Rethink Rebuild Society hosted a seminar on hate crime in our multi-facility room on Sunday 13 October. The talks were given in Arabic by Rethink Rebuild. The speakers stressed the importance of recognising and reporting hate crime. After the talks, the floor was open for Q&A and the attendees added their input on their experiences.
On 12 October we participated in Journeys Live Festival Day that took place in the Cathedral Garden in Manchester City Centre. Brought by Journey Festival International in Manchester, Journeys Live was a day of free, live entertainment celebrating talented artists from around the world.
On Friday 11 October 2019. our wonderful colleagues Miss Dana Sharkas and Dr Moaz El Sayed were invited to participate in a panel discussion called "Helping Refugees Past and Present"at St Peters House in Manchester. The event was organised as part of Journeys Festival 2019 and highlighted why people engage in refugee work, and what challenges they encounter.
On Sunday 06 October, Rethink rebuild Society hosted a digital workshop organised by the Maps for Syria initiative (MFS).
Recent developments in Syria saw the government enacting new laws on property and estates, which endangered people’s rights to their own homes.
On Saturday 5 October, Rethink Rebuild Society participated in the activity organised in Longsight Library by Fun Palaces. Our table displayed samples of Syrian heritage and culture, offering visitors a cup of delicious Syrian coffee. Several visitors stopped by the beautifully-laid table to chat to us about Syria and our coffee-drinking habits.
On Tuesday 24 September, RR joined the ARC Project Blackburn in celebrating their fifteen (15) year anniversary. The event took place at Wesley Hall Methodist Church in Blackburn and it was a great opportunity for all of us to celebrate the outstanding work that ARC Project does to help refugees and asylum seekers rebuilding their lives.
RR was invited to attend and participate in post-screening discussions of the award winning documentary For Sama in three different cities, with Dublin being first on 14 September, Leeds being second on 18 September and last but least Liverpool on 19 September.
On Wednesday 11 September, we successfully hosted the screening of “Cathy Come Home 1969”, one of the UK’s most influential TV programmes of all time. The screening represented the reality for thousands of UK citizens stuck in the vicious cycle of homelessness with all its devastating consequences.
On Friday 19 July 2019, RR successfully organised a three-day camping Trip to Eskdale, North England. The trip was a wonderful opportunity to bring together Syrians from all across the UK! A very warm thank you to all who supported the trip by attending, volunteering, or publicising. This event could not have been the success that it was without you!
On Thursday 18 July our manager Dr Haytham Alhamwi delivered a presentation on the work of Rethink Rebuild Society at Manchester Gorton Labour Party. In his presentation, Dr Alhamwi talked about the work that RR does to improve the lives of Syrian refugees and help them become positively established within the British society.