On Monday 20th January 2020 Rethink Rebuild Society hosted a Celebration of life for Dina Newton-Edwards, who sadly passed away on Thursday 2 January.
Dina was a true friend of us. She was an inspiration. She did so very much to support Syrian refugees and she was the reason many people learned about Syria and volunteered to help them.
On Sunday 5 January 2020, Rethink Rebuild Society hosted the first lecture in 2020 about the role of humanitarian NGOs in responding to the Syrian Crisis. The lecture was provided by the humanitarian activist Mr Mazen Al Hossaini who shared his knowledge and experience through working with different Syrian and International NGOs.
As part of Erasmus Plus Training Programme, RR's manager Dr Haytham Alhamwi provided a talk on 17 December 2019 at Sharon Youth Centre on 17 December 2019. The program hosted participants from 9 different countries. The talk highlighted many areas related to the refugees crisis and the root cause of the influx of Syrian influx outside their country.
In collaboration with Nour AL-Sham Foundation and Answer Cancer Programme, Rethink Rebuild Society hosted an awareness session on the importance of the early detection of cancer.
On Wednesday 27 November 2019, in collaboration with the UK Parliament Education services, Rethink Rebuild Society had a successful workshop to "Learn How the UK Parliament Works".
Journalist Leonore Schick reported to Associated Press (AP) about the 3rd annual Celebrating Syria Festival which was held in various locations across Manchester between 2 and 9 November 2019. Leonore reported on the main events that happened in the first two days of the festival. Thank you Leonore and AP for covering part of the festival
Alaraby TV showed a report on the Celebrating Syria Festival 2019 on Tuesday 12th November and at the end of that report it interviewed RR's Manager Dr Haytham Alhamwi. Dr Alhamwi spoke about the idea of the festival and the response of the British audience to the festival. Thank you for Shababeek programme for this coverage.
We are so thrilled to announce that Rethink Rebuild Society is the winner of Manchester Culture Awards 2019 within the category of Promotion of Equality and Diversity. The ceremony, which took place at Manchester Central Convention Complex on Saturday 9 November 2019, aimed to celebrate and profile the fantastic arts and cultural activity in the city.
Souk Al-Hamidiyah was the final activity in Celebrating Syria Festival 2019. It took place on 9 November 2019 in Birch Community Centre. Named after the famous souk in Damascus, Souk Al-Hamidiyah Day was meant to be a day for family entertainment with damascene flavour.
On 8 November 2019, we had a workshop to teach Dabke to Mancunian community in Rethink Rebuild Society centre in Longsight. Dabke is a native Levantine folk dance performed by the Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians, Palestinians and Iraqis (and, of course, on the Island of Crete, think Zorba the Greek!).
