Ed Aitken

Once a soldier. Annoyingly enthusiastic. Co-Founder of @SulhaAlliance

[Ed Aitken @EdAitken]

@JohnnyMercerUK @PoliticsJOE_UK Very poor from @AvaSantina and @PoliticsJOE_UK the kind of cheap divisive journalism that makes the world a worse place.

[Johnny Mercer @JohnnyMercerUK]

A huge moment for veterans today as we deliver the first Veterans ID cards to those who left before 2018.

I made a promise. I’ve kept it. Now to ramp up production. More details to follow on how you can apply for yours. Great to see how happy it made the first to receive theirs.

[Ed Aitken @EdAitken]

@SulhaAlliance @BritishArmy @ShowcaseCinemas @GuyRitchie1968 @thecovenantmov @cineworld @EmpireCinemas @vuecinemas @mgmstudios Can anyone get some of our @BritishArmy #Interpreters to the Premier of #TheCovenant ?

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

📢Which UK cinemas want to offer our #AfghanInterpreters @BritishArmy who were evacuated to the UK free tickets for premiere film #TheCovenant? @ShowcaseCinemas @GuyRitchie1968 @thecovenantmov @cineworld @EmpireCinemas @vuecinemas @mgmstudios Please DM 🙏 https://t.co/NykllNYvBh

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

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. @JohnnyMercerUK

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

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🏃 @Scivs1 🙏 @UnboundPhilanth https://t.co/ULe3CCZfAA

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

The @CommonsDefence report on Afghanistan Withdrawal recognised @SulhaAlliance efforts to evacuate eligible Afghans remaining in Afghanistan or 3rd countries👇. We recognise & thank those who stood with us & with #AfghanInterpreters 🙏🏽 @Charlie533080 @Carolyn_J_ @PerreiraJulian

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

Brilliant @dpg_law who help us support #AfghanInterpreters share powerful evidence @IndependentCI on Afghan Resettlement: "A consequence of causing people to remain in [Afghanistan] while their applications are considered [is that] asylum support has effectively been offshored"

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

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
https://t.co/62b0AFOgKS

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

THIS👇 @SulhaAlliance has been advocating this for years with @de_Jong_Sara sharing excellent examples from her research in France, New Zealand & US, where #Afghan_Interpreters do receive medals in recognition of their service @JohnnyMercerUK @JSHeappey @TomTugendhat @DanJarvisMP

[Sara de Jong @de_Jong_Sara]

Our #Afghan_interpreters project featured in @MetroUK during #Remembrance wknd. "Harrowing memories are seared into the minds of former interpreters in an exhibition by @AndyBarnham (portraits) & @de_Jong_Sara (interviews) 🙏 @uniyorkpolitics & @CapitaPlc
https://t.co/HoSp1d4S0l

[Ed Aitken @EdAitken]

@SulhaAlliance @cambridgeunion @AndyBarnham @de_Jong_Sara @EdwardJDavey @LilleyPeter @artparkinglot Amazing work from @de_Jong_Sara and @AndyBarnham with powerful words and images of the #Afghan #interpreter community and their resettlement experience in the UK. @SulhaAlliance

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

Visit till 1 November in @cambridgeunion the #Afghan_Interpreters Exhibition 'We are here, because you were there'. Curated by photographer
@AndyBarnham
& researcher @de_Jong_Sara
@UniOfYork @SulhaAlliance, it sheds light on the people affected by military & migration policies.

[Ed Aitken @EdAitken]

@Jamalbarak12 @BWallaceMP @JSHeappey @DefenceHQ Powerful stuff @Jamalbarak12

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

Excited to host this event tonight along with the wonderful @Azadi_Charity & @A4Afghanistan
on the Challenges Ahead 1 year after the Exit from Afghanistan.

Live-tweet by @james_Joseph98 on @Azadi_Charity

#UKAfghanSchemes #appgAfghanWomen

[Ed Aitken @EdAitken]

@Jamalbarak12 @DefenceHQ @Jamalbarak12 please email @SulhaAlliance on [email protected] with as many details as you can. We will investigate this with the MOD.

[Ed Aitken @EdAitken]

@SulhaAlliance are crowdfunding for the work that allows us to support afghan interpreters. https://t.co/WsjT9APOxD

[Larisa Brown @larisamlbrown]

Afghans who helped British troops and their family members still stranded a year after Kabul fell, in today's @thetimes https://t.co/HzQvgsLVXF

[Ed Aitken @EdAitken]

Speaking to @thetimes about how dire the situation still is for many of our #afghan #interpreters.

[The Sulha Alliance CIO @SulhaAlliance]

Former captain @EdAitken of @SulhaAlliance in @thetimes: "Some #Afghan_interpreters have been told they're eligible but have not been given instructions on their pending evacuation, while many are still awaiting a decision." https://t.co/RUcMbpyKx3