Our manager, Dr Haytham Alhamwi, was invited by Manchester Amnesty to an online event on Monday 8th November about the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising. Dr Alhamwi offered updates on the current situation in Syria and the situation of the Syrian refugees. He ended by mentioning some practical steps to support the work and the mission of Rethink Rebuild Society.
On 3 Nov 20201, Dr Haytham Alhamwi, the Manager of Rethink Rebuild Society delivers a speech welcoming Little Amal. He was among four community leaders selected to Welcome #LittleAmal at the finale of The Walk at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
In partnership with the Syrian British Council we hosted on Tuesday 2 November a film screening of "Bringing Assad to Justice" followed by a Q&A session with the filmmakers Anne Daly and Ronan Tynan. The film is a remarkable story of efforts against the odds to make one of the worst regimes of our time accountable for heinous crimes without parallel since the Nazis.
On Friday 22/10/2021, we were delighted to host the 2nd (and last workshop) on creating and designing a handmade patchwork quilt with messages of welcome to “Little Amal" The Walk.
The patches will all be joined together to form a quilt that will be offered to Little Amal when she arrives to Greater Manchester
On Friday 15/10/2021, we were delighted to host the first workshop on creating and designing a handmade patchwork quilt with messages of welcome to “Little Amal". The patches will all be joined together to form a quilt that will be offered to Little Amal when she arrives to Greater Manchester.
Wed 13 Oct 2021, RR Board Member, Dr Mustafa Alachkar, facilitated a post-show discussion with writer and performer Avital Raz at HOME Manchester. My Jerusalem is a solo performance derived from a song. A politically charged tale of a drunken one night stand, infused with stories of growing up in 80s Israel.
On Thursday 16th September, RR hosted an online course about coding entitled "Coding 4 Children" and delivered by "Kids&Codes" organisation. The targeted participants were young people between 8 and 12 years old from a refugee or migrant background.
On Saturday 4 September 2021, we participated in a great community party in Longsight. It was nice to meet with friends and celebrate the work of communities in Manchester.
Thank you (Let's Keep Growing) for organizing this event. It was fun.
On Friday 20 August 2021, we had the pleasure of hosting Afzal Khan MP at our centre to discuss with him the new immigration bill and possible changes in the UK asylum policy and law and its impact on refugees and asylum seekers.
On Thursday 19 August 2021, we held an online meeting with Jeff Smith MP to discuss with him the nationality and borders bill and its possible effect on refugees and asylum seekers.
Rethink Rebuild Society
First Floor
Discovery House
Crossley Road
Manchester
SK4 5BH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 161 222 9779
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