book for both events\, then on a ‘first come first served’ basis. \n  \nFour Springs (2017) by Lu Qingyi \nFour Springs is an award-winning independent documentary made on a tiny budget by first time director Lu Quingyi.   Set in a remote rural town this intimate observational film follows the director’s parents as they celebrate New Year over a period of four years.  It captures the family’s everyday toils\, excursions in nature\, visits to friends\, reunions and separations. \nIn 2013 Lu Qingyi with no prior training started to shoot his family on visits home as part of a diary. Unusually for an independent documentary the film attracted attention in China and was released in mainstream Chinese cinema’s where it became a surprise box-office hit \nFour Springs is showing as part of the Chinese Visual Festival. \n  \nPayment \n\nMembers of The Meridian Society\nmeal £25\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £37 (£35)\nAssociates (members of SACU and family members of Meridian Society members)\nmeal £27.50\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £39 (£37)\nNon-members\nmeal £30\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £42 (£40)* concessions for the film are available to seniors\, students\, unwaged and disabled (evidence required on the day).\nPlease note:  Members of BFI pay lower prices and may prefer to buy their own tickets.Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment. Payment should therefore be made as soon as possible and no later than Friday 17th January. \nPlease send your cheque made payable to ‘The Meridian Society’ to:  The Treasurer\, 5 Mildmay Street\, London N1 4AB. \nAlternatively email The Meridian Society  and they will forward their account details if you wish to pay by direct bank transfer.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-meridian-societys-chinese-new-year-celebration-sunday-26th-january/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event,The Meridian Society Event
ORGANIZER;CN="The Meridian Society":MAILTO:themeridiansociety@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190720T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190720T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20190605T195542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190714T215959Z
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SUMMARY:From Old London to New Milton Keynes: Chinese Identities in Britain: SACU Free Talks and Film
DESCRIPTION:From Old London to New Milton Keynes: Chinese Identities in Britain; SACU Free Talks and Film \n  \n  \nThe Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) is delighted to invite you to this afternoon of talks and a film\, timed to coincide with the Lao She symposium held this year in Beijing to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of novelist and playwright Lao She\, one of  20th century China’s most significant literary figures. \n  \nDr Amy Matthewson: Loitering through London with Lao She \nSACU member Dr Amy Matthewson talks about her really exciting project in conjunction with the Museum of London Docklands to develop an interactive app based on Lao She and his years in London. The app will work in conjunction with the museum\, combining places Lao She mentions in his novel Mr. Ma and Sonalong with visual and material cultures from the Museum’s permanent collection. It will allow visitors to engage with Lao She’s London and the broader issues and experiences of the Chinese community in London. \nAmy uses Lao She’s Mr. Ma and Son to frame the history of the Chinese community living and working in London. Her aim is to explore the experiences of the Chinese and probe into areas of race relations and identity politics\, the production of social and cultural processes in which community identities are shaped\, with the objective of understanding community interactions as well as the formation of a sense of identity\, whether in terms of ‘Chineseness’\, ‘Britishness’\, or a complex mix of both. \n  \nDr Frances Wood\, SACU Vice President: A Blue Plaque for the Silent Traveller \nChiang Yee came to London in 1934\, escaping from the difficulties of serving as an official in the warlord era in China. He left his family behind\, intending to study at LSE. With the Japanese invasion\, he found himself unable to return to China and struggled to survive until he found his voice in a long series of books\, beginning with The Silent Traveller in Lakeland. His 15 year stay in Oxford was commemorated recently with the unveiling of a Blue Plaque. \n  \nPlease note: This talk is a change to our original programme. We regret Dr Jenny Clegg cannot now join us for this event. We are delighted that Dr Frances Wood has offered to talk instead about ‘The Silent Traveller’ and we will invite Dr Jenny Clegg to give her talk on ‘Fu Manchu and the Yellow Peril’ at a future event.  \n  \nMichael Ho: From HK to MK (film)  \n“What does it mean to be British? Gabriel\, a dentist originally from Hong Kong\, has lived in Milton Keynes for nearly 50 years. His mixed-race son Michael couldn’t wait to leave. Now a film-maker\, he returns to the city to discover how his father feels about the place he has made home.” (British Film Institute) \n  \nThis afternoon event is held jointly with The Meridian Society (TMS) and follows the AGMs of both SACU and TMS to be held during the morning 11.30am – 1.00pm. All members are invited to their society’s AGM\, then join other members for a ‘bring your own lunch’ or just come along to the afternoon presentations. \n  \nThe afternoon is a free event\, open to everyone\, but registration is required. \nBook your free place: https://sacu-from-old-london.eventbrite.co.uk \n  \nDo come and join us! \n  \nDirections: Our venue is the Upper Hall at St Columba’s Church\, which is located on Pont Street in Knightsbridge in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The Church is within easy reach of three London Underground stations – Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line)\, South Kensington (Piccadilly\, Circle and District Lines) and Sloane Square (Circle and District Lines). \nAny questions? Please email events@sacu.org.uk \nWe look forward to welcoming you on Saturday 20th July! \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/from-old-london-to-new-milton-keynes-chinese-identities-in-britain-sacu-free-talks-and-film/
LOCATION:St Columba’s Church of Scotland\, Pont Street\, London\, SW1X 0BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event,SACU Members' Event,The Meridian Society Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190219T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20190117T132134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T200809Z
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SUMMARY:SACU ChinaCafé with Jessica Darling (SACU members event)
DESCRIPTION:Our 2019 series of SACU ChinaCafés is set to begin on Tuesday February 19th\, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Bush House\, King’s College London\, Strand Campus\, and is co-hosted by the Lau China Institute. Our theme this year is historical and present health care here and in China. \n  \nThe first session will feature Jessica Darling who spent her childhood in China with her father\, surgeon Dr Joshua Horn\, author of ‘Away With All Pests: An English Surgeon in People’s China 1954-1969’.  She subsequently returned to the UK to earn a nursing degree and then went back to Beijing where she completed an acupuncture apprenticeship course.  Jessica will speak about her experiences in China and discuss today’s health care needs. \n  \nSACU ChinaCafés are small meetings\, with the room laid out in cafe style\, so that conversations with other participants about the theme are relaxed and easy. They are membership-only spaces with newcomers very welcome to join at the first SACU ChinaCafé that they attend. All non-members pay £8\, which entitles them to a year’s membership of SACU and of course\, free attendance at all future SACU ChinaCafé meetings as well as the other benefits of membership.  \n  \nJessica Darling is ideally placed to start our series of three SACU ChinaCafés on the theme of “Health and Wellbeing” and help us think about English-Chinese cultural understanding of Health and Wellbeing.  \n  \nDo come and join us! \n  \nVenue: Room 6.05\, Northeast Wing\, Bush House\, KCL\, Strand Campus\, London WC2B 4BG \n  \nBook your place by email to marketing@sacu.org.uk \n  \nSACU members free admission; non-members join with £8 at the door.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-chinacafe-with-jessica-darling/
LOCATION:Bush House\, King’s College London Strand Campus\, 30 Aldwych\, London\, WC2B 4BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181012T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181012T113000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20181003T210830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181003T212044Z
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SUMMARY:Chinese Cities Rediscovered: National Human Geography of China Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:SACU members are invited by Guanghwa Bookshop to attend the book launch of this major new publishing project. \n  \nThroughout its 5000 years of civilization\, China has always been a nation with a great diversity of natural geography and human cultures. Today\, it is also one of the countries in the world that sees the most rapid urbanization process. \nThere is no better way to understand China than studying its cities in depth. Aiming to publish on 100 cities in its series\, National Human Geography of China is a rare encyclopaedia that explores Chinese cities chronologically and multi-dimensionally: from nature to culture\, from ecology to economy. \nGuanghwa Bookshop sincerely invites SACU members to join them at the British Library\, to appreciate the tradition and future of Chinese cities\, to share ideas on sustainable growth\, and to celebrate the increasingly strong cultural ties between China and the UK. \nThis book launch is jointly organized by the publisher Sinomaps Press and Guanghwa Bookshop\, UK’s leading Chinese bookshop. \n  \nSACU members can book their free place using the Eventbrite link below. \n  \n我们诚邀您作为特邀嘉宾出席2018年10月12日在大英图书馆举办的“探索中国城市风貌”——《中国国家人文地理》丛书暨中国城市宣传推广活动。 \n人类社会的发展过程，就是各种文明不断交流、融合、创新的过程。而城市既是人类文明的核心区域，又是文明进步的前沿地带。“中国国家人文地理”丛书定位于记录中国优秀传统文化和新时代中国发展成就。以城市为单元，全面、立体地展现中国城市的自然地理、历史文化遗产、人文风土资源、生态环境建设、城市蓝图等，是中国城市人文地理百科全书。 \n大英图书馆藏书品种众多，不仅仅是英国人民的智慧宝库，更是人类文明的宝库。此次，我们非常荣幸地将丛书赠予大英图书馆，希望能与英国人民分享中国优秀传统文化和城市风貌，促进中英文化交流，加深两国人民的了解与信任。 \n中国驻英国大使馆文化处公使衔参赞、大英图书馆东亚馆藏部负责人、来自中国多个省市的领导人以及多名英国学者、汉学家将出席本次活动。 \n敬请您届时拨冗出席，至祈勿却为盼！ \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/chinese-cities-rediscovered-national-human-geography-of-china-book-launch/
