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Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission blog: Visit to South Korea

In Summer 2023, Hanan Wahabi travelled to South Korea to meet the bereaved families of the country’s biggest maritime tragedy and visit the memorials to those who lost their lives. Read her blog post sharing her experience of the visit and what she was able to learn from it.

Published on August 22, 2023 3:14 pm

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Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission blog: Visit to Manchester Memorial

In September 2022, the Memorial Commission community representatives visited the memorial site for the Manchester Arena bombings. Read Susan Al-Safadi’s post sharing her experience of the visit and what the community representatives learnt from it.

Published on May 19, 2023 4:32 pm

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Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission blog

By Andrea Newton, one of the Memorial Commission’s community representatives for Lancaster West estate residents. In her blog, Andrea describes her feelings about working on the Memorial Commission. She also reflects on the ‘invaluable’ recent visit made by Memorial Commission representatives to Aberfan, and to an ‘inspiring’ guest speaker from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

Published on August 17, 2021 4:42 pm

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Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission blog: visit to Aberfan

By Susan Al-Safadi, one of the Memorial Commission’s community representatives for Lancaster West estate residents. Read Susan’s reflection of the community representatives’ visit to the Aberfan memorials in south Wales. Pictured above at Pantglas Junior School Memorial Garden, Aberfan, are Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission community representatives, Susan Al-Safadi, Sandra Ruiz, Hanan Wahabi and Andrea Newton, with chair of the Aberfan Memorial Charity, David Davies, and chief adviser to the Aberfan Disaster Fund, Geraint Davies.

Published on August 12, 2021 4:53 pm

Susan Al-Safadi

Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission blog

A blog by Susan Al-Safadi, one of the Memorial Commission’s community representatives for Lancaster West estate residents.

Published on March 1, 2021 9:12 am

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Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission blog

By Mohammed Rasoul, one of the Memorial Commission community representatives for the former residents of Grenfell Tower.

Published on January 22, 2021 9:20 am