E is for Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence @ Imperial War Museum

Join us at Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus at the Imperial War Museum, London.
(Fancy the museum, but not this exhibition? Feel free to sign up and just visit the museum sections you want to see.)

Emergency Exits focuses on three wars in the 1950s: in Malaya (now Malaysia), Kenya and Cyprus. It explores the motivations of key figures, the responses of the British colonial authorities and how these conflicts affected ordinary people.

You’ll hear stories from people on different sides as they share their thoughts on the wars that shaped their lives.

The exhibition also explores the British Government’s attempts to prevent documents relating to the conflicts from being published. In 2011, following a long battle by campaigners, the Government revealed that thousands of these files were still held in a secure archive. Emergency Exits helps unpick the path towards recognition in the UK.

Please note: Sections of this exhibition contain themes including racism, sexual violence and torture.

Read more: https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/emergency-exits-the-fight-for-independence-in-malaya-kenya-and-cyprus

MEET DETAILS:
From 2:15pm: MEET IN CAFE (optional)
Meet in the Imperial War Museum's cafe.

3.00pm: ENTER THE EXHIBITION
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ

4:45pm: PUB SOCIAL (optional)
We'll have a table booked in a nearby pub - location TBC!

TICKETS:
Free to enter - no need to book a ticket.

GETTING THERE:
TUBE: Lambeth North (7 minutes' walk), Elephant & Castle (10 minutes)
TRAIN: Waterloo (14 minutes' walk)
Find more info here

WHATSAPP GROUP FOR PRE-VISIT CHAT & LIVE LOCATION ON THE DAY:
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PLEASE NOTE:

• LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. We have an attendee limit to help the host manage the event. We prefer a smaller, friendlier group.
• Once all the spaces are taken, Meetup adds you to the Waitlist. If someone drops out, waitlisted attendees are automatically moved to the 'Going' list by Meetup in order of priority.
• If you can no longer attend, please change your RSVP to 'Not Going' as soon as possible. Then someone on the waitlist can take your place.

We remove members from the LoMAZ Meetup group who:

• RSVP as ‘Going' but then do not show up three times in a row.
• RSVP as ‘Going' but then change their RSVP to 'No' five times in a row.
• Are on the Waitlist or who have not RSVPd, but turn up anyway.

Thank you! — The LoMAZ Admin Team

Image credit: Imperial War Museum by Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons