National Interfaith Week 2010 - Archive
South East England during Inter-
Launch of Interfaith Week
Date: 14th November
Time: 3.00p.m.
Venue: St. Nicolas Parish Room, Millmead, Guildford
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Guildford & Godalming Interfaith Forum
Contact: CarolynNeogi@aol.com 01483 415773
Details:
Multifaith event with contributions from members of the Interfaith Forum and other groups in the area.
Rev. Jan Moore will speak about facets of her work as a multifaith chaplain with Surrey Police.
The Mayors of Guildford, Godalming & Waverley will be in attendance.
Refreshments to follow
Link: www.spanglefish.com/interfaithfriendsinsurrey
Play: On Human Folly
Date: 21 November 2010
Time: 2pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 41 Park Road, Woking GU22 7DB
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Woking Local Quaker Meeting
Contact: 01483 720154
Details:
Plain Quakers theatre company will perform their two-
Link: www.wokingquakers.org/more.html
Attachment: QFlyer On Human Folly.doc
Faith and Networking in Eastleigh
Date: 22nd November 2010
Time: 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Venue: Church of the Holy Cross, 53 Leigh Rd, Eastleigh, SO50 9DF
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Eastleigh Asian Welfare & Cultural Association, Eastleigh Borough Council, Hampshire Interfaith Network
Contact: Rajni Bali rajni.bali@eastleigh.gov.uk
Details:
An opportunity for faith leaders and individuals to appreciate how faith plays it's role in peoples lives in Eastleigh and the key celebrations in the calendar year for the Asian Welfare and Cultural Association members.
The event is free, open to invited guests.
Havant Gathering of Faiths
Date: 22 Nov 2010
Time: 10.00 am to 12.00pm
Venue: The Emsworth Centre, South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EG
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Havant Council of Community Services, Community First East Hants, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Interfaith Network
Contact: : Jon Piper, jon.piper@hants.gov.uk, 07515 084046
Details:
Representatives of different faith communities in Havant and East Hants will give short, informal talks about their beliefs.
Free event, with a £3 buffet lunch, open to anyone.
Bring a Cake event
Date: 23rd November 2010
Time: 10.00 -
Venue: HQ Building, 22 Upperton Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service and Eastbourne Cultural Communities Network
Contact: 01323 462393
Details:
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service and Eastbourne Cultural Communities Network will be hosting a Bring a Cake or something sweet event to highlight the importance of inter faith understanding and cooperation.
We would really welcome those attending the event to bring a traditional cake or sweet of your choice which we can all discuss and enjoy with tea, coffee or soft drink.
The aim of the morning is to celebrate and strengthen faith relations. This is an
opportunity to increase awareness of the different and distinct faith communities
of Sussex and to build an understanding between people of religious and non-
There will be short presentations from some faith communities and invited guests
but there will be plenty of time to meet new friends while enjoying tasty cakes and
sweets that represent the diversity of Sussex.
Abraham (Ibrahim), the father of faiths
Date: 23/11/10 Tuesday
Time: 1 to 3 pm
Venue: Stoke Poges Mosque Basement, Stoke Poges Lane.Slough. SL1 3NY
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Faith Anchor of Renaissance Readers Club UK
Contact: renpriority@hotmail.com M:0788 78 913
Details: Brief talks by Arshad Gamiet & Dr Henna Khan about Prophet Abraham's position
in various faiths. Discussion & light refreshments
Redefining Interfaith Education and Action
Date: 23 November 2010
Time: 6.30pm -
Venue: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG United Kingdom
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: St.Ethelburga's, hosted by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation
Contact: 020 7496 1610
Details:
“It is estimated that by 2050, 80% of the worlds’ population will be of faith. This brings with it great challenges, which need concrete and effective responses. In an increasingly globalised world, engagement between those of all faiths, and none, needs to move beyond conversation to dialogue of life and action.
So how do we normalise and mainstream interfaith encounter and action?
Join Bilal Hassam and Jo Malone for this conversation, and learn about the pioneering work in interfaith education and social action being spearheaded by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.”
Link: http://stethelburgas.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=211
A Question of Faith
Date: 24th November 2010
Time: 7pm
Venue: Congress Suite, Winter Garden
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Eastbourne's Faiths Forum
Contact: Monica Ray, Faiths Forum Administrator
Details:
'A Question of Faith', styled on BBC's Question Time, takes place in Eastbourne
with Peter Owen-
Link: www.eastbourne.gov.uk/faithsforum
Inter-
Date: Thursday 25th November
Time: 2pm
Venue: Chaplaincy HMP Kingston Portsmouth PO3 6AS
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: CHAPLAINCY HMP KINGSTON
Contact: paul.anthony.newman@hmps.gsi.gov.uk
Details:
The Chaplaincy (Christian and Muslim) invites friends from the Inter-
Local and Hants guests particularly invited.
