Activities calendar

The calendar below shows activity information linked to Inter Faith Week 2022. Some activities this year will take place virtually, and an icon identifies these on the list below. You can also filter online/ socially distanced in-person activities using the controls above.

  • Monday 14 November

    Inter Faith Week: Exhibition and Panel

    Endeavour House, IP1 2BX . 9.00 – Friday 18 November 17.00
    Suffolk County Council are taking part in Interfaith Week. We have been working in co-production with the local Multi-Faith Agency to create an exhibition display. This will include posters, artifacts, books and the board game 'Diversity'.

    We are also creating videos where people will talk a bit about their faith and this will be shared throughout the council.

    There will also be a panel talk where we will invite staff over lunchtime on 16th Nov to come to talk to people of different faiths about their religion/belief.
    We will be providing quizzes as a way of interacting with staff. …

    Invitation from the Mayor of Reading to Reading Interfaith Group

    The Mayor's Parlour is in Reading Civic Offices, Bridge St, Reading RG1 2LU. 18.00 – 19.30
    An inclusive opportunity to meet in the Mayor's Parlour, discuss opportunities for inter faith in our town and create a multi-faith Calender for 2023 together.

    The purpose of the event is to promote the aims of the Reading Interfaith Group.
    These are:-
    To enable members of different faiths to learn about and experience each other’s beliefs, practices, and traditions.
    To acknowledge each other’s differing spiritual paths
    To challenge misinformation and prejudice.
    To promote friendship through interfaith dialogue and hospitality locally and nationally.
    To support interfaith initiatives organised in the Reading area by faith and community leaders.…

    Inter Faith Week Event - God’s Justice in our World

    The Cathedral & Abbey Church of Saint Alban, Sumpter Yard, St Albans AL1 1BY (Entry via Visitors Entrance). 18.45 – 21.00
    In partnership with Luton based community initiative called GRASSROOTS Programme, The Church of England St Albans Diocese is hosting Inter Faith Week Event at St Albans Abbey.

    Besides input from different faiths, St Albans Abbey musicians have offered to play instrumental music and one of the school pupils are also making a presentation. For those interested, a short guided tour to the shrine of St Alban is also being arranged.

  • Tuesday 15 November

    Woolf Institute Conference

    Woolf Institute, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0UB. 12.00 – Wednesday 16 November 12.45
    Exploring themes linking religious studies and subjects concerning faith, trust and relationships to examine how these themes (taken individually or collectively) create harmony or tension between faith communities, between people of all faiths and none, or between people of faith and their social, political and cultural environments.

    We define our terms broadly:
    "Faith" is taken to mean any belief in or acceptance of doctrines of a religion.
    "Trust" is taken to mean believing in or reliance on the honesty, reliability and ability of another
    "Relationships" is taken to mean connections between people, communities, or religious, social and cultural practices.…

    Talk - After Belsen: Christian Encounters with Jews in the Aftermath of the Holocaust

    Avenue Campus, Highfield Rd, Southampton SO17 1BF. 18.00 – 19.30
    In post-war occupied Germany British and American Christians encountered Jews who had survived the years of Nazi persecution. In liberated concentration camps and Displaced Person centres, through interfaith campaigns and the immigration movement to Mandate Palestine, army chaplains, relief workers, and interfaith activists listened to survivor testimony. They witnessed the rebuilding of Jewish community life, debated their understanding of antisemitism, and advocated causes which could shape the future of Jews in Europe and elsewhere. This lecture will explore some of these unique stories of Christian-Jewish encounters in the wake of the Holocaust.…

  • Wednesday 16 November

    Woolf Institute Research Afternoon

    Woolf Institute, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0UB . 14.30 – 18.45
    Join the Woolf Institute to hear from its multidisciplinary researchers from around the world. For one afternoon, the Woolf Institute research team will convene in Cambridge to discuss their research and propose ideas for the future. We hope that the research afternoon will offer a unique opportunity to evaluate and further develop our diverse research into contemporary religion and society.…

