After the shocking attack in Streatham this afternoon, a reminder that Faiths Together in Lambeth is holiding its annual Interfaith Harmony Breakfast on Thursday. It is always well attended and reflects the good relationships between religious communities and the public sector in Streatham which have developed over many years.
We’ve pulled together ideas and links from our meetings and put them on a new Brexit page. Scroll through, find what you need and let us know if we’ve missed anything or if you spot an error. Thank you for the suggestions and pointers.
Everyone’s ideas are included: refreshing our links & knowing who to contact, where to find specific information and the importance of bringing people together & building trust while the uncertainty continues.
There are some specific links for business, supporting EU citzens, a no-deal Brexit and a round up of our safety and security advice.
Local places of worship are often a trusted source of information & support – for their members and for the wider community. We’ll add further links & resources as we become aware of them.
The Rt Hon James Brokenshire, Communities Secretary, has issued an open letter in response to the attacks in Sri Lanka (left).
The Inter Faith Network for the UK has listed statements from religious and multifaith organisations, along with details of vigils & memorial events.
The Muslim Council of Britain has a list of memorial events involving Muslim organisations across the country.
All are welcome at this peace walk and vigil tomorrow, joining and leaving as convenient.
A silent gathering will take place opposite the Palace of Westminster at 10am, followed by a multifaith vigil at the West London Mission, Hinde Street, at 2pm. Then at 3.30pm a peace walk will make its way to the Sri Lankan High Commission at Hyde Park Gardens. Details on the flyer above.
Book your place here. Join us on 7 March 6pm at City Hall, SE1 2AA, to hear the latest information and to share ideas on building a positive environment together in our neighbourhoods & boroughs.
How should we prepare for 29 March, regardless of the outcome of negotiations?
We are aware that many of us – representing organisations and as individuals – have questions and concerns about the impact of EU Exit, regardless of whether this is a ‘no deal’ situation, or what ‘deal’ is agreed upon. We are also aware that these questions and concerns may be around tangible issues, or less tangible issues, and may be objective and real, or mostly arise from perceptions.
You are invited to a briefing and discussion on EU Exit on Thursday 7th March from 6pm-8pm.
This will be an opportunity to share these questions and concerns with each other, and also to hear from key people from public agencies such as the Police, local and central government. We will also aim to guide participants to sources of clear information and to share ideas together for how to build a positive, welcoming and hopeful environment in our communities.
The following questions and concerns may be included:
* Possible spikes in hate crime
* Concerns about possible shortages of food, fuel and medicines
* Staffing issues in our own organisations and in public services
* Residence and status issues for our members
* Issues for students
* Concerns that other more important issues have been side-lined as a result of the unhealthy focus on Brexit
There is no cost and all are invited to this meeting.
Please forward this invitation on to others who might find it useful.
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LBFN leads on training and exercising for the Faith Sector Panel of London Resilience.
Our training Safe | Secure | Resilient will be available for Londoners again later this year.
We are grateful to City Hall for hosting this event.
Torn from home is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2019.
There are activities across the capital to mark this important day. Some of the borough events are listed below. Find an activity near you on the HMD site.
Holocaust Memorial Day is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.
Torn from home encourages us to reflect on how the enforced loss of a safe place to call ‘home’ is part of the trauma faced by anyone experiencing persecution and genocide. ‘Home’ usually means a place of safety, comfort and security. On HMD 2019 people across the UK will reflect on what happens when individuals, families and communities are driven out of, or wrenched from their homes, because of persecution or the threat of genocide, alongside the continuing difficulties survivors face as they try to find and build new homes when the genocide is over.
HMD 2019 will include marking the 25th anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda, which began in April 1994 and the 40th anniversary of the end of the Genocide in Cambodia, which ended in 1979. HMD activity organisers may particularly want to acknowledge this milestone anniversary, and reflect on how this theme impacts on members of the Rwandan and Cambodian communities.
Click on the dates for borough HMD 2019 events. If you know of others, please add a comment to this post with details. A map of activities is on the HMD site.
The date has been set for #VMM Day 2019 – Sunday 3 March! Thirty-four mosques in London opened their doors to the public in 2018 – find them here. Many more are expected to sign up in 2019.
To register your mosque and get a pack full of ideas, information & inspiration, visit the #VMM Day website.
If you want to visit a mosque on Sunday 3 March, sign up for the latest news.
Over 50 mosques in London are opening to visitors this Sunday! Check them out below. The promo video includes some familiar faces & spaces in London.
A great opportunity to invite people along who might not have visited an Islamic centre before. Enjoy a warm welcome at one of your local mosques.
Find a map, opening times and contact details on the #VisitMyMosque site.
