RR organised a bag-packing fundraiser for Syria Relief at ASDA Hulme on 27 and 28 December.
The total amount of money collected from the event was £2356 which will help the educational projects inside Syria.
RR organised a social gathering for the Syrian community on 25 December.
Over 150 Syrians gathered to socialise and enjoy falafel sandwiches.
Half an hour of the social was devoted to the RR annual meeting, in which we updated the community about our work.
RR organised a candle light vigil on 20 December in coordination with a national campaign organised by the Syria Solidarity Movement. As shoppers were crowded in the city centre doing last-minute Christmas shopping, our presence was a reminder of the horrible situation in Syria's forgotten cities.
RR advised MEP Afzal Khan on a speech that he delivered on 16 December to the European Parliament on the shortage of funding to the World Food Programme aid scheme to Syrian refugees.
Afzal stressed that Assad is the root cause of the problem in Syria.
RR has been working with MEND to explore whether and how we can incorporate specific policy suggestions on Syria into MEND's national election strategy.
We submitted a briefing on 15 December which includes policy proposals on humanitarian aid work, foreign fighters, and others.
RR appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live on 10 December. In discussing the issue of foreign fighters, we reminded listeners that the Syrian conflict cannot be resolved until the root of the problem, namely the Assad regime, is addressed.
You can hear the interview here
RR issued a press release condemning Israeli aggression on Syrian territory. Syrians in the UK most strongly condemn the Israeli aggression that occurred against Syrian territory on Sunday 7 December 2014 in the afternoon.
A number of RR representatives attended a two-day politics and media mastercourse by MEND at the BMHC on 6 and 7 December.
This course offered critical insights on navigating the political and media frameworks in this country.
RR took part on 4 December in a workshop run by International Alert aimed at creating a platform that incorporates all Syrian organisations operating in the UK.
The platform will be formally launched on Wednesday 18 February.
RR staff met with Chris Rea, the Chair of Manchester's National Union of Journalists, on 2 December. We were given extremely helpful advice on dealing with the media and formulating a media policy.
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