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Jan
Jan
My name is Dr Zeina Alsharkasa, I am currently a lecturer in the Economics Department at the University of Essex – before moving to England to study for postgraduate degrees though, I was a member of the Syrian National Swimming Team.
22
Jan
Jan
This month saw us gain a second office at 15 Queen street courtesy of our Development Grant and, as always, the kindness of Firstsite in finding us an appropriate space. Its been wonderful to have a second space. Many of our clients come in to discuss confidential issues and this means we can now keep […]
06
Dec
Dec
Our AGM for 2018 took place on the 15th of November at Firstsite – we had around a 60-70 people attend the meeting, which was divided into three main parts. After the formal presentation of our accounts for the year, Maria presented a captivating ‘alternative view’ of our account from a non-finance perspective in which […]
06
Dec
Dec
We went to the celebration event for this remarkable project. This year two of the RA-C team and Zak, a 16 year-old from Syria have spent an entire morning or afternoon at 12 schools across the Tendring area. We have some fun activities, including writing in Arabic, and some reflective ones where students list what […]
06
Dec
Dec
RA-C held a wonderful fundraising Indian evening with Indian dancing and a Thali on the 29th November. Huge thanks to all who came. After costs we raised around £870!
Returning to Calais after six months away – little has changed. The Warehouse is still empty looking and during the week there are few volunteers now the media has lost interest and people think that the Jungle demolition removed the problem. On Sunday we do have a reasonable number of volunteers which enables us to […]
05
Dec
Dec
After two years of successfully campaigning for two Syrian families to be resettled in Brightlingsea, it was decided at the recent AGM, that the formal organisation of the support network will be wound down. The primary objectives have been met, namely preparing for arrival of the families, welcoming, and supporting them throughout the initial settling […]
05
Dec
Dec
Windrush is a word that evokes a sense of injustice in many. We never expected at RA-C to be directly involved in working with people who were affected by the scandal. However, recently we have had two individuals come to us, effected by this. One will be writing about what happened in the next newsletter. […]
05
Dec
Dec
We’re delighted to have been granted funding to enable us to develop and transform Refugee Action – Colchester as we grow and meet the changing needs of refuge seekers contacting us. This ‘Development Grant’ will enable the RA-C team to review our work including revisiting our goals and what we do, formalising the Community Interest […]
05
Dec
Dec
Refugee Action – Colchester has evolved as a network of volunteers, partners and friendships across Colchester and beyond. We have become a trusted provider of help to people seeking refuge in Colchester, often called upon informally and formally by statutory services, voluntary organisations and individuals. So far we rely solely on donations and in particular […]