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Round table event on the Mediterranean refugee crisis

26 Nov 2015

On 15 December 2015 (5.30-7.30pm) in Theatre C2, Renold Building

Mediterranean refugee crisis

A Quest for Solidarity in a Fractured Europe will include commentaries from speakers, and an engaged discussion with the audience.

Speakers include:

  • Dr Tanja Müller, Senior Lecturer in International Development, Institute for Development Policy and Management, and Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute; 
  • Professor Kevin Clements, Director, New Zealand National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago;
  • Dr. Haytham Alhamwi, Managing Director, Rethink Rebuild Society (RR)
    Biography: Dr Haytham Alhamwi is the Managing Director of Rethink: Rebuild (RR). Dr Alhamwi was held a political prisoner in Syria from 2003-2005. He came to Manchester University in 2007 to study for his PhD in occupational health and when the uprising started in Syria in early 2011 he applied for asylum in Britain because of his political history. As the voice of the Syrian community, one of RR's objectives is to clarify the situation in Syria to the wider UK audience and promote Syrian issues within the British landscape through work on policy and media.
  • Yasser Al-Jassem, Rethink Rebuild Society (RR)
    Biography: Yasser Al-Jassem is a Syrian refugee who fled from Syria, leaving behind his wife and child, after his brother was murdered. Yasser campaigned with his brother against both Isis and the Assad regime and was being pursued by both. He fled across Europe to Manchester where he now volunteers at Rethink: Rebuild whilst waiting for his asylum application to be processed. 

Registration

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