SAFEtogetherUK

Raising awareness of radicalisation from a family perspective and supporting safeguarding and resilience building #safetogether

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"Ironically, the more human we can make these foreign fighters, the better chance we have of grasping how and why they were willing and able to do so many inhumane things" @AmarAmarasingam We could not agree more! This is something we have wrote about recently on effective P/CVE.

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.⁦@michealevans⁩ speaking ⁦@CityPolice⁩ conference on safeguarding. Speaks about the lack of long term support for families affected by extremism.

Reviews the vulnerabilities that affected his brother -Tom - who was killed fighting for Al-Shabaab.

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.@michealevans speaking @CityPolice Community Safety event today.

Will be speaking about safeguarding and ensuring the safety of vulnerable communities.

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"Tom cut himself away and did not even turn to his GP for assistance". Someone asks at the BSBT conference whether there are links between vulnerabilties and emotional crisis and radicalisation

Not such a straightforward link but there are vulnerabilities that may be manipulated

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"A sense of injustice and voicing injustices within an echo chamber" is what my brother was doing. He needed an outlet and his voice to be heard - says Micheal Evans.

Within some people radicalised, a sense of injustice is re-enforced time and time again. @michealevans

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"Identity and vulnerability are two factors that leave people open to the potential of extremism".

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"My brother was vulnerable and he showed signs of vulnerability at the age of 12. When my dad worked in Saudi Arabia - he felt as though he was lost and needed an identity. He went from being pulled from far right narratives to Islamist extremism." - @michealevans

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Micheal Evans ⁦@michealevans⁩ speaks about how families are still not supported enough if one of their loved ones is affected by extremism

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.@michealevans speaking at the Building Stronger Britain conference. The hall is quiet as they listen to his story and how his family went through dealing with extremism that affected Thomas Evans, his brother.

"A courageous man" - someone says in the hall.

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Anjem Choudhary is about to be released -possibly within a week. For many years, he was the nexus for radicalisation and he influenced many vulnerable young men.

He was left to foment hate within communities and we cannot allow this to happen in the future.

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@CommissionCE @michealevans @FaithMattersUK We remain committed to supporting families affected by extremism and we also want to thank you for your empathy and care for such families.

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@CommissionCE @michealevans @SAFEtogetherUK Thank you for the incredible work of the Commission. You are much needed in the challenge against extremist rhetoric and groups.

[Commission for Countering Extremism @CommissionCE]

The damaging impact extremism has on families is unrecognised. Thanks to @michealevans, who knows this 1st hand, and Fiyaz Mughal @FaithMattersUK for discussing @SAFEtogetherUK, and highlighting the support families need. Our work will shine a light on all victims of #extremism.

[Extremely Together @Xtremely2gether]

Seven years ago #ExtremelyTogether young leader @bjornih embarked on a journey to understand how people become extremists and how some get de-radicalized - read his latest blog on what he's learned and his upcoming engagement at the #UNGA! https://t.co/7icIIvWxkh

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"The voice from far right is so loud right now that unless we do something to speak up it will take this moment for its own. Most people are not racist. But tolerant, diverse England doesn’t have a symbol to represent it."

[The Guardian @guardian]

How can we reclaim the St George’s Cross from the far right? https://t.co/voao8xaokV

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Compassion is key - developing skills to understand, respect and collaborate with with others needs to be fully integrated into our education, starting at a young age. #safe #safeschools #safetogether

[Sir Anthony Seldon @AnthonySeldon]

At a very moving meeting on 9/11 at Bloomberg London - about educating children of all backgrounds to be compassionate to each other. AS

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Help young people proactively safeguard themselves from potential social harms on the internet, including extremist material. Check out our #safe tips... https://t.co/drV0FoALQ2

[Program On Extremism @gwupoe]

‘Google, Facebook, Twitter face EU fines over extremist posts’ https://t.co/DGhAdiGkUp

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"Extremism is diverse and exists as a spectrum. While not conflating integration, extremism and terrorism, understanding better the relationship between them is needed." This speech highlights the importance of nuance in our assessment of and solutions to these sensitive issues.

[Commission for Countering Extremism @CommissionCE]

Today Lead Commissioner, Sara Khan, spoke at @CoJiT_UK conference. You can find a full transcript of her speech on our blog: https://t.co/3oIV2ZQmOE

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@AlexandraBain @AmarAmarasingam @ChristianneBoud @Families_Life @HayatCanadaFam @bjornih @ConnectFutures @LTAIPrevent @FaithMattersUK Such necessary empirical research! Very interested in reading these findings when they are available. Thank-you for sharing.

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"Ironically, the more human we can make these foreign fighters, the better chance we have of grasping how and why they were willing and able to do so many inhumane things" @AmarAmarasingam We could not agree more! This is something we have wrote about recently on effective P/CVE.