Thursday, 17 October 2013

Interfaith Network Autumn 2013



IFN e-bulletin


October 2013


CONTENTS

The e-bulletin can be read by scrolling through it. If you prefer to go directly to a particular section, click the relevant blue underlined title in the ‘Sections’ list immediately below. To go directly to particular individual items, click on the relevant blue underlined ‘Read more’ links in the list of these in the ‘Items’ list. 

SECTIONS
UK/national updates
Projects
Funding opportunities
Resources and Training
Jobs and Volunteering
Calls for information, Competitions and Tenders
Special Weeks/Days
Diary Dates

ITEMS

  • Inter Faith Network for the UK special Appeal Read more…

UK/national updates

Projects
·         Faiths in harmony: inter faith choirs Read more…
·         Faith-Based Conflict Resilience programme Read more…
·         Art and Sacred Places exhibition Read more…

Funding opportunities
·         Near Neighbours Read more…
·         My Community Rights Read more…
·         Big Lottery Fund Read more...
·         Listed places of worship grant scheme update Read more…


Resources and Training
  • Christians and Jews Building Bridges Read more…
  • University of Derby report on ‘Religion and Belief discrimination in England and Wales – a decade of change’ Read more…
  • Report of Demos Inquiry into Faith, Community and Society Read more…
  • Runnymede Trust report on New Muslims Read more…
  • Dialogue Theories Read more…
  • Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 workshops Read more…

Jobs and Volunteering

Calls for information, Competitions and Tenders

Special Weeks/Days  
·         Week of Prayer for World Peace Read more…
·         One World Week Read more...
·         Mitzvah Day Read more...
·         Inter Faith Week Read more…

Diary dates
·         Information on some of the inter faith events taking place around the UK.  Read more …


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‘e-bulletin’ in the subject line. Material may be edited for length or style. 
The e-bulletin is designed primarily to flag up new developments and projects and future events.


Disclaimer:  Information in this bulletin has been sourced and compiled with care.  IFN does not take responsibility for accuracy of information supplied by external organisations and inclusion of items within this e-bulletin does not imply endorsement or validation by IFN of the events, publications or the bodies which have produced these.
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Inter Faith Network for the UK: Special Appeal



The Inter Faith Network for the UK was founded in 1987 to promote good inter faith relations in the UK. It has made a tremendous difference to relations between different faith communities in the UK and it is a vital resource for inter faith cooperation and understanding in years to come.  Its role is unique both in the UK and Europe: linking national faith communities, local, regional and national inter faith bodies, and educational bodies and working with them to deepen inter faith understanding and cooperation as part of working for the common good. 

A key IFN led programme is Inter Faith Week (more information on which is in this e-bulletin).   The Week is an increasingly significant way of drawing new people of all ages into inter faith activities and cooperative projects. 

The Inter Faith Network is part supported by faith communities and by the Government (through the Department for Communities and Local Government) as well as through donations from individuals who see the value of its work.  But this year and next, in a difficult economic climate, like a number of organisations, it is facing particularly pressing financial challenges and there is a real danger that without support from those who see the value of IFN’s contribution to our society there will be a major impact on its work of building good inter faith relations in the UK and supporting others in doing so. 

An Appeal has been launched to support IFN’s work.  Early supporters have included the Most Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and other leading faith community figures, as well as inter faith practitioners and other supporters. The e-bulletin has a wide readership and the Co-Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Inter Faith Network and the Appeal Chair hope very much that readers may join them in making a donation to support IFN’s work.

Please help support our vital work if you can.   Gifts at all levels will be carefully used to help strengthen the vital work of building good relations between people of different faiths and beliefs in Britain, creating a strong basis for positive coexistence and cooperation now and for years to come. 

Donations can be made online at http://www.interfaith.org.uk/donations.htm or by a cheque payable to the Inter Faith Network for the UK.  A donations form for those who would prefer to pay by cheque or standing order can be found at the end of this e-bulletin.

Thank you for your support.


Mr Dorab Mistry OBE, Appeal Chair

The Revd Bob Fyffe and Mr Vivian Wineman,(Co-Chairs)

Mr Mohinder Singh Chana, Dr Kishan Manocha,  Maulana Shahid Raza OBE, and Dr Jagdish Sharma (Vice-Chairs)
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UK/NATIONAL UPDATES



Inter Faith Week – 40 days to go!


www.interfaithweek.org

National Inter Faith Week 2013 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales runs from Sunday 17 to Saturday 23 November. Its aims are:
  • to strengthen good inter faith relations at all levels;
  • to increase awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society; and 
  • to increase understanding between people of religious and non-religious belief.

Faith community organisations, inter faith bodies, non-religious belief groups, local places of worship, local authorities, schools and colleges, universities, hospitals, prisons, police forces, and NGOs are among the many planning events.

Make your event known!

The listings section of the Inter Faith Week website  is open for organisers to list events happening in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.  If you are holding an event, please do take time to register it so that we can add you to the map and give profile to your event – and so that your event can add to the profile of the Week!  You can register your event at http://www.interfaithweek.org/events/submit-an-event

Follow Inter Faith Week on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/IFWeek. You can use the hashtag #IFWeek to help people find out about your Inter Faith Week event.  Like Inter Faith Week on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/ifweek

Resources

The Inter Faith Week flyer can be downloaded at http://www.interfaithweek.org and printed copies of it are available from the IFN office. Contact interfaithweek@interfaith.org.uk for details.

Resources for event organisers, including lists of events which took place in previous years, can be found on the website.  These include a list of all events known to have taken place to mark Inter Faith Week 2012, and can be found at http://www.interfaithweek.org/resources/reports. A huge variety of events took place, and the list provides many examples of this diverse range to inspire event organisers.

Inter Faith Week is a project of the Inter Faith Network for the UK working with its member bodies and with the support of the Department for Communities and Local Government. Find out more at www.interfaithweek.org.