LOCATION:Knowledge Centre\, The British Library\, 96 Euston Road\, London\, NW1 2DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180925T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20180903T190713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T213359Z
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SUMMARY:The Friends Ambulance Unit 'China Convoy' - Illustrated Talk and Dinner
DESCRIPTION:This illustrated talk and dinner is organised by The Meridian Society\, SACU’s affiliated society. \nThe Friends Ambulance Unit ‘China Convoy’\n– a prototype medical NGO\n\n\n\n\nThe China Convoy\, the most international section of the Friends Ambulance Unit\, had a commitment to pacifism and to relieving the suffering of the Chinese by re-establshing hospitals across South West China.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Meridian Society is hosting an illustrated talk about the China Convoy by SACU Council member Andrew Hicks after a meal at Taste of China\, 84 Southampton Row\, London WC2B 6AA (nearest tube stations Russell Square or Holborn).\n\n\n\nThe price for the talk and a meal (excluding drinks) is\n\n£25 for paid up members of The Meridian Society (TMS members)\n£27.50 for affiliates (partners of TMS members\, SACU members and students)\n£30 for others\n\n\n  \nThe deadline for booking and payment has been extended to Wednesday 19th September but places may still be available after the deadline – please contact themeridiansociety@gmail.com \n\n\n  \nYour place will be confirmed on receipt of payment.  Please send a cheque payable to The Meridian Society by post to the Secretary at 10 Brook Close\, Braintree\, Essex CM7 2PY.  Or request The Meridian Society’s bank details if you prefer to pay by direct transfer. \n  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-friends-ambulance-unit-china-convoy-illustrated-talk-and-dinner/
LOCATION:Taste of China\, 84 Southampton Row\, London\, WC2B 6AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
ORGANIZER;CN="The Meridian Society":MAILTO:themeridiansociety@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180911T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180911T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20180903T192623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180903T192623Z
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SUMMARY:SACU Manchester Group meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of SACU Manchester Group to discuss future plans and arrangements will be on Tuesday Sept 11th at 6 pm in Friends Meeting House\, F14.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-manchester-group-meeting/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 6 Mount Street\, Manchester\, M2 5NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180728T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180728T160000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20180622T195544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180622T195544Z
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SUMMARY:SACU North West Meeting
DESCRIPTION:All welcome at the Friends Meeting House (Room F17) to get to know other SACU members and plan future SACU events in Manchester and the North West.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-north-west-meeting/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 6 Mount Street\, Manchester\, M2 5NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event,SACU Public Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180524T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180524T190000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20180516T205811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180516T210007Z
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SUMMARY:SACU Manchester/North West Get Together
DESCRIPTION:Following SACU’s successful panel discussion on China’s Belt and Road Initiative on 20th April\, SACU Vice President Jenny Clegg invites local members to meet on Thursday 24th May to exchange ideas and see what sort of activities could be taken up to build on the 20th April event. \nMeet in Room 2 of the International Society\, opposite the Samuel Alexander Lecture theatre. Afterwards repair to the Red Chilli for a bite to eat.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-manchesternorth-west-get-together/
LOCATION:International Society\, William Kay House\, 327 Oxford Road\, Manchester\, M13 9PG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180421T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180421T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20180407T124041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180407T124421Z
UID:1740-1524303000-1524315600@sacu.org
SUMMARY:Team SACU joins CUKRUN Chinese community running event
DESCRIPTION:Team SACU joins the CUKRUN Chinese community running event to raise money for the George Hogg Education Fund. SACU Treasurer Yuan Gao and SACU Council member Cai Chen will be running on Sat 21 April. \nCUKRUN is a not-for-profit running club in London which has offered to help SACU’s fundraising at this running event on Sat 21 April 2018 by donating the team’s registration costs to the George Hogg Education Fund. \nCUKRUN Website: https://cukrun.co.uk \n“… our event is not just a running event. It has entertainment\, family fun\, Chinese culture and a lot more. Please come and find out our unique Chinese running event!”
