Archive for the ‘Social Inclusion’ Category

One World Week Film Festival Photos


Rev Linda Hillier and the autism panel

Rev Linda Hillier presents the autism panel


Rev Linda Hillier addresses the audience of Autism evening

Rev Linda Hillier addresses the audience


LGBT Panel discussed the movie Undertow

LGBT Panel discussion


HIV panel, chaired by Jennifer Williams discussed issues surrounding HIV and AIDS.

HIV panel, chaired by Jennifer Williams discussed issues surrounding HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS panel included members of Thames Valley Positive Support

HIV/AIDS panel with Thames Valley Positive Support


Panel discussion on LGBT issues

Panel discussion on LGBT issues



Last evening of Slough Faith Partnership. Showing Untouchables, a movie about Disabilities and Carers.

Last movie of the Film Festival, Untouchables,about Disabilities/Carers


Panel discusses the issues surrounding disability and caring.

Panel discusses the issues surrounding disability and caring








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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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/

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

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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

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

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