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Welcome to jweb, your new interactive online guide to what’s available for people with learning disabilities in the UK Jewish community … NOW LIVE!
It’s the first online directory of its kind, offering news, events and listing services for the Jewish special needs community.
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1. Faith Matters undertook the fieldwork and write up of the ‘Mosques in Communities’ project which was conducted on behalf of MINAB (the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board). This report builds good practice and ensures that mosques become not just institutions but living parts of their local communities, thereby ensuring that they play constructive civic roles. There are a number of recommendations made in this report which touch upon (i) Communication and inclusion (ii) Governance (iii) The role of Muslim faith leaders / imams (iv) Operational delivery in mosques (v) Relations with local authorities and (vi) Engaging with civil society organisations. We hope that mosques, mosque executive committees and imams find the recommendations practical and deliverable.
It is really hoped that this report can begin some of the discussions about how such institutions can play greater outreach roles in what will be a difficult economic climate over the next few years. We all have core responsibilities in that journey and in realising that we all have local social responsibilities to each other and for the common good.
Read the report here http://faith-matters.org/images/stories/fm-publications/the-mosques-in-communities-project.pdf
2. Faith Matters will be undertaking its third Muslim and Christian interfaith dialogue session in November 2011. This will take place in Karachi. If you are interested in playing a role in this, please contact Rehman Anwar: rehman@faith-matters.co.uk
A Covenant on Muslim and Christian Dialogue developed by Faith Matters can be found here http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1103685264702-23/Charter+-+Muslim+and+Christian+Dialogue+190711.pdf
Our work depends on your support and input into our projects. If you are interested in what we do and would like to volunteer please do not hesitate to contact us at info@faith-matters.co.uk
If you would like to donate and support the work we do, then donations can be made on-line through our web-site www.faith-matters.org. There is an on-line donation button on the left hand side of the website and any financial support that you can provide is greatly appreciated at these times where financial resources are under pressure right the way across the Third Sector.
With all best wishes,
Fiyaz Mughal OBE FCMI,
Founder and Director – Faith Matters,
Social Innovation and Social Action conference that the Faiths Forum for London is hosting with international partners at Lambeth Palace from 13th-15th November 2011. The event will be an opportunity for faith-based social action organisations from around the world to share challenges, and explore best practice. Please consider applying yourself, or passing this on to other colleagues and members of your community who you think might be interested.
I look forward to seeing many of you there. The deadline for applications is Monday 10th October.
Applications can be made at http://www.faithsforum4london.com/conference11/
With Best Wishes,
Phil
Philip Rosenberg
Director
Faiths Forum for London
A: 32-36 Loman Street, London, SE1 0EH
T: 020 7922 7971
Safeguarding drop in surgery dates have changed to the 1st Wednesday of the month – at the Rainbow Centre, Dollis Valley, EN5, 10am – 12 noon
5th October, 2nd November, 7th December.
For more information please contact barry.rawlings@barnetchildren.org or telephone 07947 819 642