Events
Social sciences events going on across the University of Glasgow and beyond.
30th Commemoration of the genocide in Srebrenica
We are commemorating the genocide in Srebrenica, which took place 30 years ago. Expect speakers, music and candle-lighting.
Social Sciences Hub
Date: Friday 27 June 2025
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Venue: University Chapel
Category: Ceremonial events, Concerts and music, Exhibitions, Sanctuary
Speaker: Najla Hrustanovic, John Corrigan QPM, Waqar Azmi OBE, Elvira Mujkanovic, Alison Anderson MBE and more.
In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, the Remembering Srebrenica Scottish Board of Ambassadors, together with the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Language, and Arts, is organising a remembrance event at the University Chapel.
Together we will remember the victims of the genocide and listen to the following speakers:
Professor Alison Phipps, holder of the UNESCO Chair
Dr Waqar Azmi OBE, Chairman and Founder of Remembering Srebrenica
John Corrigan QPM, former chief of police and counter-terrorism leader
Keynote: Prof. Najla Hrustanovic, PhD, LMCH, Director of Multicultural and Social Justice Curriculum at Antioch University, Seattle
Alison Anderson, MBE, Former NHS Mortuary Services Manager and Emergency Preparedness Lead
Almira Delibegovic-Broom, KC, Chair of Justice Scotland, Honorary Consul for Scotland of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Robert McNeil, chair of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland
Sheena Wellington will sing Karine Polwart's song Whar Dae Ye Lie and we will also be screening a genocide denial video, produced by Sue Jimenez. The event will end with a short candle-lighting ceremony.