Nine Syrian refugees in Manchester devoted their time on 29 December to help with flood prevention efforts in Littleborough near Rochdale. Wearing their Rethink Rebuild Society vests, they shovelled sand into sandbags which were then taken by local families to be used to protect their homes. Their involvement has been reported in the press.
RR hosted a meeting for representatives of Syrian groups across the UK. This was a critical meeting as we discussed collective lobbying and messaging that will help us make our impact stronger on the British landscape. Participants included:
-Kurds House
-Peace and Justice for Syria
-Rethink Rebuild Society
-Syria Solidarity Movement
The US has announced changes to its visa waiver program which allows British nationals, as well as the nationals of 38 other countries, to travel to the US without a visa.
A group of British Syrian community groups have issued a press release following Russia's indiscriminate assault on civilian areas in Idlib on 20 December 2015. We stressed that Russia's actions, instead of combating ISIL and working towards a political solution, are instead flaming the conflict.
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester organised a roundtable event that included lectures and commentaries from 5 speakers and an engaged discussion with the audience.
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