Faith & Family
Date: Fri 26/11/2010
Time: 4 to 6 pm
Venue: Sapphire Room. The Centre. Farnham Road Slough SL1 4UT
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Faith Anchor of Renaissance Readers Club UK
Contact: renpriority@hotmail.com M:07880 748 913
Details: Please note this event is not on 20/11/10/. It will be on the 'Muslim Day' of Slough Faith Partnership(SFP) as a part of National Interfaith Week (IFW) open to all faiths. Brief talks about the value & nobality attached to the traditional family life in different faiths, specially in today's difficult times wherever every individual is in need of support & love more than ever before, followed by interactive discussion & light refreshments. Do come & share your ideas & experiences.
Speakers: Nigel Cohen (Maidenhead), Arshad Gamiet(Egham), Dr.Henna Khan (Slough & Reading)
[We send our heartiest condolences to the family of our dear colleague Joanna Osborne(Jewish representative in SFP who left us 2 days before IFW due to an illness) May her soul be blessed. She did a beautiful presentation about Jewish religion & traditions during the National IFW in Nov 2009.]
Link: www.sloughfaithpartnership.org.uk
Coffee-
Date: Saturday 27th November 2010
Time: 2.30pm -
Venue: Meet in Mercia Walk outside Wolsey Centre, Woking town Centre
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Woking People of Faith
Contact: P. Ross-
Details:
Woking People of Faith welcomes people of faith and none to Coffee-
A celebration of Diverse Faiths in Woking
During National Inter-
Saturday 27th November
2.30 – 4pm
Woking Town Centre
Meet in Mercia Walk outside Wolsey Centre
Free Coffee!
Woking People of Faith Hosts will buy you coffee at Starbucks, or Esquires, and introduce you to friends of different faiths. Enjoy informal discussion about faith and culture.
Woking People of Faith
Understanding Differences in Faith and Culture
Charity Registration Number: 1124310
Attachment: artwork 2010.doc
Protecting Planet Earth World Café (An event for 16 to 25 yr old)
Date: 27 November 2010
Time: 10.30am to 3.00pm
Venue: The Stripe, Main Campus, University of Winchester, SO22 4NR.
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Winchester University, Hampshire County Council, Winchester Action on
Climate Change and Hampshire Interfaith Network
Contact: Mark Owen mark.owen@winchester.ac.uk
Details:
A day of fun, food and shared concern, as young people of faith from across Hampshire gather in Winchester’s World Café to explore the threat of climate change. Leave with the challenge of finding ways to help others save the planet.
Free, open to all 16 years to 25 years.
Fourth Annual Hampshire Interfaith Lecture
Date: Thursday 25 November 2010
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Ashburton Hall, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UJ
Subregion: South East Hampshire
Organisation: Hampshire Interfaith Network
Contact: Susan May, susan.may@hants.gov.uk, Tel: 01962 826061
Details:
The objective of the Hampshire Interfaith Network Lecture is the continued promotion of interfaith understanding, enhancing harmony between faiths for the benefit of the people of Hampshire. An ideal opportunity to network on the night.
The Guest Speaker is the Bishop of Winchester, and after his lecture on "Respect, Collaboration and Mystery" we will have a question and answer opportunity before the close of the evening.
This is a regional event, open by invitation.
Interfaith Walk
Date: 20 November 2010
Time: 10.00am
Venue: Start at Reform Synagogue, Giffard Park, Miltom Keynes
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Interfaith MK
Contact: Ken Harris (01296 720454)
Details:
An Interfaith Walk for Peace and Harmony is planned to take place on Saturday 20th November, starting at the Reform Synagogue in Giffard Park at 10 a.m. and finishing at the Shia Granby Mosque at 4 p.m., and calling at a number of places of worship en route. The full distance is around 8 miles, and the proposed route and timings imply an average walking speed of about 2 miles an hour. People will be free to join and leave the walk as they wish. There will be a lunch stop at the Buddhist Temple, but people will need to bring their own food for lunch (drinks will be provided).
The aim of the walk is:
1) to publicise National Interfaith Week, 21st – 28th November
2) to witness to the importance and variety of religious faith in the lives of large numbers of people in Milton Keynes;
3) to display the respect which people of faith hold towards people who hold a different faith;
4) to promote friendship and understanding between people of different faiths;
5) to engage in some shared spiritual activity where this is thought appropriate.