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Scottish Interfaith Week


Scottish Interfaith Week, which has been running since 2004, will take place from 24 November until 1 December, including within it, as usual, St Andrew’s Day on 30 November.  More information can be found online at http://www.interfaithscotland.org/our-activities/scottish-interfaith-week/. 

The theme for Scottish Interfaith Week this year will be 'Values and Visions for the Future of Scotland' in preparation for the Scottish Referendum in 2014.

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Inter faith response to recent events in Peshawar and Nairobi


There has been an inter faith response in the UK to the recent events in Peshawar and Nairobi.  Several organisations have issued statements of solidarity including Birmingham Faith Leaders’ Group, Bolton Interfaith Council and the Women’s Interfaith Network and an inter faith solidarity event took place at the Al-Khoei Foundation in London.  An IFN Circular on 24 September said:

“The work of the Inter Faith Network is focused on the United Kingdom – as is that of most of its member bodies.  For this reason, it does not make statements on overseas events – except, from time to time, in terms of their impact or possible impact on inter faith relations here. The siege at Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, and the suicide bombing of All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, at the weekend have affected many people, including some individuals in the UK connected to IFN member bodies who have lost family members.  The world is interconnected, and atrocities in other parts of the world resound here – we have both community and personal links across the globe.  The Co-Chairs and Vice-Chairs of IFN are very much aware of this, and share in the sorrow and concern of those affected.  Their thoughts and prayers are with them.  They also reflect on the vital importance of retaining trust and openness in the face of events which have the power to undermine this, and the broader ripples such events have in all of our lives.

The Co-Chairs and Vice-Chairs would like to draw to member bodies’ attention an important reflection this morning on Thought for the Day on Radio 4, by the Bishop of  Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham James, about the importance of inter faith dialogue in this context.  In it, he talks about how atrocities in other parts of the world have the capacity to affect how we relate to each other in our own communities, and about the corrosion of trust that can ensue between, and within, nations and faith communities in such contexts.   He underlines the importance of inter faith discussion and friendship in developing and maintaining trust, and as a vital safeguard against gradual, unnoticed erosions of tolerance within ourselves.  He speaks, at the close of his piece, about how the Inter Faith Network for the UK has allowed him and many others to have meaningful inter faith encounters,  but could equally well be speaking about the work of every inter faith initiative in this country and around the world that contributes to this hugely important work.  You may be interested to listen to this piece online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01hclzx.”

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New Ministerial Appointments


A number of new Ministerial appointments were made by Prime Minister David Cameron on 7 October.  These included the appointments as Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State for Communities and Local Government of Baroness Stowell, Mr Stephen Williams MP, and Mr Kris Hopkins MP.  Mr Williams will hold the brief for integration.  Baroness Warsi retains her role as Minister for Faith and Communities at the Department.

Mr Don Foster MP, who served for the last year as Communities Minister, moves to become the Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats.  

A full list of appointments can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers.

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New faith community APPGs

 

Two new All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) for faith communities have been set up.  

The APPG on British Jews will be launched on 9 October and the Board of Deputies of British Jews (http://www.bod.org.uk/) will provide the Secretariat for this. 

The APPG on Zoroastrians will be launched on 14 October and the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (http://www.ztfe.com/) will provide the Secretariat for this.


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All Party Parliamentary Group for RE


The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Religious Education will be holding an inquiry during 2013-14into the contribution of RE to good community relations.

Further information about the APPG, including a list of its members, and a copy of its most recent report “RE: The Truth Unmasked” which examines the supply of, and support for, Religious Education teachers can be found at http://religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk/appg.

The Religious Education Council for England and Wales provides the Secretariat for the APPG.

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OFSTED report on RE in schools

An OFSTED report, RE in Schools: Realising the Potential, published on 6 October has said that “Religious education (RE) makes a significant contribution to pupils’ academic and personal development. It also plays a key role in promoting social cohesion and the virtues of respect and empathy, which are important in our diverse society.” The authors said, however, that “the potential of RE was not being realised fully in the majority of the schools surveyed for this report.” The report says that, while there have been some improvements in Religious Education in schools, more than half of them are failing pupils on RE. It identifies barriers to better RE and suggests ways in which the subject might be improved. The report is written for  those who teach RE, for those who lead the subject, and for headteachers of primary and secondary schools. John Keast, Chair of the RE Council of England and Wales said “The Religious Education Council is disappointed but not surprised by these findings. We have been warning the Department for Education for some time about the poor state of religious education in many schools. The report of the Religious Education Council's own review of religious education is being launched on 23 October in Westminster. It offers a new curriculum for religious education as a benchmark for local authorities, academies and faith schools, and proposes various ways to improve religious education in our schools. It is now vital that the Department for Education works with the Religious Education Council on putting things right. We can do better than this.”
The report and a summary can be downloaded from: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/religious-education-realising-potential
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Religious Education Subject Review


In summer 2012, the RE Council initiated a review of Religious Education in England to run parallel to the government's review of the National Curriculum, as part of its strategic plan.   More information can be found online at http://resubjectreview.recouncil.org.uk/.

The publication and launch of the report of the RE Subject Review, including a new non-statutory curriculum framework, is due to take place in Westminster on 23 October.   A series of dissemination events will be taking place around the country during November, where presenters will speak about the Review report and its contents.   There will be opportunity for questions to the panel of speakers and the events will be introduced by teams of Young Ambassadors for RE.  The events all run from 5.30pm to 7.30pm and will be held in: London (5 November); York (6 November); Oxford (19 November); Liverpool (21 November); and Bristol (28 November). Events are free of charge but tickets will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis due to limited venue capacity.   To register and request a ticket, email sophie@religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk.



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Report on the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty


The Report of the Independent Steering Group responsible for carrying out the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) was published on 6 September.

The Group was set up following a Ministerial Statement in 2012 by Home Secretary, Ms Theresa May , that there was a need to review the duty to ensure that it was ‘operating as intended’, following the Red Tape Challenge on equalities which had been completed earlier that year. With the caveat that it did not feel that enough time had passed since the implementation of the PSED in 2011 for firm judgement to be made on it, the Steering Group broadly supported the PSED in principle but made a number of recommendations regarding its implementation:

·           The EHRC should work to produce clearer guidance on the minimum requirements placed on public bodes; should work with sector regulators to ensure compliance; and should not compel public bodies to collect diversity data unless this is necessary.
·           Public bodies should comply with the PSED in a proportionate way and reduce unnecessary paperwork; and should aim to reduce pressure on small employers to comply with burdensome equalities paperwork.
·           All contractors, companies or charities, should be active in holding public bodies to account under the duty.
·           Government should consider the removal of the specific duties which require public bodies regularly to publish PSED compliance data; and should make sure that enforcement of the PSED is proportionate and cost effective.

Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/
publications/the-independent-steering-groups-report-of-the-public-sector-equality-duty-psed-review-and-government-response

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Ruling on wearing of the niqab when giving evidence in Crown Court and responses


The facial veil or niqab, worn by some Muslim women, has received significant media attention in the past few weeks due to a ruling by Mr Justice Peter Murphy at Blackfriars Crown Court on 16 September on the wearing of the niqab in the Crown Court.

The judgement by Mr Justice Murphy followed a plea and case management hearing relating to an indictment for witness intimidation at which the defendant declined to remove the niqab, or facial veil, when requested to do so for the purposes of identification.  Justice Murphy made a number of points regarding the balancing of the primacy of the rule of law in a democratic society on the one hand and the duty placed upon the UK by Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights to uphold freedom of religion and belief on the other.  The full text of the judgement can be read here: http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resourc
es/JCO/Documents/Judgments/The%20Queen%20-v-%20D%20(R).pdf

Mr Jeremy Browne, then Minister of State at the Home Office, called for a ‘national debate’ on the issue and Mr Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Ms Theresa May, the Home Secretary, also responded.  Mr Browne’s original comments can be read at http://www.telegraph
.co.uk/news/politics/10311469/Jeremy-Browne-Ban-Muslim-women-from-wearing-veils-in-schools-and-public-places.html   This led to debate about the wearing of the niqab by children and staff in schools and colleges, although head teachers’ associations have been quick to point out that uniform restrictions are set at the discretion of individual establishments.  There has also been discussion about the wearing of the niqab in hospitals, with a claim made by the Telegraph that 17 NHS trusts do not allow staff to wear full face coverings when dealing with patients.  Mr Dan Poulter, Minister of State for Health, has asked all NHS trusts and NHS employers to clarify their positions regarding the wearing of face coverings including the niqab.

Note: In 2007, the Executive Committee of the  Inter Faith Network  produced a briefing note containing some broad reflections on the wearing of religious clothing and symbols: the deeply held beliefs which can underlie choices about the wearing of these; the need for courteous and sensitive handling of the issues involved; and some of the factors to be taken into account in considering limits on the wearing of particular items for such reasons as security, organisational corporate identity or health and safety. This can be found at: http://www.interfaith.org.uk/religiousdress.pdf


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Timetable of implementation of caste discrimination legislation


In late July the Government Equalities Office (GEO) published its timetable for the introduction of caste legislation, following on from the passage into law of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 in April which contained a provision requiring due regard to be given to caste discrimination when considering race discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. The timetable is set out in Caste Legislation Introduction: Programme and Timetable. This explains that:

a)    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) will be undertaking research into the nature of caste and caste discrimination in the UK. This has started and is due to be completed by the end of 2013 and is to include discussions with groups with an interest in caste discrimination.

b)    Following the completion of this research the Government will undertake a full public consultation on the issue, seeking in particular to understand whether and how “caste” should be defined in the legislation, and to identify any legislative exceptions that may be necessary. This consultation is expected to run for twelve weeks starting in February or March 2014. While analysis on the public consultation is on-going, the Government will undertake some sector specific consultation with stakeholders including employers, local authorities and the judiciary during summer 2014.

c)    The Government’s response to the consultation and a draft order outlining caste legislation are expected to be drawn up by Autumn 2014 with legislation taking effect in early 2015.

For more information and to view the timetable document visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/caste-discrimination-legislation-timetable
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Issues of planning permission close to religious buildings

                                   
Planning permission for premises close to place of worship can be an issue of concern for faith communities. Recent granting of planning permission for a meat processing plant next to the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in in Bradford is an example of this.

Sikhs in Bradford, and more widely, have voiced concerns at the decision of Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s Planning Committee on 13 August to grant planning permission to food producer and retailer Pakeezah to take over a site sharing a boundary with the gurdwara as a meat processing and retail plant.  Pakeezah’s retail butchers’ shop has shared a boundary with the gurdwara for nearly twenty years. The planning permission was granted for an expanded site and a new processing plant.

Many Sikhs are vegetarian. Those who do eat meat often find the killing of cows (venerated animals in India) particularly disturbing.  In this context, the Sikh community in Bradford has voiced concerns that the granting of planning permission for the meat processing plant shows a lack of awareness of the sensitivities of the Sikh community and respect for these.  Their views have been echoed by some others, for example the Hindu Forum of Britain http://www.hfb.org.uk/Default.aspx?sID=45&cID=534&ctID=43&lID=0

Pakeezah have said that their business is in lamb, mutton and chicken only, and that their meat will arrive and be stored at refrigerated temperatures, in order to allay fears about smells coming from the plant. 

For further information visit: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
/news/10601847.Sikh_community_opposes_plan_for_meat_plant_next_to_temple_in_Bradford/  and http://www.pakeezah.com/future-plans.php


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Transparency of Lobbying Bill


The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning, and Trade Union Administration Bill (http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/transparencyoflobbyingnonpartycampaigningandtradeunionadministration.html) is currently going through Parliament.  The House of Commons Committee stage has started. The Bill has its Third Reading on 9 October.

