Ed Aitken
@edaitken
Once a soldier. Annoyingly enthusiastic. Co-Founder of @SulhaAlliance
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09-09-2014 12:45:28
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😢 Report by Foreign Affairs Committee reveals: C. 1,500 Afghans who worked for the UK Gov were called forward to the airport, but NOT evacuated 😢 Try to imagine the human tragedies behind these numbers. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmse…
Damning Foreign Affairs Committee report - with brilliant title! - 👉 'Missing in action: UK leadership & the withdrawal from Afghanistan' quotes key passages from the written evidence we prepared as The Sulha Alliance CIO for the Defence Committee. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmse…
Great event this week with The Sulha Alliance CIO thanks to everyone who attended. #afgan #interpreters #community #Glasgow
Op-ed by General Petraeus: "We still need to meet the moral obligation we have to Afghans left behind, in particular those who earned the right to migrate with their families in return for their service alongside our soldiers as battlefield interpreters" theatlantic.com/international/…
A poignant op-ed by my wonderful co-founder, Sara de Jong, writing about what we tragically see everyday The Sulha Alliance CIO. #afghan #interpreters struggling to find meaningful employment in the UK. Please reach out if you think you can help. #veterans #employment
Afghans who helped British troops and their family members still stranded a year after Kabul fell, in today's The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.co.uk/article/afghan…
Speaking to The Times and The Sunday Times about how dire the situation still is for many of our #afghan #interpreters.
Visit till 1 November in The Cambridge Union the #Afghan_Interpreters Exhibition 'We are here, because you were there'. Curated by photographer @AndyBarnham & researcher Sara de Jong University of York The Sulha Alliance CIO, it sheds light on the people affected by military & migration policies.
Our #Afghan_interpreters project featured in Metro during #Remembrance wknd. "Harrowing memories are seared into the minds of former interpreters in an exhibition by @AndyBarnham (portraits) & Sara de Jong (interviews) 🙏 Department of Politics and International Relations & Capita metro.co.uk/2022/11/12/uns…
THIS👇 The Sulha Alliance CIO has been advocating this for years with Sara de Jong sharing excellent examples from her research in France, New Zealand & US, where #Afghan_Interpreters do receive medals in recognition of their service Johnny Mercer James Heappey Tom Tugendhat @DanJarvisMP
We're hiring! 2 part-time roles: Community Support Officer & Charity Foundation Officer. Apply by January 15th. Details in the link👇 This is an exciting step for us & we hope some excellent humans join us on this new path! Pls Share! #AfghanInterpreters sulha-alliance.org/about-us/vacan…
The Defence Committee report on Afghanistan Withdrawal recognised The Sulha Alliance CIO efforts to evacuate eligible Afghans remaining in Afghanistan or 3rd countries👇. We recognise & thank those who stood with us & with #AfghanInterpreters 🙏🏽 Charlie Herbert Carolyn J @PerreiraJulian
Pleased to introduce our new CEO John Scivier, who brings a wealth of experience from charity, business & military sectors. He is a former Royal Naval officer & Commanding Officer of HMS Victory. He has hit the ground running🏃 Scivs 🙏 Unbound Philanthropy sulha-alliance.org/about-us/our-t…
Brilliant US example of business partnerships & veteran engagement to boost Afghan refugee employment. Let's follow this inspirational example in the UK! Programme enlists military veterans employed at U.S. companies to serve as mentors to 1,500 Afghan refugees. Johnny Mercer
📢Which UK cinemas want to offer our #AfghanInterpreters British Army 🇬🇧 who were evacuated to the UK free tickets for premiere film #TheCovenant? Showcase Cinemas UK Guy Ritchie 🌞 Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant Cineworld @EmpireCinemas Vue @mgmstudios Please DM 🙏 youtube.com/watch?v=02PPMP…