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.
Yesterday, we attended the Memorial Day Service to remember all the victims who were killed in the genocide in Srebrenica 24 years ago. The theme of the event was “Bridging the Divide: Confronting Hate”.
On Wednesday 3rd of July 2017, we successfully hosted the screening of Under The Wire (2018), which flings us on to the frontline of the final joint assignment of the legendry war correspondent Marie Colvin and her colleague, the distinguished photographer Paul Conroy, covering the plight of Syrian civilians besieged in Homs, Syria.
On Thursday 20 June, we successfully hosted a one-day conference on therapeutic work with Syrian refugees. The conference aimed at creating a space for therapists and other mental health practitioners working therapeutically with Syrian refugees to reflect, interact and share insights with one another.
On Wednesday 19 June 2019 we hosted a roundtable with participants from Syrian diaspora leaders programme in the UK. The event was part of Common Purpose’s programme which aims to build the capacity of Syrian leaders in the diaspora to contribute to Syria and the diaspora community.
On Saturday 15th June 2019, we took part in a unique tour of the city centre organised by Invisible Manchester, a social enterprise that offers friendly walking tours by tour guides who have experienced homelessness.