Friday 28 November 7:00 pm, Room B102, Brunei Gallery, SOAS.

Above: Jalila, a short documentary on Syrian women’s roles in the revolution, one of three films by Adnan Jetto being shown by the SOAS Syria Society on Friday.

From the Facebook event page:

The SOAS Syria Society is delighted to host Watanili and filmmaker Adnan Jetto on November 28th at 7pm in room B102 in the Brunei Gallery, SOAS.

Watanili is a grassroots initiative, founded in May 2014. Initially, the idea was to shed light on the civilian aspect of the Syrian uprising; stories and issues that were not necessarily being covered by the mainstream media. Today, Watanili aims to focus on sustainable projects from educational initiatives to recreational activities for internally and externally displaced Syrians alongside various campaigns and films to continue delivering one message for a free Syria based on democracy, rule of law, freedom and social justice.

Programme for the evening:

Presentation of Watanili
Screening of three short movies by Adnan Jetto
Q&A with the filmmaker and Watanili member
Sale of Watanili catalogues

The event is free but there is a suggested donation of £3 that will go to Watanili.

Watanili Link: http://www.watanili.com/

Monday 1st December, 6:30-9:00 pm, at The Frontline Club London.

Facebook event page.

A fundraiser for Hand in Hand for Syria featuring art, talks and film. From contemporary Syrian artist Tarek Tuma to political cartoonist Nabil Abou Hamad to Vice News photographer Frederick Paxton, this event celebrates a great variety of Syrian art.

There will be talks from some of the artists. Drinks on arrival.

Limited tickets for The Frontline Club are £10 and can be bought here. Talk begins at 7.30pm.

Image: One of Frederick Paxton’s images from Aleppo – more here.

Syrian Civil Defence, also known as The White Helmets, are volunteer first responders working to rescue victims of bombing. To date they have helped save over 10,000 lives. It’s a dangerous task: in Aleppo alone, 17 rescue workers have been killed.

Now 56 women have trained to join Syrian Civil Defence. They need ambulances. The Syria Campaign is fundraising to buy 6 ambulances at a cost of $90,000. So far they’ve raised just over $17,000. You can help here.