Author Archives: Jenny Hadgraft

Over the past year, the Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum (THIFF) has been busy bringing people together, celebrating diversity, and supporting communities across one of East London’s most vibrant boroughs. While some interfaith groups face challenges in maintaining regular activity, THIFF remains an active, action-focused […]

On Monday 12th January 2026, over 100 people including 13 parliamentarians gathered at Portcullis House for the launch of Questions of Hope and Hate: Faith and Faultlines in a Changing Britain, a new report produced by Hope Not Hate in partnership with the Good Faith […]

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a landmark piece of UK legislation aimed at putting children’s welfare at the heart of education and social care. It came to public attention when a petition signed by 166,496 people sparked a parliamentary debate. Introduced in late […]

As we approach the end of the year, we’re taking some time to reflect on our work throughout the past year – and to celebrate the partnerships that have made it all possible. We’re delighted to introduce our 12 Days of Impact, a special seasonal […]

The government delivered its second Budget last week, with a headline measure being the scrapping of the two-child limit on benefits — a reform that aims to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. Faith communities have welcomed the move as a long-overdue […]

For the past year FaithAction have been funded by Birmingham Public Health to work with the Christian and Sikh community, as part of a wider project aiming to reduce health inequalities. Through the programme we worked directly with diverse communities to improve health awareness, trust, […]

This week is Inter Faith Week! Inter Faith Week is a time each year to strengthen inter faith relations at all levels, celebrate the contribution that faith groups make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society, and to increase understanding between people of religious and […]

As we start the New Year, we are taking time to reflect upon some of our work in 2022.  September was a particularly exciting month for the FaithAction team, as we launched #FaithinPartnership Week – a new initiative bringing together faith leaders, community representatives and […]

As we recover from the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic and attempt to address the stark inequalities that the pandemic highlighted, another crisis has emerged – the rise in the cost of living – and it is already impacting upon the most vulnerable people. Energy […]

FaithAction have worked with Coventry University and Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum (THIFF) for the past three years.  We were pleased to recently commence another year working as secretariat to THIFF and wanted to highlight to our members the important work being done through this […]