'They Don't Want Our Work To Continue': Activists in Uganda's Contentious Oil Region. The Charles Center and the Reves Center for International Studies present reporter, photojournalist, and Pulitzer Center grantee Sophie Neiman for a talk "'They Don't Want Our Work to Continue': Activists in Uganda's Contentious Oil Region" on February 6, 2023, at 4:00pm EST in the Reves Room. Neiman's lecture and visit to campus are funded by the Sharp Seminar, an initiative at the Charles Center established with a generous gift from Anne and Barry Sharp, that includes a close collaboration with the Pulitzer Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. An independent reporter and photojournalist covering politics, conflict, and human rights in east and central Africa, Neiman is based in Kampala, Uganda. Her recent Pulitzer Center-supported project, Charting Conflict and Corruption Uganda and the DRC, covers the devastating impacts
Fireside Chat With Sophie Neiman at Trinity Hall. On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Trinity Hall alumna and Pulitzer Center grantee Sophie Neiman (2021, African Studies) will join Trinity Hall Development Director Rachelle Stretch for a conversation. Neiman will speak about how to manage the challenges journalists face covering conflict and crisis and her ongoing work writing about politics and human rights in Uganda. The event will take place in the Graham Storey Room at 6:00pm GMT and will last approximately 1 hour, with an opportunity for Q&A at the end. There is no charge to attend, however, booking is required. Register here. For her Pulitzer Center backed project, Charting Conflict and Corruption–Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, Neiman uncovered that many people who lost their homes to the volcano had been left in bleak Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps, unable to meet their basic needs despite promises of government and NGO support. While at Trinity Hall