    Establishment of Faith Compact between Coventry Faith groups and Coventry City Council

    Coventry City Council House, Earl street, Coventry CV1 5RR. 17.00 – 19.00
    Establishment of a Faith Compact for the City, a joint commitment between faith communities and Coventry City Council to a set of principles that guide engagement, aiming to improve collaborative partnerships, and to promote open, practical working at all levels. Supported by Daniel Singleton national executive director of Faith Action to provide learning from other local authorities who have undertaken this concept over the years. …

    ‘Climate Change, Religion and Ethics’

    St Ambrose Preparatory School, Wicker Lane, Hale Barns, Altrincham WA15 0HE . 19.30 – 21.00
    Alf Keeling Memorial Lecture given by Professor Geoff Levermore (UK-nominated Lead Author on the Nobel prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on Climate Change) on Climate Change, Religion and Ethics.

  • Friday 18 November

    Inter Faith Week Roadshow - Glastonbury

    Glastonbury Library, 1 Orchard Court, Glastonbury BA6 9JB. 10.00 – 12.00
    To celebrate Inter Faith Week we are travelling the county to share, celebrate and educate. Activities include: learning about other faiths, family & children's activities, talks, living book (15 minutes 1-1), meet new communities, stalls, Buddhist meditation and much much more...…

    Remembering the History of the Little Blue Church

    Little Blue Church, 330 Abbey Lane, Leicester, LE4 2AB. 19.00 – 20.30
    Illustrated presentation with photos and stories. Come and also share your stories! What are your memories of coming to Sunday School, or Youth Club, the Health Centre or other times and events? …

    Achieving Peace and Reconciliation

    Pilgrim Centre, Regent Circus, Swindon, SN1 1PX. 19.30 – 21.30
    Faith Leader’s Question Time, what can local faith groups achieve?…

  • Saturday 19 November

    Faith and Domestic Abuse Conference in Leicester

    Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre, Rothley Street, Leicester LE4 6LF. 10.00 – 14.00
    Free conference with aim of raising awareness about the relation between domestic abuse and faith. Speakers include Leicester City Councillors Ashiedu Joel, Manjit Kaur Saini, Nita Solanki; Meena Kumari, H.O.P.E. Training & Consultancy; Kartar Singh Bring, Head of Chaplaincy, University Hospitals Leicester; Yasmin Surti, Secretary, Federation of Muslim Organisations; Superintendent Manjit Atwal, QPM Head of Delivery, Violence Against Women and Girls (College of Policing); Asha Gosai, Domestic Violence Caseworker, Zinthya Trust; Pastor Ruth Olugbenga. …

    Inter Faith Air Quality Conference

    The Balaji Temple, 101 Dudley Road East, Tividale, Birmingham, B69 3DU. 10.00 – 12.30
    A conference discussing inter faith and air quality. There will be a variety of talks about the work of faith communities in the local area.…

    Church Open Day and Celebration - including fundraising fayre

    Little Blue Church, 330 Abbey Lane, Leicester, LE4 2AB. 11.30 – 15.00
    Lunch served 12:00-13:30pm. Official ribbon cutting at 2.00pm with Pastor Janette Shardlow and Councillor Vijay Riyait, Abbey Ward. …

    Harmony of Religions: A Basic Bahá’í Principle

    Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP. 15.00 – 16.30
    Public talk on one of the central teachings of the Bahá’í Faith: the essential harmony of religions, with Khazeh Fananapazir. "... he who longs for light welcomes it from whatever source it comes." ('Abdul-Bahá)…

  • Sunday 20 November

    Grand Re-Opening of Little Blue Church - Service of Celebration

    Little Blue Church, 330 Abbey Lane, Leicester, LE4 2AB. 10.00 – 12.00
    A service of celebration to commemorate the re-opening of The Little Blue Church. It was built in 1894 and in the last year has undergone a complete refurbishment.

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