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0:00 Introduction
1:44 UK Arch Response to Ukraine
2:35 Letters from Ukraine & Russia
8:43 Statement from Neil Redfern
12:13 Open Letter to UNESCO WHC
16:15 Problems with ‘Homes for Ukraine’
26:09 Context of Holocaust Memorial
32:39 Government ‘Unlawful’
43:37 Closing Comments
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
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Links:
Letters: War in Europe: - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022:
https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/
Neil Redfern Letter (photograph courtesy of a viewer) - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022:
https://twitter.com/Archaeos0up/status/1512709194192982020
Open letter to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee-7-april-2022/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee
Damaged Cultural Sites in Ukraine Verified by UNESCO:
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco
Homes for Ukraine scheme: ‘I design Government systems for a living and it took me days’ to apply for visa:
Ukraine war: Minister who took in refugee says friendship will 'last lifetime' - but there are issues with scheme:
Just 1,200 Ukrainian refugees in UK homes under sponsorship scheme as 71% of applicants still waiting:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-uk-arrivals-b2053862.html
Displaced Ukrainian students to receive free tuition in Scotland:
