BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10613@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250506T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250506T190000 DTSTAMP:20250503T150026Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/the-black-e-a-climate-of-lies/ SUMMARY:Victoria Gallery & Museum: Victoria Gallery & Museum: Phil Scraton: Public Inquiries DESCRIPTION:\n\nBearing Witness to the ‘Pain of Others’\; Public Inquir ies\, Independent Panels\, Holding Institutions to Account – Phil Scrato n\n‘What to do with such knowledge of faraway suffering? … it seems no rmal for people to [ignore] the ordeals of others. We don’t get it. We t ruly can’t imagine how dreadful\, how terrifying\, and how normal it bec omes. Can’t understand\, can’t imagine.’ (Susan Sontag\, 2002) \n\ nFrom Jimmy Kelly’s death in Huyton Police Station in 1979 to current re search into babies’ deaths and disappearances from Ireland’s mother an d baby institutions\, Phil Scraton’s work has spanned five decades\, exp osing institutional abuses of power. His research with families and surviv ors confronts authoritarianism\, challenges official narratives\, and high lights the failures of state justice. He argues that critical researchers and human rights lawyers have a responsibility to uncover the truth—the foundation of hope\, resistance\, and change. \n\nPhil Scraton is Profess or Emeritus at Queen’s University Belfast\, with visiting professorships in Sydney\, Auckland\, and Amherst. His research focuses on contested dea ths\, state accountability\, incarceration\, and children’s rights. His widely published work includes Hillsborough: The Truth\, Power\, Conflic t and Criminalisation\, and The Violence of Incarceration. He led the Hil lsborough Independent Panel’s research team and was a consultant for the BAFTA-winning ESPN/BBC documentary Hillsborough. In recognition of his w ork on Hillsborough\, Phil was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpoo l. He refused an OBE. Phil is a great friend and supporter of Wow\, and we look forward to welcoming back for 2025. \n\nIn partnership with: Lib raries\, Museums and Galleries University of Liverpool. \n\nWe encourage people to use public transport to travel to events where possible.\n\nPub lic Transport:\n\nBus: From the city centre\, buses 14 and 79 go up Brown low Hill around every 5 minutes. The buses leave from the side of the Adel phi Hotel at the bottom of Brownlow Hill and stop outside the Victoria Gal lery &\; Museum at the top of Brownlow Hill.\n\nNearest train station(s ): Liverpool Central (Approx. 15 min walk)\, Liverpool Lime Street (Appro x. 15 min walk)\n\n \;\n\n*These are difficult times. We know some peo ple may struggle to afford full price tickets. If you would like to attend this event but can’t afford to\, please contact info@writingonthewall.o rg.uk. All queries will be treated in confidence.   \n\n\n\n\n\nBOOKI NG &\; INFO\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/05/WOWFEST-25-WebHead.jpeg CATEGORIES:Talks LOCATION:Victoria Gallery & Museum\, Ashton Street\, University of Liverpoo l\, Liverpool\, L69 3DR\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.406158;-2.966418 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashton Street\, University of Liverpool\, Liverpool\, L69 3DR\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=100;X-TITLE=Victoria Gallery & Museum:geo:53.406158,-2.966418 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR