Archive for the ‘Social Inclusion’ Category
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Shared World Environmental Initiative – 1
Saturday 10th November at 6pm – St Paul’s Church Stoke Road
For more information, contact Malcolm 07909 100675
As a new venture for 2012, Slough Faith Partnership is supporting a project to encourage local
action on the environment across faith communities. Called Shared World, it aims to bring people
together in a shared space as a focus in making decisions towards a practical and local expression of our responsibility towards our shared environment. The project is a partnership between Slough Faith Partnership and the Burnham and Slough Deanery Climate Concern group.
This is the first meeting for the project. Feedback from this event will then inform a second event at 7pm on Friday Nov 23rd at The Centre, Farnham Road. At this event, the spotlight will turn to the state of the environment both globally and locally, not only because of its crucial importance in contemporary thinking, but because most faiths have an awareness of our relationship to creation as a significant part of their self-understanding.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Who am I? – Religious Identity of Young People
Monday 19th November at 7pm – Kingsway URC Church Street
For more information, contact David 07412 974454
Who Am I? is a project in which young people explore and discuss their religious identities. It grew out of an Inter Faith 2010 event and has now been produced and filmed at Slough Grammar School, with Sixth-form students, teachers and Inter Faith groups taking part.
The resulting DVD – a resource for schools and other groups as a basis for debate and discussion – will be officially launched at Kingsway, Church Street on Monday Nov 19th at 7pm. During the evening some of the students who took part will be talking about their experiences.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Police Ethics
Tuesday 20th November at 6pm – The Centre Farnham Road
For more information, Contact Zafar 07838 189380
The Slough Local Police Area Commander, Superintendent Richard Humphrey, will talk us through the challenges of establishing and maintaining legitimacy in policing and its value in building trusting relationships that deliver safer communities.
Referring to the core principles of policing in the UK and the specifics of policing in the Thames Valley, he will set out his own view of the future challenges we all face together. The event will take place at The Centre, Farnham Road, on Tuesday Nov 20th at 6pm.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Forced Marriage
Wednesday 21st November at 6pm – The Centre Farnham Road
For more information, contact Andrea 07446 187762
Chaz Akoshile, Joint Head of the Forced Marriage Unit of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Home Office will join us at The Centre, Farnham Road at 6pm on Wednesday Nov 21st to talk about the Unit’s work.
In the UK the FMU helps victims and potential victims of forced marriage, assists those worried about friends and relatives, and supports professionals working in the social, educational and health sectors. The unit also works with embassy staff abroad to rescue victims who may have been held captive, raped, forced into a marriage or into having an abortion. In 2011 the Unit responded to some 1500 calls for help.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Thames Valley Gay Police Association: Gay with Faith
Tuesday 22nd November 6.00 to 7.30pm – The Centre
Presentation by Kelly Reed of Thames Valley Gay Police Association followed by discussion: Gay with Faith
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Presentation by Berkshire Older Lesbian and Gay Forum
Tuesday 22nd November 7.30 to 8.00pm – The Centre
Presentation by Steve Masters of Berkshire Older Lesbian and Gay Forum.
Visit the BOLGAF website at www.bolgaf.org.uk/
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
JAN Women’s Group – Forced Marriage: Mujboor
Wednesday 23rd November 6.00 to 7.30pm – The Centre
Presentation on forced marriage by JAN Trust Women’s Group: Mujboor
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Berkshire East and South Bucks Women’s Aid: Forced Marriage and Honour-based Violence
Wednesday 23rd November 7.30 to 8.00pm – The Centre
Presentation by Berkshire East and South Bucks Women’s Aid: Forced Marriages and Honour-Based Violence
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Jeena Women’s Group: Treatment of Women
Wednesday 23rd November 8.00 to 8.30pm – The Centre
Presentation by Slough Jeena Women’s Group: Treatment of Women
see more information about the group