We held an indoor family fun day over the Easter break on Saturday 15th April. Many Syrian and non-Syrian families came together to enjoy the food, the activities and to have a pleasant day. We were also pleased to have Parliamentary Labour candidate, Afzal Khan, join us to meet Syrian families and show his support.
On 13th April 2017, we attended the Manchester City of Sanctuary's launch of the booklet 'Everything you want to know' for asylum seekers by asylum seekers, which is a very useful resource for those trying to resettle in Britain. It was a great event with the chance to connect with many people in the refugee and migrant field, to see how we can work together.
Following Russia's employment of its eighth veto on Syria in the UN Security Council on 12 April, which effectively prevented the Council from authorising an investigation into the horrific 4 April 2017 chemical attack on the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun, we issued a briefing which presents the 'Uniting for Peace' mechanism as a means by which the UK and allies can work tow
A group of British Syrian organisations issued a joint statement on 8 Apri in response to the US air strike against the Assad regime's Shayrat air base near Homs. This air strike was conducted in response to the Assad regime's 4 April chemical attack against the city of Khan Sheikoun.
We were interviewed by the BBC Asian Network for our reaction to the US air strikes against the Assad regime airbase near Homs.
A conference hosted by the 'European Centre for the Study of Extremism’ is hosting a pro-Assad conference on 5-6 April at the National Liberal Club in London.
We were interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live on 5 April to discuss the international response to the chemical weapons attack on the city of Khan Sheikhoun by Assad forces. We highlighted the need for urgent international action yet reminded listeners that the US itself has also been responsible for attacks in recent weeks which led to the civilian deaths.
We were hosted by BBC Radio Manchester on 5 April to discuss the horrifying chemical attack by Assad regime forces against Khan Sheikhoun which killed over 100 civilians and injured hundreds more.
Rethink Rebuild Society is proud to be part of the launch of a new alliance on 3 April called 'We exist!' which aims to promote the role of independent Syrian-led civil society organisations inside Syria and abroad. As part of its launch, the We Exist!
Rethink Rebuild Society in collaboration with the Friends of Mosul group organised a talk titled by "It was doomsday in Mosul" on Sunday 2nd April. The talk was delivered by Mr. Mazin Al-Khasshab, the Chairman of the Friends of Mosul.