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Vigil for Syria
Join us in an online Vigil for Syria, marking ten years of the Syrian conflict, as a public expression of solidarity with the Syrian people.
About this Event
Monday, 15 March marks the 10
th year of the conflict in Syria. The people of Syria continue to face great instability, with around 80% of the population currently estimated to be living in poverty. Food insecurity and human rights violations are issues of great concern. This leaves us in no doubt of the ongoing pain and suffering experienced by men, women and children caught up in the conflict. Many Syrians have been displaced to neighbouring countries and have sought refuge across the world.
While the full value of Scotland’s ‘sleepy trusts’ has yet to be established, it could amount to several millions of pounds IT was the legacy of an 18th century saddlemaker that part of the fortune he left should go to feed those in need and supply oats to the poor. Joseph Thomson bequeathed money for a trust fund to be set up in the 1770s with the aim to help those where food was scarce. The Edinburgh fund went on to help families for 200 years and was still offering some form of food parcel or vouchers in to the 1950 and 60s.