The Bill is primarily aimed at curtailing the influence of lobbyists in Westminster. However, it includes significant provisions on lobbying for political purposes during elections which has caused considerable concern amongst the charitable sector. There are provisions to cap the overall spending of any organisation working for a ‘party political aim’ during an election at £390,000 and also place further restrictions on the amount of money that can go to projects with any sort of ‘political outcome.’ A ‘political outcome’ could be any position on which a political party takes a stance.

It has also been suggested that the proposed legislation might affect faith community and inter faith bodies. Some members of the Select Committee met with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and other third sector bodies on 3 September and said that they would be interested to gather the opinions of faith community bodies on the proposed legislation.  The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and a number of other faith based organisations met on 27 September to discuss ways to try to ensure that the Bill does not adversely affect faith community organisations and a number signed a letter to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister about this.
The Government announced on 4 October an amendment to Clause 26 of the Bill which deals with the definition of ‘controlled expenditure’.   Some concerns are still being expressed by voluntary bodies about the potential impact on their work. An NCVO briefing note can be found at:
http://blogs.ncvo.org.uk/2013/10/07/lobbying-bill-report-stage-what-we-are-asking-mps-to-do/

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New Charity Commission guides on public benefit

 

On 16 September the Charity Commission published three new guides for trustees on ‘public benefit.’ These explain what is required to show that an organisation is a charity (by having purposes that are for the public benefit); what trustees’ duties are in carrying out those purposes for the public benefit; and how trustees should report on the public benefit their charity provides in their Annual Report. 

The guides also explain that the trustees of charities which charge fees for services or facilities that the poor cannot afford must make provision for the poor to benefit. It is for trustees - not the Commission or the courts - to decide how to do this, but they must act reasonably and make more than a minimal provision.

See more at: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/news/new-public-benefit-guidance/#sthash.ru2KEZZJ.dpuf

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Beyond 2011 Census consultation


The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched a consultation into the future of the UK census following on from its ‘Beyond 2011’ programme of research. The consultation, launched on 23 September, is open to all organisations and members of the public who might wish to respond and runs from now until 13 December.  There will be a number of events held in October supporting the consultation, they are:
·           8 October, Cardiff
·           14 October and 22 November, London
·           27 November, Manchester

The first ‘Beyond 2011’ consultation took place in 2011 and received responses from 266 individuals and organisations, with a similar number attending workshops held around the country.  That original consultation identified two possible ways forwards on a national census-like data collection exercise:

·         A once a decade census, similar to the 2011 Census but primarily online
·         A census compiled of existing administrative data and compulsory annual surveys.
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Respondents to the latest consultation will be asked to comment on ways forward on one, or both, of these suggestions.

For more information and to respond to the consultation visit: http://www.ons.
gov.uk/ons/about-ons/who-ons-are/programmes-and-projects/beyond-2011/beyond-2011-consultation/index.html

 


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Government initiative ‘You’ve got the power’

 

'You've got the power' is a new Government initiative, which gives communities the legal powers to shape where they live.  During October the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will be writing to all those concerned from MPs to parish councillors to draw this to their attention.

A guide to the new initiative can be downloaded from
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youve-got-the-power-a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-community-rights.

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PROJECTS



Faiths in harmony – inter faith choirs


A number of organisations have inter faith and multi faith choirs and more are now being set up. 

The ‘Com.unity Choir’ is a multi-cultural, inter-faith singing group in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire.  It has been running for 8 years and is religiously and culturally diverse.  Information about its work can be found online at http://www.comdotunity.com.   The St Ethelburga’s Centre in London has also been running an inter faith choir for some while.  For more details, contact namaah.pinkerfield@gmail.com  01342 826 732

The Three Faiths Forum has launched a new intercultural choir called ‘The Mixed Up Chorus!’.   The choir is open to people of all backgrounds and beliefs, religious and non-religious and will be directed by Jeremy Haneman, Community Chorus Director for the Royal Opera House.  It will be launched at the ‘Shoreditch Singathon’ event on Sunday 13 October and the first rehearsal takes place on Tuesday 22 October at the Three Faiths Forum office in London.  To register an interest in taking part, contact eli@eff.org.uk.

Building Bridges in Burnley has set up a women’s inter faith choir, with funding from the Near Neighbours project, called ‘Singing for the Soul’ (http://singingforthesoul.net/).   The choir has appeared on BBC’s Songs of Praise and on BBC Radio Lancashire.  The choir members range in age from 18 to 80 and all are welcome to join without auditions.  For further information, contact Janet on 01282 414287 or at janet.swan@naturalvoice.net.  

The Feast is running a half term inter faith choir for 11 to 18 year olds at the Faithful Neighbourhoods Centre in Birmingham.   Rehearsals take place between 28 October and 1 November with a performance at the Feast’s Autumn Dinner on 6 November.  For further information, contact Natasha on 07722 418525 or at natasha@thefeast.org.uk.

The Berakah Project is starting a new multi faith choir and is keen for people from all faiths and none to be involved.   The choir will meet every Tuesday evening from 8 October for 11 weeks at the London Inter Faith Centre in Salusbury Road.  Rehearsals will culminate in a special concert in December.  For further information, including costs, visit www.theberakahproject.org or email berakahmultifaithchoir@gmail.com.
In East London, a new multi faith male voice choir, ‘East End Notes’ has been formed by Spitalfields Music, led by Omar Shahryah.  The organisers write “Spitalfields itself is a very diverse area, with a long and fascinating history of immigration; from the Irish to the Huguenots to the Bangladeshi community, the residents of Spitalfields come from a broad range of backgrounds and bring with them many rich cultural heritages. In creating East End Notes we wanted to create an opportunity for men from these communities to come together, celebrate their differences yet discover their similarities. In this setting, music is used to form social bonds between people of different spiritual beliefs; you can share your passion for music and singing without having to share religious beliefs. The choir becomes a unique sociable experience where people from various cultural backgrounds can create music together in a friendly environment. EastEnd Notes is about building a choir from an existing community, but that creates a new community in and of itself. Also note that although EastEnd Notes is termed a ‘multi-faith’ choir, this does of course mean that atheists and agnostics are welcome to join, as all beliefs are welcomed.”  There is a taster session on 10 October. More information from Laura Fensom on laura.fensom@spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk
Inter faith choirs have also been formed for one off events or for longer programmes in Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester and other parts of the UK.  If you know about one do tell us. We’d love to hear about it:  ifnet@interfaith.org.uk