North London
Dar Al Islam Foundation, 61 Anson Road, Cricklewood, London, NW2 3UY
Finsbury Park Mosque, 7-11 St Thomas’s Road, London, N4 2QH
IANL (North Finchley Mosque), 683-685 High Road North Finchley London N12 0DA
Kentish Town Baitul Aman Mosque, 156-158 Weedington Road, London, NW5 4NU
Husaini Islamic Centre, Wood Lane, Stanmore, HA7 4LQ
Masjid Ayesha Tottenham, 115 Clyde Road, London N15 4JZ
Mevlana Rumi Mosque, 337 Fore St, Edmonton, London N9 0NU
Musallaa an Noor, Basement, 101 Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0PH
The Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque, 146 Park Road, London, NW8 7RG
Jalalia Jamme Masjeed Enfield, 228 High St, Enfield EN3 4EZ
East London
BBCA Masjid, 6 Madina Place, Masjid Lane, off Wallwood Street, London, E14 7BW
Darul Ummah Jame Mosque, 56 Bigland Street, London E1 2ND
East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre, 82-92 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1JQ
Faizan-e-Islam Centre of Excellence, 757 Leabridge Road, Walthamstow, E17 9DZ
Havering Islamic Cultural Centre, 91 Waterloo Road, Romford, RM7 0AA
Leytonstone Masjid, Leytonstone Islamic Association, Dacre Rd, Leytonstone, London, E11 3AG
Masjid-e-Quba 70-72 Cazenove Rd, Stamford Hill, London, N16 6AA
Masjid Ibrahim and Islamic Centre, Barking Road, London E13 9EU
Masjid Tawheed, 80 High Rd Leyton,London E152BP
Masjid Usman, 134A Ashville Rd ,Leytonstone E11 4DX London
Noor Ul Islam Trust, 711 – 723 High Road, Leyton, E10 5AB
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, 62-66 Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9LN
Redbridge Islamic Centre, 28-28A Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill, Essex, IG2 6XG
Waltham Forest Islamic Association, 439-451 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7EA
Masjid Abu Bakr, 26a Mansfield Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6PJ
South London
Balham Mosque & Tooting Islamic Centre, 47a Balham High Road, London, SW12 9AW
Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre, 525 London Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 6AR
Camberwell Islamic Centre (Jama-at-ul Islamiyyah of Nigeria UK) 188 Camberwell Rd, London SE5 0ED
Greenwich Islamic Centre, 131 Plumstead Road, SE18 7DW
Hyderi Islamic Centre, 26 Estreham Road. Streatham, London, SW16 5PQ
Lewisham Islamic Centre, 363 -365 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6NZ
MANUK / Old Kent Road, 365 Old Kent Road, London SE1 5JH
Morden Islamic Community Centre, 116 London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5AX
Norbury Muslim Centre, 1116 London Road, Norbury, SW16 4DT
NASFAT, 33 pages walk, london, SE1 4SB
West Norwood Mosque, 58-60 Norwood High Street, London, SE27 9NR
Al-Emaan Centre, Croydon Road, Bromley, Keston BR2 8HF
Tooting Islamic Centre, 145 Upper Tooting Road SW17 7TJ
South London Mosque and Islamic Centre, 8 Mitcham Ln, London SW16 6NN
Huda Surrey Islamic Centre, Gloucester Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 3QW
West London
Acton Mosque, 2-5 Oldham Terrace W3 7LW
Almanaar (MCHC), 244 Acklam Road, London, W10 5YG
Ezzeitouna Masjid, 6 Western Avenue W3 7UD London
Feltham Hira Association, 102 Hounslow Road, Feltham, TW14 8DY
Hayes Muslim Centre, 3 Pump Lane, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 3NB
Hounslow Jamia Mosque & Islamic Centre, 367 Wellington Rd S, Hounslow, TW4 5HU
Islamic Centre of England, 140 Maida Vale, London, W9 1QB
Islamic Integration Community Centre, 531 Staines Road, Hounslow, TW4 5DP
Muslim World League London Office, 46 Goodge Street, London W1T 4LU
Quba Masjid and Education Centre, Unit C Golden Crescent Hayes Middlesex UB3 1AQ
SICM (Mahfil Ali) – The Salaam Centre, 39 Gloucester Road, Harrow, HA1 4PR
White City Mosque, 95 Bloemfontein Road, Shepherd’s Bush, London, W12 7DA
Kanoon Towhid, 30-32 Southerton Road, Hammersmith, W6 0ph
Irresistible – the beautiful game and much more in this Nike ad (there’s even a deity-on-a-cloud character). Nothing beats a Londoner. Spot the famous faces & locations. #LDNR
You’ll recognise lots of faces here: wonderful work across the boroughs by groups working at the sharp end in local neighbourhoods.
72 local projects were recognised at the ceremony on 27 November.
Download the brochure here to find all the award winners. View all the photographs here.
The awards were presented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Mr Kenneth Olisa OBE. Congratulations to all!
London Boroughs Faiths Network 