We would like to thank everyone who came to our Freedom Across Borders conference on Saturday 6 July, and who helped make it such a success—all who came to talk, to listen, to discuss and share.
We are turning now to editing videos and preparing transcripts, and then to working on a book of the conference, and looking at how else to take these strands of work further.
And we look forward to updating you as we publish the results on the Freedom Across Borders website in the coming weeks and months.
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Meanwhile, here are some of the tweets from the day:
At #FreedomAcrossBorders conference on #Syria
— Sama Kiki (@samaKiki88) July 6, 2019
The name in Arabic is inspired by the defiance against the #SyrianRegime after 9 years of #oppression#ولسه_بدنا_حرية @DawlatyOrg @SyriaUK
Honoured to be here today. Now is the time to stand up for #Syria We must not allow impunity and we must #DoNoHarm #NoPeaceWithoutJustice #RefugeesWelcome #SolidarityDiesInTheDark #AidToo @SyriaUK pic.twitter.com/qyhHRouD9A
— Anna Chernova (@chernova1978) July 6, 2019
.@IbrahimOlabi will lead the accountability strand during today's conference - not just from a legal perspective but also military accountability, challenges for humanitarian aid and the risks of normalisation @SyriaUK @AmnestyUK #JusticeForSyria pic.twitter.com/RcL45URqtI
— Rebecca Nguyen (@RebNVT) July 6, 2019
I will mainly be at the “Refugees Welcome?” strand, speakers including @chernova1978 @roubamhaissen @jackahmed12, Tahir Zaman (@scmrjems), @OxfordFor, @RossanaLeal1, & @reemassil. pic.twitter.com/Nk3TRUwEyW
— Ben Gidley (@bengidley) July 6, 2019
Here at @SyriaUK event with young people. Learning and sharing about the challenges and struggles facing Syrian refugees. pic.twitter.com/oqoXTqG0sk
— KRAN (@_KRAN_) July 6, 2019
What is resilience? And how can it be useful in supporting Syrians - when there isn’t a word for it in Arabic?
— Emily Oliver (@Emily_Oliver_) July 6, 2019
Mental health training @SyriaUK pic.twitter.com/AsmOaytTV7
Our Women On the Move winner #WOMA2019 @RossanaLeal1 of @HastSanctuary sharing the experience of welcoming Syrian refugees in Hastings at #FreedomAcrossBorders @SyriaUK conference today @AmnestyUK pic.twitter.com/3UaY4C14bC
— Migrants Organise (@migrantsorg) July 6, 2019
We’re so pleased to be with so many brilliant colleagues for this important one day conference on #Syria thanks to @SyriaUK & @AmnestyUK 🕊⚖️💪 #withSyria #freedomacrossborders pic.twitter.com/vcrEvc9UXm
— ProtectionApproaches (@IBVprev) July 6, 2019
Great to hear thoughts from @samaKiki88 @DawlatyOrg , @pierrevaux , @PosNegOrg and @Qisetna on the importance of telling, hearing & preserving Syrian stories @SyriaUK
— Rebecca Nguyen (@RebNVT) July 6, 2019
Thank you @SyriaUK for inviting me & @LabourCID to speak at your conference today. It's a huge source of shame that Labour has not been on the side of the Syrian people since 2013. But LCID will continue to advocate for civilians to be protected in Syria & elsewhere
— David Taylor (@DavidTaylor85) July 6, 2019
Really grateful to @SyriaUK for inviting me to Freedom Across Borders today. My big take away from the event was the need for activists from different places to look at the struggle for accountable govt as a common cause. Allliances and shared experiences. pic.twitter.com/ttRsYDwIWV
— Amil Khan (@Londonstani) July 6, 2019
Sudan+Syria panel at our Freedom Across Borders conference
— Protect Civilians • SyriaUK (@SyriaUK) July 6, 2019
Zuhair Bashar (@BdfRefugeeForum) Zohal Ibrahim, Bashra Gamar Hussein Rahama (@Hudocentre) and Karim Suleiman, organised with @WagingPeaceUK and chaired by @KholoudHelmi11. pic.twitter.com/Q7NUd0ukaO
#freedom_across_borders #ولسا_بدنا_حرية is a conference organised by @AmnestyUK & @SyriaUK &NGOs tackling #RefugeesWelcome? #SurvivorStrategies #Accountability Ihad the pleasure to meet brave people & activists listening to their stories #syria #sudan #london #dawlty pic.twitter.com/ivsRf5w0yT
— H.Fansa (@HoudaFansa) July 6, 2019
#Sudan ‘s Bashir visit to #Syria ‘s Assad is one of the things that encouraged us into the streets ... to protest, to demand freedom. Shared pain, shared challenges, solidarity. Impunity drives conflict. #NoPeaceWithoutJustice @SyriaUK pic.twitter.com/elqEv0xLOP
— Anna Chernova (@chernova1978) July 6, 2019
Next up at Freedom Across Borders:
— Protect Civilians • SyriaUK (@SyriaUK) July 6, 2019
Mr Gay Syria, with @SyrianGayGuy and @Brian_Whit pic.twitter.com/UXlAmw43lc
In conversation with representative of Mr Gay Syria. #PrideInLondon #Pride @SyriaUK Freedom Without Borders pic.twitter.com/MwjRVs6JlX
— Jonathan Brown 🔶 (@LibIntervention) July 6, 2019
Thank you to @SyriaUK for inviting us to the film screening of @MrGaySyria_film on #PrideInLondon weekend. The UK is a global champion for LGBT rights around the world. #LoveisGreat pic.twitter.com/Z3aNF5SB3Z
— UK for Syria (@UKforSyria) July 8, 2019