Faith-Based Conflict Resilience programme


St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace is convening a new programme called the Faith-Based Conflict Resilience Programme. This is looking at the dynamics and process of conflict within faith groups and communities, aiming to bring spiritual practices to bear on community dialogue surrounding conflict and the processes of conflict management.   The programme is offering a number of public conferences at the Centre in Bishopsgate as well as a roving participatory workshop entitled A Conversation about Conflict that can go directly to a community. This will connect the dialogue surrounding conflict to the faith principles of individual traditions in a context of individual and collective growth and help to give members and leaders alike increased confidence in acknowledging and tackling the challenge of conflict.

For more details and how to get involved, visit http://www.stethelburgas.org/conflict-resilience or contact angharad@stethelburgas.org for more information.

Art and Sacred Places exhibition


Art and Sacred Places is hosting two exhibitions of Nicola Dale’s ‘Between’, an artwork in two forms, one each for Manchester Cathedral and Didsbury’s Islamic Centre.  The exhibitions will run at both venues from Wednesday 2 October to Wednesday 27 November. For further information, visit http://www.artandsacredplaces.org.




FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES



 

Near Neighbours


The Near Neighbours programme cycle is due to reach its end in March and it intends to have allocated all its funds by the end of December 2013.

The programme is a three-year initiative, run by the Church Urban Fund, which aims to bring people together in diverse communities, helping them build relationships and collaborate to improve the local community in which they live.  It currently operates in the following areas: East and South East London, the City of Birmingham, Leicester, Bradford, Burnley and Oldham.  The scheme has also recently been undertaking some capacity building work in Luton.

The small grants programme offers grants ranging from £250 to £5,000.  The fund invests in environmental, social, cultural, artistic and sporting ideas which fulfill the criteria, which can be found at www.cuf.org.uk/near-neighbours/grants.  Examples of funded projects can be found at: http://www.cuf.org.uk/near-neighbours/funded-projects  

The Fund is pleased to receive applications from people of different faith groups or none, working in partnership with people of different faiths and within the criteria.  Details on how to apply can be found at www.cuf.org.uk/near-neighbours/grants.


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My Community Rights


The website http://mycommunityrights.org.uk is an online hub and advice service, run by Locality, which helps communities to use the community rights which came into effect with the Localism Act 2011 (such as the Community Right to Challenge and the Community Right to Bid). These rights are designed to give local communities more control over what happens locally, and have been used by communities wishing to take ownership of an asset which is being sold, take over a service they feel could be run better, or build new facilities. For information on ways to fund projects initiated using the community rights, visit http://www.communityshares.org.uk/

Big Lottery Fund


The Big Lottery Fund give grants from £300 to over £500,000 to organisations ranging from small local groups to major national charities.  Information about their various grant schemes can be found at:  http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/Home/Funding/Funding%20finder

 

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Listed places of worship grant scheme update


The Government has announced changes to the scope and operation of the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme which came into effect on 1 October.   These changes will enable more listed places of worship to claim for grants through the scheme.   More work is now eligible for claims under the scheme, including professional services relating directly to eligible building work, such as architect fees.

Further information is online at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/listed-places-of-worship-grant-scheme-extended.

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RESOURCES AND TRAINING



Christians and Jews Building Bridges


The Revd Marcus Braybrooke, former Director of the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) and currently President of the World Congress of Faiths and co-founder of the Three Faiths Forum, has written a new book which provides an overview of the past twenty years of CCJ.  The book is a sequel to 'Children of One God', which told the story of the first fifty years of CCJ.

For further information, or to purchase the book, visit http://www.ccj.org.uk/Groups/212743/The_Council_of/Resources/Recommended_Books/Recommended_Books.aspx

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University of Derby report on ‘Religion and Belief discrimination in England and Wales – a decade of change’


A team at the University of Derby has produced a ‘research informed policy brief’ on religion and belief discrimination in England and Wales that charts the changing attitudes and responses to this over the course of 2001-2011.  Published in August, it deals with policy frameworks that have been put in place over that time to seek to overcome issues of discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief. It also presents a ‘three-fold’ policy approach structured around the ‘Christian’ ‘Non-religious’ and ‘religiously pluralistic’ aspects of religion and belief equalities.

The report sets out a ‘three-dimensional’ policy framework to deal with discrimination felt by religion and belief groups from wider society; discrimination by religion and belief groups against others in wider society; and discrimination within/between religion and belief groups.

The report can be downloaded from: http://www.derby.ac.uk/files/
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Report of Demos Inquiry into Faith, Community and Society

 

The Demos Inquiry into Faith, Community and Society set out to explore the role of faith in British society and politics. It investigated the relationship between religious belief, values and political motivation, and looked at the role that faith groups play in delivering public services. The report brings together the research conducted for the inquiry, and includes a new essay by the Inquiry’s chair, Mr Stephen Timms MP.

Further information can be found online at http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/thefaithcollection

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Runnymede report on New Muslims

 

The Runnymede Trust has produced a report entitled The New Muslims which finds that dominant perceptions of Muslims are damaging as they do not take into account the vast complexities and differences in British Muslim identities. It examines the wide range of Muslim identities in the UK through looking at a number of factors, including changing demographics, Muslims in the army, Muslims in the media, the unique histories of different Muslim groups in the UK, and youth culture. It makes recommendations based on what it sees as the failure of policy to reflect the lived experiences of British Muslims.

