June 2008

Photography Exhibit: "After Chernobyl"

June 12 - July 8, 2008 at the Fireside Gallery, Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave
July 9 - August 6, 2008 at the UW Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium, 750 Highland Ave

About the event: The exhibit “After Chernobyl,” with photographs by Michael Forster Rothbart, will be featured June 12 to July 8 at the Fireside Gallery, Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison. The photos tell the story of people living their lives in territories still contaminated from the Chernobyl disaster 22 years ago. The opening reception will be June 22, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The exhibit will move to the UW Health Sciences Learning Center atrium at 750 Highland Avenue, Madison on July 9 and remain on view to August 6.

For more information, contact Michael Forster Rothbart at 608-242-1141 or email him at Michael@mfrphoto.com. You can also see some of his other photographic work at http://mfrphoto.blogspot.com/

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Opening Reception for "After Chernobyl"

10 AM - 12 PM, June 22, 2008
Fireside Gallery, Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave

About the event: Join us for the opening reception for the exhibit “After Chernobyl,” featuring photographs by Michael Forster Rothbart that tell the story of people living their lives in territories still contaminated from the Chernobyl disaster 22 years ago. Meet the photographer and members of the visiting Ukrainian delegation.

For more information, contact Michael Forster Rothbart at 608-242-1141 or email him at Michael@mfrphoto.com. You can also see some of his other photographic work at http://mfrphoto.blogspot.com/

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Annual Teacher Workshop: "Islam in Russia and Newly-Independent States"

June 25-27, 2008.
For more information, please contact Nancy Heingartner, CREECA Outreach Coordinator, by email at outreach@creeca.wisc.edu or by phone at 608-265-6298

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Open Meeting on Chernobyl

7:30 PM, June 27, 2008
B1B Lowell Hall, 610 Langdon Street
Sponsors: Friends of Chernobyl Centers U.S.(FOCCUS), Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia of the UW-Madison (CREECA), the Madison Arts Commission, and the Open World program of the Library of Congress.

About the event: An Open Town Meeting on Chernobyl will be held at Lowell Hall, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. This will be an opportunity for interested students, faculty and community members to participate in an active discussion about the Chernobyl accident and its after-effects with guest panel of five Ukrainian professionals who live and work in the contaminated zones. There will be ample time for questions from the audience. In addition, a short photographic presentation will highlight as it exists for people 22 years after the Chernobyl disaster.

For more information, please contact Norma Berkowitz at 608-231-3198 or njberkow@wisc.edu

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