he Beyond Bath talk
Another fascinating evening at the Beyond Bath talk on 10 April at the Oasis Hub Bath
The panel was chaired by Andrea Los Anjos Pinto from Bath Welcomes Refugees. She was joined by Geneviève Caston, the Director of Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration for the International Rescue Committee UK www.rescue.org/uk/who-we-are who brought some stark facts and figures to the table.
It was good to hear about all the important work the IRC is doing supporting refugees from around the world. Emma Naysmith also spoke about her work as founder of RefYouMe.
Many of the BWR team have joined Emma’s highly organised volunteering trips to Calais to support asylum seekers, and it’s important to hear more about the situation both in France and her work with asylum seekers in the UK.
We then heard from Khalil Ali, one of the Syrian refugees here in Bath who came to the UK nearly ten years ago and has worked so hard to overcome all the barriers that refugees face – getting to university, graduating, finding employment, etc.
Khalil cited learning English as the number one path to success, and thanked BWR for supporting his family in various ways on his journey navigating life in the UK.
Look out for our next Beyond Bath events, which are free to attend.