 

For more information about the report, visit http://www.runnymedetrust.org/
news/499/272/The-New-Muslim-Report-Launched.html.


The report can be downloaded from http://www.derby.ac.uk/files/policy_brief.pdf.


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Dialogue Theories


A new book by Frances Sleap and Dr Omer Sener, edited by Professor Paul Weller, will be launched on 8 October.  The book, called Dialogue Theories, aims to advance theoretical and practical engagement with dialogue by introducing the work of ten individuals who have made important and insightful contributions to thought in this area.  The thinkers, drawn from diverse intellectual and cultural backgrounds, include quantum physicist David Bohm, Jewish philosopher, theologian and educationalist Martin Buber, social theorist Jurgen Habermas and Islamic scholar and peace advocate Fethullah Gulen.  Together with the Journal of Dialogue Studies which will be launched this year, and the Dialogue Studies MA co-delivered with Keele University, it is also intended to contribute to the related goal of the development of "Dialogue Studies" as a distinct academic field.

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 Workshops


The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is running workshops across the UK throughout September and October for anyone interested in marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 (27 January).  The workshops will explore the theme of ‘Journeys’ and how Holocaust Memorial Day can be tailored to be relevant for both faith and inter faith audiences.   There will be a chance to hear life stories of Holocaust and genocide survivors and network and share best practice with local organisers. 

Dates for workshops and booking information can be found online at http://www.hmd.org.uk/news/book-your-place-our-hmd-2014-workshops or by telephoning 020 7785 7029.


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JOBS AND VOLUNTEERING


IFN Volunteering


The Inter Faith Network has volunteering opportunities from time to time. These vary from helping with such tasks as mailings and organising the resources library, through to work on the website and supporting such projects as national Inter Faith Week.  We are always interested to hear from people with enthusiasm for developing inter faith understanding and cooperation, commitment to the goals of IFN, a positive and diplomatic approach and such skills as:

·         good written and verbal communication
·         attention to detail
·         IT skills
·         event organising
If you are interested in volunteering and would like to know more, please email us at ifnet@interfaith.org.uk  or ring 020 7730 0410.

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Faiths Forum for London – Interns


The Faiths Forum for London is seeking two part time volunteer Interns: a Communications and Events Intern (14 to 36 hours per week) and a Finance Intern (7 to 14 hours per week).   Descriptions of the roles can be found online at http://www.faithsforum4london.org/about/team/intern-roles/.

The roles are based in London and travel costs will be paid, together with a lunch allowance.   Applications for these roles will close once suitable candidates have been found and the start date will be as soon as possible.   To apply, send a CV, covering letter and the names of two referees to mustafa@faithsforum4london.org. 

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Three Faiths Forum – Schools Coordinator


The Three Faiths Forum is seeking to recruit a Schools Coordinator to help develop and deliver its education programmes.  This is a very varied role which includes leading on curriculum and resource development, delivering inter faith and intercultural training for teachers and educators and working on the strategic development of the team.

Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds, with religious or non-religious beliefs.  Applications must be made on the official form.  CVs and cover letters will not be accepted.  The application deadline is 14 October and interviews will be held on 18 October.  For further information, visit http://www.3ff.org.uk/jobs/schools-coordinator.php or call 0207 485 1475. 

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Forum for Discussion of Israel and Palestine – Project Officer


FODIP is seeking to recruit a part time Project Officer to help deliver its ‘Women’s Voices’ project.  This is a 2-year project funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation during which women from faith communities and/or traditional backgrounds will learn about aspects of life for women in Israel/Palestine and also learn about examples of cooperative initiatives involving Jewish, Christian and Muslim women.

As it is a genuine occupational requirement, the Trustees are seeking to appoint a woman to this role.   The role is 2 days per week and is based in central Manchester.  Applications must be made on the official form.  The closing date for applications is 10 October and interviews will take place in Manchester on 30 October.   For further information, visit http://www.fodip.org/ or call 01865 787458. 

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CALLS FOR INFORMATION, COMPETITIONS AND TENDERS



Diversity Champion awards


The Diversity Champion Award is an International Diversity Mark that recognises and promotes excellence and achievement in diversity.  The awards highlight those organisations who actively promote diversity in ways that benefit: all employees; the organisation’s clients, users or customers; and the wider community.  The awards are open to all organisations, irrespective of size, geographical location or sector. Details on how to apply, including registration fees, can be found at http://www.diversitychampion.org/apply-now-for-2014.html.  (There is a 50% discount on registrations before 31 October.)




International Theological Conference


The Centre for Inter-religious Dialogue at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, Australia, is hosting an international theological conference on Interfaith Dialogue in May 2014.


They are presently accepting proposals for plenary speakers as well as paper presenters.  Further information is available at www.acu.edu.au/interfaithconference.


 

 



SPECIAL WEEKS/DAYS

 

 

 

Week of Prayer for World Peace


This year’s Week of Prayer for World Peace takes place from 13 to 20 October.  Each year, its Committee produces a leaflet of prayers for peace drawn from the major religious traditions of the world. The 2013-14 leaflet can be ordered from http://www.weekofprayerforworldpeace.com/prayers.html.


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One World Week


One World Week will this year take place from 20 to 27 October.   The theme is ‘More Than Enough?’, which offers two linked elements: 1) along with the European Global Education Week, it wants to explore issues about consumption of resources; and 2) it is offering an opportunity to support or organise local events with people and organisations involved to follow up the multi-organisation campaign “Enough Food for everyone IF” which asks the question “Why, if the world produces enough food for everyone, do more than two million children die every year because they can’t get enough to eat?” and to ask what needs to be done next.

For more information, visit http://www.oneworldweek.org.

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Mitzvah Day


Mitzvah Day will be taking place on Sunday 17 November. Mitzvah Day is a Jewish led day of social action – around the world thousands of people take part in hands on projects to support existing charities and to build stronger communities. The goal is to reduce hardship and poverty and to help the environment. People are encouraged to volunteer for projects in their communities and anyone can take part regardless of their background.  The Day brings people of different faiths together to volunteer. 