Faiths Coming Together in Celebration
Date: Saturday 20th November
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Ramgarhia Sabha Sikh Centre 234 London Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 1AH
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Network of Sikh Organisation, Wokingham borough Council, Ramgarhia Sikh temple and Wokingham Interfaith Network
Contact:
Deryn Stewart— 07813800518 / Mel Cox— 0118 912 3147
Ashwani Gupta— 01189746790 / Mobile — 07825195503
Details: A partnership between Network of Sikh Organisation,Wokingham borough Council, Ramgarhia Sikh temple and Wokingham Interfaith Network on 20th of November at the RSR Sikh temple. Theme of this event is Faiths coming together. Main speakers include Dr.Inderjit singh and Rev David Hodgson.
Attachment: RSR Launch 2010.doc
Tree Planting on Cumnor Hill
Date: Sunday 21 November
Time: 14.30 -
Venue: Cumnor Hill behind Timbernet Site
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Oxford Jewish community with OxCoF
Contact: Katherine Shocks katherins@shocks.clara.net
Details:
As part of a Mitzvah Day community event the Faith Communities of the city are invited to plant trees on the community land on Cumnor Hill. Afternoon open to all people of faith to share in returning to the community the benfits given to us.
Link: Bede Gerrard
Slough Faith Partnership's National Interfaith Week Events
Date: 21-
Time: Daily 11am-
Venue: The Centre Farnham Road Slough
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Slough Faith Partnership
Contact: secretary@sloughfaithpartnership.org.uk
Details: Exhibitions, events and interesting discussions presented by all
the main faith groups in Slough. Opening event: 2pm on Sunday 21 November
Link: www.sloughfaithpartnership.org.uk
Attachment: Slough Faith Partnership Interfaith Week 2010[1].pdf
Yours Faithfully
Date: Tuesday November 23
Time: 7.00 -
Venue: Oxford Town Hall
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Oxford Council of Faiths
Contact: Jenyth Worsley worsley.j@btinternet.com
Details:
An evening of entertainment from the faith communities of the city.
Several short musical, dramatic or poetic contributions from across the city's faith communities.
Link: Bede Gerrard
Bucks faith Cafes
Date: Tues 23 Nov in Aylesbury & Weds 24 Nov in High Wycombe
Time: 6.15 to 9.30pm
Venue: The Oculus, AVDC Offices, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury HP19 8FF (Tuesday 23rd)
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Bucks Forum of Faiths
Contact: Dave Furze 07803 897 135 dave.furze@hotmail.com
Details: Our faith cafe events are important because everyone present will take part in CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER on live issues. The world cafe model will help us generate creative connections and let them develop so that a sense of coming together grows out of separate conversations at our cafe tables.
In March 2011 an exhibition will tour the county to illustrate what happened during the faith cafe events and how the conversations developed. You will have a chance to contribute and develop the ideas even further.
Attachment: BUCKS FAITH CAFÉS flier draft.doc
Spiritual Reflection
Date: 23/11/2010
Time: 7.30
Venue: Friends Meeting House, Worthing Road, Horsham, RH12 1SL
Subregion: South East England
Organisation: Baha'is of Horsham
Contact: 01403 251708
Details: A multi-
Who am I? Religious Identity and Young People
Date: Thursday 25th November 201
Time: 5.30 to 9.00 p.m
Venue: The Friends Meeting House, 2 Church Street, Reading RG1 2SB
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Churches Together in Berkshire
Contact: ctberks@tesco.net
Details:
Who am I? Religious Identity and Young People
An Inter-
Attachment: odcic -
Scriptural Reasoning Launch Event
Date: Thursday 25 November 2010
Time: 6.00 for 6.30pm
Venue: Old Divinity School (Bodleian Library), University of Oxford, Broad Street,
Oxford OX1 3BG
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Scriptural Reasoning
Contact: 020 7433 0838 or enquiries@scripturalreasoning.org.uk
Details: "SCRIPTURAL REASONING -
Scriptural Reasoning is the national interfaith charity for the study by Jews, Christians,
Muslims and others of their sacred books and traditions, in order to promote understanding
of religious differences -
In the spectacular surroundings of Oxford University's Old Divinity School, some of the world's leading Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars debate texts from the Bible and Quran on the relationship between faith leaders, the state and power.
