Spring has sprung! And so have the opportunities for local public sector organisations and Londoners of all faiths and none to get together and make a positive impact on our local communities.
Tuesday 25 April Making My Wishes Known. With Lambeth Council’s Adult Safeguarding team and Faiths Together in Lambeth, a chance to think about what you would want to happen in a care or treatment crisis. Book your place here.
Thursday 27 April 12.30 – 2pm: South London Interfaith Group Lunch at Streatham Friends Meeting House, Redlands Way, Roupell Park Estate, Brixton Hill, SW2 3LU. Alan Gadd writes, “A vegetarian lunch will be served at 12.30pm and then between 1pm and 2pm we will have an opportunity to share inter faith news and concerns. This month, Ken Woolhouse will facilitate a discussion on ‘Forgiveness’ with contributions from several faith perspectives.”
Wednesday 3 May 5.30pm – 7pm Warm-up for the Great Get Together,(17-18 June) marking the anniversary of the murder of Jo Cox MP at the Abbey Centre (Parker Morris Hall), 34 Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BU. Ask questions & share ideas to help plan your own event or get your community involved, sign up and receive your information pack and make your event faith friendly: involve those who are fasting for Ramadan, observing Shabbat on the Saturday & ideas for faith groups. Book your place here www.greatgettogetherinfosession.eventbrite.com or contact Near Neighbours co-ordinator Becky Brookman.
Sunday 6 May Belief and Beyond Belief Festival at Southbank Centre, SE1. For Good or For Ill: How Has Religion Shaped Society? Talks and panels throughout the day, including: How Can Faiths Work Together (with LBFN friend Jasvir Singh), Does God Love Me (Religion & Equality), Religion Behind Bars, Muslim Women Breaking New Ground, Faith and Fashion, How Has Christianity Shaped Society, Terroism and Society, Religion and Education and Women Faith Leaders.
Sunday 7 May 4.00 – 5.30pm Lambeth Multifaith Action Group at Hyderi Islamic Centre, 26 Estreham Road, Streatham, London, SW16 5PQ. LAMAG is hosting an open discussion on “Faith in the Community” and the importance of how faith communities help to shape the community around them.
Thursday 11 May 7:30pm A Faithful Friends visit to John Bunyan Baptist Church, Queen Elizabeth Road/Hardman Road, Kingston, KT2 6RJ for a talk by the minister, Rev Ken Walker, on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was hanged in April 1945 for his part in the resistance to the Nazis
Sunday 14 May 12-5pm Barnet Multi Faith Forum’s Barnet Unity Festival of Faith and Culture at Burnt Oak Leisure Centre, Watling Avenue, HA8 0NP.
- music, dance and drama stage performances
- sports zones
- cooking demos
- arts and crafts
- children’s entertainments
- food stalls & refreshments
- exhibitions
Free entrance but it would help Barnet Multi Faith Forum if you register your place here.
Monday 15 May Deadline for Westminster Faith Exchange‘s Annual Children’s Art Competition. The theme for 2017 is ‘Being Alone.’ The competition is open until Monday 15 May, entry is free, and there are lots of prizes to be won. Find details and application forms here.
Wednesday 17 May 4-5pm Westminster Cathedral Interfaith Group, Hinsley Room, Morpeth Terrace, SW1P 1Q. Speaker is Rose Hickman, Community Partnerships Coordinator at The Passage.
Saturday 20 May Westminster Interfaith’s ever popular 32nd Annual Multi-Faith Pilgrimage for Peace, starting from Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church, Arnos Grove at 
9.15am and ending at the North London Sikh Gurdwara, New Southgate at about 6.30pm. This pilgrimage attracts hundreds of people. Book your place and find the information you need here.
Sunday 21 May 1pm – 4.30pm Lewisham Annual Walk for Peace. Organised by Lewisham Police, this year’s interfaith walk through Lewisham will visit a synagogue, a church, the Islamic Centre, a Hindu temple, and the Civic Suite. Details from John Biddle at Lewisham Police.
Sunday 21 May 10am – 5.30pm Faiths In Tune Festival at the British Museum A diverse stage music and dance programme as well as an interfaith community fair where visitors can learn about and get in touch with various faith and cultural communities from all over London. With the ever-popular Pearls of Islam duo and LBFN friends & multifaith group Berakah Arts.
Wednesday 14 June – Thursday 15 June London School of Economics Faith Centre. Conference: Religious Imaginations and Global Transitions – how narratives of faith are shaping today’s world. Includes Karen Armstrong and Prof Mona Siddiqui. Book here.
Wednesday 21 June 4-5pm Westminster Cathedral Interfaith Group, Hinsley Room, Morpeth Terrace, SW1P 1Q. Speaker is Jeremy Rodell of the British Humanist Association.
London Boroughs Faiths Network 
Hi There – please see below regarding a new event taking place in March 2018. We are hosting the community launch event next week and would love to have local faith organisations represented from the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Southwark and Greenwich in attendance:
In March 2018, something big is coming to the streets of Greenwich, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham. London Marathon Events is delighted to announce the launch of The Big Half – an exciting new event and festival that will feel and be like no other!
Imagine a major mass participation event that celebrates London’s multi-cultural diversity, brings local communities together to inspire social change, and welcomes all ages and abilities. The Big Half will be truly global, uniquely local – but for this, we need you!
Sported is thrilled to be teaming up with London Marathon Events to give you, your group and your local community an amazing opportunity to be a big part of the festivities.
Together, we would like to extend a warm invitation to attend a special Big Half community launch event at 10:00 on Wednesday 17 May 2017 at Rainmaking Loft, 1 International House, St Katharine’s Way, London E1W 1UN where you will get the chance to:
• Find out all about The Big Half, The Big Relay, The Little Half and The Big Festival.
• Get involved and become one of the first community groups to sign up. Get the chance to say “We were there at the start!”
• Learn how you can use The Big Half to promote and fundraise for your group.
• Have your say and help us deliver a uniquely local event.
• Network with other community groups in your local Borough.
To be part of the launch of this landmark global event and help us make it uniquely local, please register for your free ticket HERE.
We look forward to seeing you at the launch!
http://WWW.THEBIGHALF.CO.UK