This year there is a special focus on tackling hunger and raising awareness about what people can do about it.   

See www.mitzvahday.org.uk  or contact Sophie@mitzvahday.org.uk

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Inter Faith Week 2013


Inter Faith Week 2013 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales will take place from Sunday 17 to Saturday 23 November.  

Scottish Interfaith Week will take place from 24 November until 1 December, including, as usual, St Andrew’s Day. 

Further information is in the UK/National updates section.
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DIARY DATES



The Three Faiths Forum is hosting its fifth ‘Urban Dialogue Exhibition’ from Wednesday 2 October to Monday 14 October at the Red Gallery, 3 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3DT.  The mixed-media exhibition features the work of 20 artists and features two specially commissioned collaborations.   To celebrate its 5th anniversary several special Urban Dialogue events are being held in the gallery as well: including Female Voices (for women only) on the evening of Thursday 10 October; and Shoreditch Singathon on the afternoon of Sunday 13 October. For further information on all these events and the exhibition, visit http://www.3ff.org.uk/arts/.

The Interfaith Scotland AGM takes place on Tuesday 8 October from 6.00pm to 8.00pm at Burgh Halls, Linlithgow, West Lothian EH49 7AH.   The AGM is preceded by a public talk on ‘New Models of Community Leadership for 21st Century Scotland’, Barbara Simpson, Professor of Leadership and Organisational Dynamics at Strathclyde University.  Further information can be found at http://www.interfaithscotland.org/events/.

The Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby is hosting a launch event on Tuesday 8 October for ‘Dialogue Theories’ by Frances Sleap and Dr Omer Sener, edited by Prof Paul Weller.  Also being launched the same evening is ‘The Muslim World and Politics in Transition’.  The event will take place from 6.00pm to 9.00pm at the Multi Faith Centre at the University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB. For further information, telephone 01332 591285 or visit www.multifaithcentre.org.

Dudley Borough Interfaith Network will be holding its Autumn Open Forum event on Tuesday 8 October from 7.15pm at the Shree Gujarati Hindu Centre on Hope Street. The event will celebrate the festival of Navratri. For further information, and to confirm your place, please contact Gillian on interfaith@dudleycvs.org.uk or 01238 267415.

The Christian Muslim Forum, together with the Faith & Khidmah Campaign (a joint project of the An-Nisa Society and the Radical Middle Way) are hosting an event on Wednesday 9 October on ‘Faith in the public space’.  This round table event will run from 10.00am to 2.15pm at a London location.  For further information, visit http://www.christianmuslimforum.org/index.php/calendar/forum-events.

The St Ethelburga’s Centre is holding an event on Wednesday 9 October on ‘Re-imagining the Sacred in Food’ as part of its wider series on ‘Re-imagining the Sacred’.   Faith traditions have often linked food with ritual, celebration and community.   The event will consider questions, such as ‘How is this relationship between food and the sacred experienced today?’ and ‘How might this be reflected in farming and food production?’ The event will run at the Centre, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, from 6.30pm.  Further information can be found online at https://www.stethelburgas.org/civicrm/event/info?id=545&reset=1.

South Shropshire Interfaith Forum will be holding its Annual Lecture, preceded by its AGM, on Wednesday 9 October from 7pm at Ludlow Methodist Church. The title of the lecture, to be given by Symon Hill, is ‘Bad news for the poor? The role of religion in a time of austerity.’ For further information, visit http://www.ssif.org.uk/events.html.

Calderdale Inter-faith Women’s Group will be holding its next meeting on Thursday 10 October from 10.00am to 12 noon.  The meeting will be held at King Cross Fire Station and will be joined by concert pianist Kay Milon who will be speaking about ‘Living abroad but not as a tourist’.  The event is open to women only.  For further information, contact Margaret Barnes on 01422 345582.

The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe is funding an exhibition at the Brunei Gallery of the School of African and Oriental Studies in London from 11 October to 14 December entitled ‘The Everlasting Flame: Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination’.  The exhibition will be free to attend and will “provide a visual narrative of the history of Zoroastrianism from its ancient Iranian roots, to its emergence as the foremost religion of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires as well as its consolidation as the state religion under the Sasanians and the establishment of the great regnal fires”.  For further information, visit http://www.theeverlastingflame.com.

The Resurgence Trust is hosting a ‘Festival of Wellbeing’ on Saturday 12 October.  This event will include music, poetry, talks and food and speakers will include Rowan Williams, Alys Fowler, Tony Juniper, Ben Okri.  It will be held at Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH from 10.00am to 6.00pm. To book a place, telephone 01237 441293 or visit www.resurgence.org/wellbeing.

Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity will be holding an event on the theme ‘Life, the Universe and Everything’ at Immersive Vision Theatre (Planetarium) at Plymouth University on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October. The event will include an opportunity to watch the Planetarium presentation, followed by speakers linking their faith to ‘the bigger picture.’ For further information email info@pcfcd.co.uk or telephone 01752 254438.

The St Ethelburga’s Centre is organising a sponsored walk in London on Sunday 13 October at 1.00pm.  The walk will cover 9 miles from Barking Abbey to the Centre at Bishopsgate and is likely to take around four hours.  Participants will be raising funds for the Centre and there will be storytelling, music and refreshments en route.  For further information, visit http://www.stethelburgas.org/events/public.

This year’s inter faith gathering for the Week of Prayer for World Peace will take place on Sunday 13 October at 2.30pm.   It is this year being hosted by the UK Baha’i community and will be held at the London Interfaith Centre, 125 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6RG.  For further information, visit www.weekofprayerforworldpeace.com/events.html.

Cheltenham Inter Faith will be holding its next meeting on Tuesday 15 October from 7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, Warwick Place. Celia Blackden, Inter Faith Officer for Churches Together in England, will be giving a talk. For further information, email info@cheltenhaminterfaith.org.uk or telephone 01242 602412.

Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource will be hosting a seminar on the theme ‘Living Inter-Faith’ on Wednesday 16 October from 7pm at the Inter-Faith Centre. The seminar will be led by the Revd Fergus Capie, former Director of the London Inter Faith Centre. For further information visit http://www.sifre.org.uk/home_page_2.htm.

Welwyn Hatfield Interfaith Group will be holding an open discussion entitled ‘the Israel/ Palestine Question’ on Thursday 17 October from 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Park Lounge, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City. For further information, email Reynold Rosenberg on reynoldrosenberg@yahoo.co.uk.

The Hindu Christian Forum is hosting an event, supported by Near Neighbours, on Saturday 19 October entitled ‘Building Faith’.   The event takes place from 10.00am to 4.00pm and will include a tour of places of worship in Leicester with George Ballentyne, Voluntary and Community Sector Engagement Manager at Leicester City Council.  To book a place or for further information, contact Paresh Solanki at HCForum@outlook.com or on 07425 173264.

Horsham Interfaith Forum with Faiths in Sussex and South East England Faiths Forum will be a day of talks, workshops and discussions on the theme ‘Conflict within Faith Communities’ facilitated by St Ethelburga’s Centre on Saturday 19 October from 1pm – 6pm. For further information, and to register by 11 October, please contact Alison Schillinger on 01342 710318 or email aschillinger@worth.org.uk.

Lambeth Multi-Faith Action Group is holding a conference on Sunday 20 October on ‘Faith and Old Age’.  The speakers will include Dr Raza Hashim, a Doctor of Psychiatry, and the Reverend Canon Ivor Smith-Cameron, founder member of the South London Inter Faith Group. The event will take place at the Ahl-Ul-Bayt Islamic Centre, 11-13 Edgeley Road, London SW4 6EH from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.  Guests are asked to dress modestly.

Slough Faith Partnership is holding a film festival from Monday 21 to Saturday 26 October as part of One World Week.  Each evening will include a film on a particular topic, followed by a panel discussion.  The topics include: Autism, LGBT, Mental Health, HIV/AIDS and Disability/Carers.  For further information, visit http://www.sloughfaithpartnership.org.uk/.

Public Spirit, an online forum on faith and public policy, will be launched on Wednesday 23 October in partnership with FaithAction, the Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society.   The launch event will take place at 4.00pm at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London and will include a panel debate on faith and finance.   To book a place, visit https://publicspiritlaunch.eventbrite.co.uk.

Interfaith Vision will be holding a Retreat from 4.00pm on Monday 28 October to 2.30pm on Wednesday 30 October at Glastonbury Abbey House Retreat Centre.  For further information, including costs, contact Annie Blampied on 01342 825511 or at annie@annieblampied.co.uk

Brighton and Hove Inter-Faith Contact Group will be holding a dialogue event on the theme of death on Wednesday 30 October. For further details, contact admin@interfaithcontactgroup.com
The West Midlands Faiths Forum is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a series of events on the theme of ‘Moving forward’.  The events are being held in November, February, March, May and July.  For further information, contact info@wmfaithsforum.org.uk.

Surrey Faith Links will be holding an event on the theme ‘Women and Faith – who is the oppressor? Religion or men?’, including local perspectives from Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The event will take place on Sunday 17 November, and is open to men and women of all faiths. For further information, contact Kauser.Akhtar@cofeguildford.org.uk.
The Christian Muslim Forum is holding a day of dialogue at Blackburn Cathedral in Lancashire on Monday 18 November entitled ‘Jesus and Muhammad: Relevant today?’  Topics will include: Women in Churches and Mosques; Our Youths; Our Economy; and Our Environment.  The event will run from 9.00am to 3.00pm and places can be booked online at http://www.christianmuslimforum.org/index.php/calendar.

Westminster Cathedral Interfaith Group will be hosting a talk on Zoroastrianism by Phiroza Ghan on Wednesday 20 November from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.  The event will be held in the Hinsley Room, Morpeth Terrace, on the right of the main entrance to Westminster Cathedral in London.  For further information, contact John Woodhouse by text on 07908 888586. 

The Sion Centre for Dialogue and Encounter is hosting the next in its series of seminars on ‘Bilateral Dialogue: Engaging with the Other’ on Sunday 24 November.  The event will be held from 2.30pm to 4.15pm on ‘Christian Buddhist Dialogue – Precepts and Virtues’ and speakers will include Fr Michael Barnes SJ and Anil Goonewardene.  Further information, including booking details can be found online at http://www.sistersofourladyofsion.org/Events.aspx.

The Christian Muslim Forum is hosting an event on Tuesday 26 November as part of its series of seminars on Christian Muslim Marriage.  The aim is to offer exploration of the issues to religious leaders and others working with inter faith couples and provide pastoral support to those who are in inter faith relationships.  For The event runs from 10.00am to 1.00pm at the St Philip’s Centre in Leicester.  Further information can be found online at http://www.christianmuslimforum.org/index.php/calendar/forum-events.

Inform is hosting its Anniversary Conference from Friday 31 January 2014 to Sunday 2 February 2014 at the London School of Economics in London.  The theme is ‘Minority Religions: Contemplating the Past and Anticipating the Future’.  To register, visit http://www.inform.ac.uk.  Registration opens on 1 November 2013.





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For more information on events and projects in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales see:

Northern Ireland Inter-Faith Forum:  www.niinterfaithforum.org
Interfaith Scotland:  www.interfaithscotland.org
Inter-faith Council for Wales:  www.interfaithwales.org

For more information on events and projects in a number of the English regions see:

London: www.faithsforum4london.org
North East:  www.nerfn.org
South East:  www.se-faithforum.net
South West: www.faithnetsouthwest.org.uk
West Midlands:  www.wmfaithsforum.org.uk

See also:  http://lbfn.wordpress.com/ (London Boroughs Faiths Network) and http://www.fbrn.org.uk/news  (Faith-based Regeneration Network).



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