{"354511":{"#nid":"354511","#data":{"type":"event","title":"EU Consular Corps marks World War I Centennial","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA (8 December) \u2013\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The EU Consular Corps in Atlanta are presenting two special events commemorating the 100\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;anniversary of World War I and the\u0026nbsp;Christmas\u0026nbsp;Truce, when soldiers entered No Man\u2019s Land to exchangeChristmas\u0026nbsp;gifts, bury the fallen and play a game of football \u2013 or as our American friends call it soccer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday,\u0026nbsp;December 9, Emory University British Professor Patrick Allitt will deliver a special lecture highlighting the historical significance of World War I and the\u0026nbsp;Christmas\u0026nbsp;Truce.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EOn Saturday,\u0026nbsp;December 13, a re-enactment of the\u0026nbsp;Christmas\u0026nbsp;Truce match will take place at Emory Woodruff PE Center Field. President of the newly awarded Major League Soccer team MLS Atlanta, Darren Eales, will take the field for team Britain.\u0026nbsp; MLS owner Arthur Blank will present the winner\u2019s trophy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;This event is part of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org\/classroom-resources\/football-remembers\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFootball Remembers Week\u003C\/a\u003E, a partnership between Premier League, Football Association and the British Council to engage fans about what took place in Flanders on\u0026nbsp;Christmas\u0026nbsp;Day 1914. #FootballRemembers\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELecture:\u0026nbsp; The\u0026nbsp;Christmas\u0026nbsp;Truce \u0026amp; the Lives of Soldiers in WWI Lecture\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWHO:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Professor Patrick Allitt\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EBritish Consul General Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWHERE:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Emory University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Oxford Road Building Presentation Auditorium\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;1390 Oxford Road\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Atlanta, GA 30322\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHEN:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Tuesday, 9 December 2014\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Reception:\u0026nbsp; 6:00 pm\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Lecture:\u0026nbsp; 7:00 pm\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFootball Friendly:\u0026nbsp;Christmas\u0026nbsp;Truce Match\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWHO:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EBritish Consul General Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;German Deputy Consul General Thomas W\u00fclfing\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;MLS Atlanta president Darren Eales (Play on Team GB)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;MLS Atlanta owner Arthur Blank (Trophy Presentation)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHEN:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ESaturday, 13 December 2014\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; 10:30 am: Opening Ceremonies and Playing of National Anthems\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; 11:00 am: Kick off\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; 12:45 pm: End of Match\/ Trophy presentation\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHERE:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EEmory Woodruff PE Center Field\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E26 Eagle Row\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Atlanta, GA 30322\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvent is free, open to the public and sponsored by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UKinAtlanta\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBritish Consulate General\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.germany.info\/Vertretung\/usa\/en\/03__Consulates\/Atlanta\/00\/0Home.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConsulate General of Germany,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;European Union,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.soccerstreets.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESoccer in the Streets\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/halleinstitute.emory.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEmory University\u2019s The Halle Institute for Global Learning.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The EU Consular Corps in Atlanta are presenting two special events commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I and the Christmas Truce, when soldiers entered No Man\u2019s Land to exchange Christmas gifts, bury the fallen and play a game of footbal"}],"uid":"28068","created_gmt":"2014-12-10 17:41:31","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:20:56","author":"Andrea Harris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-12-08T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2014-12-08T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-12-08T23:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-12-09 04:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-12-09 04:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-12-09 04:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"},{"id":"170351","name":"International Student and Scholar Services"},{"id":"270431","name":"Global Internship Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}