At this event there will also be the presentation of an historic document by senior
Muslim scholars from Al-
Speakers include:
* Sheikh Professor Fawzi Al-
* Professor John Barton (University of Oxford)
* Sheikh Professor Mohamed Elsharkawy (Al-
* Professor David Ford (University of Cambridge)
* Dr Ida Glaser (Centre for Muslim-
* Professor Tariq Ramadan (University of Oxford)
* Professor Christopher Rowland (University of Oxford)
* Rabbi Professor Marc Saperstein (Leo Baeck College)
* Rabbi Dr Michael Shire (Leo Baeck College)
* Professor Guy Stroumsa (University of Oxford)
* Chair, Rabbi Mark Solomon (Leo Baeck College)
* Vote of Thanks, Rabbi Dr Charles Middleburgh (Leo Baeck College)
This event is open to practising, believing Christians, Jews and Muslims of any tradition.
Admission is by electronic ticket, which is free of charge. To apply for a ticket,
please write to Sarah Snyder via e-
Link: www.scripturalreasoning.org.uk
Faith & Family
Date: Fri 26/11/2010
Time: 4 to 6 pm
Venue: Sapphire Room. The Centre. Farnham Road Slough SL1 4UT
Subregion: Thames Valley
Organisation: Faith Anchor of Renaissance Readers Club UK
Contact: renpriority@hotmail.com M:07880 748 913
Details: Please note this event is not on 20/11/10/. It will be on the 'Muslim Day' of Slough Faith Partnership(SFP) as a part of National Interfaith Week (IFW) open to all faiths. Brief talks about the value & nobality attached to the traditional family life in different faiths, specially in today's difficult times wherever every individual is in need of support & love more than ever before, followed by interactive discussion & light refreshments. Do come & share your ideas & experiences.
Speakers: Nigel Cohen (Maidenhead), Arshad Gamiet(Egham), Dr.Henna Khan (Slough & Reading)
[We send our heartiest condolences to the family of our dear colleague Joanna Osborne(Jewish representative in SFP who left us 2 days before IFW due to an illness) May her soul be blessed. She did a beautiful presentation about Jewish religion & traditions during the National IFW in Nov 2009.]
Link: www.sloughfaithpartnership.org.uk
Havant Gathering of Faiths
Date: 22 November 2010
Time: 10.00 am to 12.00pm
Venue: The Emsworth Centre, South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EG
Subregion: Central
Organisation: Havant Council of Community Services, Community First East Hants, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Interfaith Network
Contact: Jon Piper: jon.piper@hants.gov.uk 07515 084046
Details: Representatives of different faith communities in Havant and East Hants will give short, informal talks about their beliefs. Free event, with a £3 buffet lunch
Faith and Networking in Eastleigh
Date: 22nd November 2010
Time: 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Venue: Church of the Holy Cross, 53 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DF
Subregion: Central
Organisation: Eastleigh Asian Welfare & Cultural Association, Eastleigh Borough Council, Hampshire Interfaith Network
Contact: Rajni Bali: rajni.bali@eastleigh.gov.uk
Details: An opportunity for faith leaders and individuals to appreciate how faith plays its role in peoples lives in Eastleigh and the key celebrations in the calendar year for the Asian Welfare and Cultural Association members. Entry via invitation.
Interfaith Dialogue Facilitation Skills
Date: 26-
Time: 6pm Friday to ending with lunch on the Sunday
Venue: The Ammerdown Centre, Ammerdown Park, Radsstock, Somerset, BA3 5SW
Subregion: Central
Organisation: The Ammerdown Conference & Retreat Centre
Contact: 01761 433709 or centre@ammerdown.org
Details:
This course, run in partnership with ‘St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace’ and ‘faithnetsouthwest’, is for people involved in, or interested in, interfaith facilitation and dialogue. It will be of benefit not only to those new to facilitation but also those who are already facilitating groups and want to improve their technique or explore a wider range of tools.
The course will be highly experiential and will offer an opportunity to engage with a range of practical tools and techniques which help to foster participative and productive group conversations. The emphasis is on interfaith dialogue but many of the dialogue tools work well for diverse groups of all kinds.
The course will be run by Justine Huxley and Jonathan Marshall Together, they combine years of experience of developing and using tools for interfaith dialogue. They will use this experience to explore, with the help of the group:
- Dialogue tools and meeting formats that support creative conversations
- The difference between dialogue and debate
- The importance of asking good questions
- The elements of good dialogue -
listening, respecting, voicing and suspending judgment - How to create safe containers for difficult conversations
- Dealing with difference, disagreement and tension
- Maximising involvement and creating inclusive space
- The art of listening for what is missing
- Collaboration, consensus and power dynamics
- The basics of interfaith etiquette
Justine Huxley is the Interfaith Projects Co-
Jonathan Marshall is Director of the Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity, a charity grounded on interfaith principles he helped found ten years ago and for which he was recently honoured with an MBE. The centre is closely connected to www.faithnetsouthwest.org.uk – a regional partnership that supports faith groups engaging in social or community activity in the South West. One of faithnetsouthwest’s key aims is to help faith groups and local and regional bodies reach a better understanding of one another, and work with each other.
