On Saturday 8th July, Emmaus Norfolk and Waveney are standing in solidarity with survivors of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes and raising money to support families rebuild their lives. We will be donating 100% of takings from our Ditchingham shop to Emmaus Bosnia, a community and organisation we are twinned with, to help support their Turkey-Syria Earthquake appeal.
Solidarity is an important aspect of our Emmaus ethos, to us it means helping first those who need it most. By shopping with us at our Solidarity event, you will be supporting vulnerable and marginalised people in Bosnia, Turkey and Syria and support the international Emmaus movement. Read more about the work Emmaus Bosnia are doing in Turkey & Syria here. The more you shop, the more we can donate – so get browsing!
On top of a day of shopping, we have lots going on at our Ditchingham site:
Join us for a delicious Turkish Meze Picnic including an array of falafel, smoky chicken skewers, Turkish shepherd salad, kisir, flatbreads, baba ganoush, and more! Bring your picnic blankets and relax in our beautiful orchard. We have a limited amount of Meze Picnics available on the day and a smaller Meze lunch available.
There will be live entertainment throughout the day including belly dancing and an inspiring Q&A from Emmaus President, Terry Waite CBE. Families can also join in a children’s trail, play in our Orchard playground and enter our raffle.
The day promises to be a celebration of Summer and we look forward to seeing you and coming together as a community to support Turkey and Syria. Entry to our event and parking are free.
Our CEO, Cecile Roberts “We are proud to be part of an international movement against poverty; our Emmaus community is one of over 350 Emmaus organisations across the world. Emmaus Bosnia is working hard to provide essential supplies like food and hygiene products to the Turkish and Syrian people and their team is constantly on the ground to assess the needs of local people. Anything we can do to support them will make a big difference and we look forward to seeing our own community and the wider local Norfolk community come together and support people in need”.
Learn more about the Emmaus Movement and Solidarity:
The Emmaus movement began in France in 1949 when the first community was established. From 1954 onwards, Abbé Pierre travelled the world, became involved in the global fight against poverty and told others of his experiences with Emmaus. Many more Emmaus groups were formed in different countries. Created in 1971 by Abbé Pierre, Emmaus International is a solidarity-based movement, acting against poverty and social injustice. It now brings together more than 400 Emmaus groups across 41 countries, spread over 4 continents.
“The Emmaus movement, at its fundamental core, is about people coming together and, on witnessing the suffering of others, deciding to join forces.” Abbé Pierre – Faims & Soifs no. 8 – Summer 1970