Faiths Forum for London with Team London, part of the Mayor of London’s office are working with young people aged 16-18, from faith communities in six target London Boroughs to help improve at least 8 small pieces of derelict ground and transform them into pleasant community spaces. Each youth volunteer is matched with retired people of a different… Read more
In December 2017 the Mayor of London introduced a City Hall-wide Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Programme which will run throughout 2018. The programme aims to empower Londoners to speak out against extremism to help keep London safe. The Mayor’s CVE programme has three core objectives: working to strengthen London’s minority and marginalised communities, to safeguard the vulnerable to stop the spread of extremist ideologies Faiths… Read more
This year Interfaith Week falls on 11th – 18th November 2018. Inter Faith Week will usually begin on Remembrance Sunday, and run until the following Sunday. It is hoped that the additional Sunday will provide the opportunity for other weekend events to take place as well as those linked to Remembrance Sunday, this year the… Read more
Following our successful interfaith tree planting project from last year, a total of 34 trees were planted across 11 Boroughs in partnership with 20 bodies including interfaith groups and places of worship. Faiths Forum for London would like to announce our second annual tree planting initiative, in partnership with the Mayor of London. We seek to empower… Read more
Faiths Forum for London helped bring together members of the Jewish and Muslim communities to build a Sukkah to celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot at Al Khoei Islamic Centre, London, Al Manaar Muslim Heritage Centre, London and Idaara Maarif-e-Islam in Birmingham. The idea began in 2015 after the terrorist attack against a kosher supermarket… Read more