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A Quest for Solidarity in a Fractured Europe

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Dates:15 December 2015
Times:17:30 - 19:30
What is it:Lecture
Organiser:School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Who is it for:Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, University staff
Speaker:Dr Tanja Müller, Professor Kevin Clements, Dr. Haytham Alhamwi, Yasser Al-Jassem , Prof Sara De Vido
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This roundtable event will include commentaries from speakers, and an engaged discussion with the audience.

Register for this event here: https://mediterranean-refugee-crisis.eventbrite.co.uk

The event will take place in C2, followed by a reception in the Concourse.

Speakers

Dr Tanja Müller

Role: Senior Lecturer in International Development

Organisation: Institute for Development Policy and Management, and Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute

  • http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/tanja.mueller/personaldetails

Professor Kevin Clements

Role: Director

Organisation: New Zealand National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago

  • http://www.otago.ac.nz/ncpacs/staff/otago014259.html

Dr. Haytham Alhamwi

Role: Managing Director

Organisation: 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

Organisation: 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.

Prof Sara De Vido

Role: Assistant Professor of International Law

Organisation: Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy

Biography: Prof De Vido is Assistant Professor of International Law at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy, where she is also vice director of the centre for human rights. She is currently Visiting Academic School of Law, The University of Manchester (October - December 2015), and is a Manchester International Law Centre affiliate. Prof De Vido’s main areas of research are human rights, in particular violence against women under an international law perspective, and the fight against transnational criminality.

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