Link: www.ammerdown.org/InterfaithDialogueFacilitationSkills.htm
Attachment: Interfaith Flyer.pdf
Inter Faith Matters
Date: Wednesday 24th November
Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Venue: Bedlam Theatre Woking College, Rydens Way, Woking GU22 9DL
Subregion: Central
Organisation: Woking People of Faith
Contact:
Zafar.Iqbal@woking.gov.uk 01483 743774
p.rossmccabe@btinternet.com 01932 342374
Details: Peer Productions and Woking People of Faith present:
Inter Faith Matters
an evening of drama,discussion, learning,food and friendship
Attachment: WPOF evening.ppt
Inter Faith Matters
Date: Wednesday 24th November
Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Venue: Beldam Theatre, Woking College, Rydens Way, Woking GU22 9DL
Subregion: Central
Organisation: Woking People of Faith
Contact: P. Ross-
Details: Peer Productions and Woking People of Faith present:
Inter Faith Matters
an evening of drama,discussion, learning,food and friendship
Attachment: peer productions poster.ppt
Sea of Stories II
Date: 24.November
Time: 7pm
Venue: 78 Bishopsgate London, EC2N 4AG
Subregion: Central
Organisation: St. Ethelburga's, Center for Reconciliation and Peace
Contact: 020 7496 1610 tent@stethelburgas.org
Details: A re-
A spellbinding performance for National Interfaith Week with David Bash, Joseph Kingsley, Jumana Moon&Sarah Percelval.
"many know that the drop blends into the ocean but few know that the ocean blends into the drop"
Attachment: Sea of Stories II Wed 24 Nov.pdf
Coffee-
Date: Saturday 27th November
Time: 2.30pm – 4pm
Venue: Meet in Mercia Walk outside Wolsey Centre, Woking town Centre
Subregion: Central
Organisation: Woking People of Faith
Contact:
Zafar.Iqbal@woking.gov.uk 01483 743774
p.rossmccabe@btinternet.com 01932 342374
Details: A celebration of Diverse Faiths in Woking
During National Inter-
Free Coffee!
Woking People of Faith Hosts will buy you a hot beverage and introduce
you to friends of different faiths. Enjoy informal discussion about faith and culture.
Attachment: WPOF evening & coffee.pdf
Crawley Interfaith Network (CIFN) Calendar of Events for 2010
Horsham Interfaith Forum
Horsham Interfaith Forum has a full meeting and events schedule available here: www.horsham-
KRAN Riverside Project Interfaith Week Activities
Date: 15th -
Time: 9.30am -
Venue: Riverside Youth Centre, Kingsmead Road, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7PH
Subregion: Eastern
Organisation: Kent Refugee Action Network Riverside Project
Contact: Wendy Catterick: kranriverside@gmail.com 07795 108452
Details: Activities for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Teenagers. Invitation Only.
Appreciating Each Other
Date: 20th November 2010
Time: 2-
Venue: St Mary's School, Wrestwood Road, Bexhill on sea TN40 2LU
Subregion: Eastern
Organisation: Hastings and District Interfaith Forum
Contact: timjmiller@onetel.net
Details:
Provide multi-
We have also asked a local Buddhist and Muslim leader to briefly share something about their faith and community as the school has a desire to develop some interfaith aspect for the benefit of their young people.
It is a great chance to let young people meet and value each other as precious human beings beyond difference!!
Attachment: BELIEVE invitation 20th November Appreciating Each Other.doc
'Experiencing Sacred Spaces' and talk
Date: 21 November 2010
Time: 10.30 -
Venue: Unitarian Church, New Road Brighton BN1 1UF
Subregion: Eastern
Organisation: Brighton & Hove Interfaith Contact Group with World Sacred Music
Contact: admin@ifcg.co.uk 07956 314380
Details:
Visits to Christian and Buddhist sacred spaces for silent meditation and readings from various faiths, followed by a talk by Peter Owen Jones of BBC TV's 'Round the World in 80 Faiths' with sarod player Tarun Jasani.
Attachment: IF Week 2010.pdf
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