URL:https://sacu.org/event/team-sacu-joins-cukrun-chinese-community-running-event/
LOCATION:Wormwood Scrubs Park\, Artillery Lane\, London\, W12\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event,SACU Members' Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180420T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180420T153000
DTSTAMP:20260413T192341
CREATED:20180313T102133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T203000Z
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SUMMARY:Gallery Tour for members of SACU and The Meridian Society at the Brunei Gallery
DESCRIPTION:A private gallery tour for Meridian Society and SACU members at the exhibition of China and Siam: Through the Lens of John Thomson. \nThis will be a free\, private tour for the first 20 members of The Meridian Society and SACU who apply and will be conducted by Betty Yao MBE. Booking is essential through The Meridian Society themeridiansociety@gmail.com \n  \nThis is the first London exhibition of Scottish photographer John Thomson’s (1837-1921) work which encompasses his ten years in Asia.  The exhibition will run from 13th April to 23nd June and includes images from newly discovered glass negatives held at the Wellcome Library\, London.  Exhibition co-curator and Meridian Society member Betty Yao MBE will follow John Thomson’s footsteps during his 10 years in Asia.  She will highlight the people and places he photographed and divulge the story\, the twists and turns behind the survival of this valuable collection through 150 years.  \n\nFor more information on the exhibition go to www.johnthomsonexhibition.org.  Related public lectures and study day will be listed.\n\nBooking is essential through The Meridian Society themeridiansociety@gmail.com\n\n \n\n\nVenue:  Brunei Gallery|SOAS\, University of London\n\n\nThornhaugh Street\, Russell Square\,  London WC1H 0XG\n\n\n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/gallery-tour-for-members-of-sacu-and-the-meridian-society-at-the-brunei-gallery/
LOCATION:Brunei Gallery\, SOAS\, Thornhaugh Street\, Russell Square\, London\, WC1H 0XG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
ORGANIZER;CN="The Meridian Society":MAILTO:themeridiansociety@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:SACU's Early Days: SACU Members Spring Social - Free Event
DESCRIPTION: – SACU ChinaCafe 2018 Series – \n \nThis is an opportunity for SACU members\, OLD AND NEW\, to get to know one another and learn about SACU’s early days from an informal slideshow followed by a trip to the bar for a drink or two! \nSACU was founded in 1965 by Joseph Needham and others and in those days one of the very few ways that people from Britain could visit China was to join a SACU organised tour. The 1971 Tour was documented by Richard and Sally Greenhill\, professional photographers\, and we are delighted that Sally has agreed to come and show us some of the photos she took at the time. We are sure this will prompt a good conversation about SACU’s early days and its role in providing a window on China at that time. \nWe also think it would be great for SACU members to know more about our founder and his extraordinary contribution to building friendship and understanding between the peoples of China and the UK\, so we will also show some slides about Joseph Needham and his work. \nAfter the slideshow and discussion\, we will move downstairs to the Bar where you can buy a drink and continue informal chats with fellow SACU members. \nPlease note this is a SACU members only event sacu.org.uk \nThe Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) was founded over 50 years ago to promote friendship and understanding between the peoples of Britain and China and is open to all who subscribe to our aims. For more information about SACU and how to join please visit our website sacu.org.uk \nWith grateful thanks for the venue to The Lau China Institute\, King’s College London.  \nDo Come and Join Us!\n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacus-early-days-sacu-members-free-social-event/
LOCATION:King’s College London\, Strand Campus\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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