News 5 May 2017 Room to Heal in Geneva Day 3 “A Victim’s Journey: Redress and Rehabilitation for Torture Victims in Migration” Day 3 – Friday 28th April 2017 Public Event: “A Victim’s Journey: Redress and Rehabilitation for Torture Victims in Migration” This event was attended by heads of state and dignitaries…
News 5 May 2017 Room to Heal in Geneva Day 2 Day 2 Thursday 27th April 2017 The morning’s panel included Room to Heal’s very own Mr. Fish. His speech was really well-received, a rich and nuanced depiction of Room to…
News 5 May 2017 Room to Heal in Geneva Day 1 Day 1 – Wednesday 26th April 2017 This year’s theme (torture in the context of migration) arises out of the urgency of the fact that more people than ever before…
News 5 May 2017 Room to Heal go to the UN in Geneva Mark Fish, Chloe Davies and Isabella Mighetto represented Room to Heal, at the Palais des Nations, the United Nations HQ in Geneva, convening for a three-day series of Expert Workshops…
Our voices 2 May 2017 Ten years at Room To Heal Mark Fish, our founder on a decade at Room to Heal What motivates you personally to work at Room to Heal? I think we’ve managed to create a therapeutic community…
Our voices 28 April 2017 Michael’s Story- Now We Are Here at the Young Vic I like the theatre. It’s something I know communicates something to everyone. I got involved in the Young Vic through another group. I went to a session, and they asked…
Our voices 28 April 2017 Solidarity not Charity During my time as a volunteer here, I’ve been overwhelmed with the unique and valuable work of Room to Heal. Our work may not be considered to be at the…
Our voices 28 April 2017 Bridget takes on the world of coding Bridget speaks about ‘Code your Future’ a computer programming course for asylum seekers and refugees I recently got my papers. People say that it’s all fine as soon as you…
Advocacy 11 April 2017 Petition to End the Safe Return Review Policy Please sign this petition to End the Safe Return Review Policy. The Home Office has recently announced a new policy which will review whether all refugees require protection at the…
News 31 March 2017 Listening Pilgrimage from Dover to Iona We were excited to meet with Isabel and Christy last week, who joined us at Culpeper Community Garden to tell us about a project called the Listening Pilgrimage. Isabel and…
News 10 February 2017 2016 Room to Heal Annual Summary & Evaluation Each year, we produce an Annual Members’ Survey to evaluate the impact of our work at Room to Heal, gathering feedback from our members to reflect on what is working,…
News 19 December 2016 Room to Heal in Tunisia Our director, Mark Fish has visited Tunisia twice this year to share the Room to Heal model of working and deliver training in therapeutic group-work (groupes de paroles) – once…
Newsletter 16 December 2016 Room to Heal’s Winter Newsletter Room to Heal winter newsletter 2016 Happy Christmas and New Year! Hello and welcome to our winter newsletter. Throughout 2016, Room to Heal’s healing community for survivors of torture and…
Advocacy 9 December 2016 Room to Heal’s perspective on the latest Home Office policy regarding Torture Survivors – 9 December 2016 In September 2016 the Home Office introduced a new, narrower definition of torture. Whereas previously the definition had included torture inflicted by any individual or group[1], the new definition was…
Advocacy 9 December 2016 Room to Heal’s comment on Freedom from Torture’s ‘Proving Torture’ Report Freedom From Torture’s most recent report – ‘Proving Torture’ – has made explicit a “culture of disbelief”1 embedded in the Home Office’s treatment of torture survivors. We experience first-hand the…