On the centenary of the First World War and the tenth anniversary of Morecambe Bay, a talk organised by Diana Yeh (University of Winchester) commemorates the lives lost during epic journeys of migration and to examine ways forward for the future. Steve Lau presents a short film on the contribution of the Chinese Labour Corps to the First World War. Don Flynn and Anna Chen discuss the continued significance of the Morecambe Bay disaster ten years on.

Saturday 4th October
The Forge, Camden

The talks will be followed by a screening of Nick Broomfield’s highly acclaimedGhosts (2006), about the lives of those who died at Morecambe Bay.

More information here.