Response to Simon Jenkins' Article in The Guardian
Monday, 29/08/2016
In response to a poorly-written and ill-informed article by Simon Jenkins in The Guardian found here, we issued the following response:
In response to a poorly-written and ill-informed article by Simon Jenkins in The Guardian found here, we issued the following response:
We issued a joint letter with Syrian organisations across the country on 29 January on the need for dignified treatment of asylum seekers refugees. This comes amidst reports that asylum seekers have been forced to wear coloured wristbands as a means of identification (in Cardiff), or that their houses were identifiable through distinctive red doors (in Middlesborough).
Nine Syrian refugees in Manchester devoted their time on 29 December to help with flood prevention efforts in Littleborough near Rochdale. Wearing their Rethink Rebuild Society vests, they shovelled sand into sandbags which were then taken by local families to be used to protect their homes. Their involvement has been reported in the press.
RR met with reporter Helen Pidd on 13 April. We discussed the media's reporting of the situation in Syria, emphasising that it remains a struggle of a people for freedom and dignity. We promised to invite Helen to our future events and to have her try some Syrian food!
On family of 9 arrested on Syria-Turkish border: RR told The Guardian: “We do not recommend that people travel to Syria given the increasing complexity of the conflict. With that said, we hope that this incident will not place undue scrutiny upon humanitarian aid work carried out in Syria.”
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