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Experiences of Suicide in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities
Fellow VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance members, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) recently released a research summary offering insights into the experiences of death-by-suicide in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities using responses from community members who had experienced the death of a friend or loved-one. The […]
London Community Resilience – Faith Training Programme
Expressions of interest are now open for a Community Resilience Faith Training courses in London, run by the London Boroughs Faiths Network. Two cohorts are taking place over the next few months, in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Tower Hamlets […]
Challenge Poverty Week 2023
Challenge Poverty Week (England & Wales) 2023 is taking place between 16th and 22nd October. The Week is supported and made possible by a number of national partner organisations and networks, and is an opportunity to speak up collectively about issues that are impacting your […]
Creating Connections between the media and religion
Unique events bringing together local religious groups and media professionals in six cities in England will take place this autumn. They are part of the innovative Creating Connections project led by the Religion Media Centre, an independent organisation seeking to help the media be better […]
Raising awareness about changes to the voting system
The Greater London Authority (GLA) and Shout Out UK have launched phase two of an unprecedented campaign to help under-represented and under-registered Londoners access their right to vote. Boroughs, civil society groups and education institutions are supporting the campaign which is raising awareness of changes […]
Good Faith Partnership: Virtues of Faith
The Good Faith Partnership, in collaboration with the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, has been undertaking a research project on the role of virtues in the life of the UK’s religious communities, surveying over 3,000 people in the UK […]
Every Story Matters and the UK COVID-19 Inquiry
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is “the independent public inquiry set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and learn lessons for the future”. In order to fully understand the impact of the pandemic on the UK population, the Inquiry […]
Honours Nominations
Each year a number of people receive Honours for services to inter faith work or community cohesion. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is particularly keen to recognise those who have contributed to building integrated communities. All nominations must be made on […]
Do you want to co-design a human rights support “solution” with BIHR?
The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) invite you to get involved to co-design a human rights “solution” with BIHR. During this project, they want to support community groups and voluntary groups to find human rights “solutions” to problems or issues they face. They want […]
Faith Intersectionality and the Future of Youth Work Partnerships
Join the Faiths & Civil Society Unit at Goldsmiths College on 14 September 2023 for a one day conference: Faith Intersectionality and the Future of Youth Work Partnerships. The day will bring together providers from the faith sector and community organisations, local authorities and universities […]