Last week, the first everCommunity Sponsorship Award winners were announced in a packed ceremony at the Royal Society in London. The awards recognised the volunteers, faith and community organisations who have been working tirelessly to support Sponsor Refugees; a scheme which gives community groups the opportunity to play the lead role in resettling a refugee… Read more
Faiths Forum for London and Integrity UK are working in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to deliver workshops with young people aged 13-25 to have their voices heard on counter-extremism strategies affecting their communities. The programme has three core objectives: To strengthen London’s minority and marginalised communities To safeguard the… Read more
FFL helped bring together members of the Jewish and Muslim communities to construct a Sukkah to celebrate Jewish festival of Sukkot in various locations. This great interfaith initiative has not gone unnoticed and has appeared in a leading Jewish media outlet called the Jewish News. Rabbi Natan of Faith Forum had this to say about… Read more
Last week, both British Jewish and Muslim communities fasted together to mark the harmony between the lunar Jewish and Islamic calendars Tishri and Muharram. The tenth day of these months, also marks Yom Kippur, literally meaning the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Ashura for Muslims is commemorated in… Read more
The Faiths Forum for London is recruiting up to 20 young people (aged between 18 and 29) to be sessional peer researchers on a groundbreaking London project which will involve a listening exercise to hear the views of young people on: Stopping the spread of hatred and of extremist ideologies Safeguarding the vulnerable Strengthening London’s… Read more