AFN members attended an evening to celebrate International Dance Day where, for the first time in the UK, these traditional dances that are an expression of the cultural and religious heritage of different parts of India.
Tribal dances Garo of Meghalaya, Cheraw of Mizoram and Siddi of Karnataka, Pavara dance of Maharashtra as well as a lesser seen adivasi dance, alongside Thiruvathirakali dance of Kerala in the folk genre. The event, titled “Dance and Development” marked International Dance Day in London was organised by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence. The programme thematically highlighted art, culture and empowerment of tribal communities of India.
The Khalsa Jatha Gurdwara in Holland Park is the oldest Gurdwara in the UK, and possibly Europe, founded in 1908. AFN joined the Lokahi Foundation to attend a religious service in the temple, learn more about the good works carried out by Sikhs in the UK – whilst we were there a youth group were…
Our publication of practical international Faith responses to COVID-19 is now available as a book on Amazon – click the picture to go to the download page. It is a free download Martin Weightman Director All Faiths Network martin@allfaithsnetwork.org www.allfaithsnetwork.org
We present a video review of the recent All Faiths Network forum, held at Church House, Westminster. A full video of the proceedings will be presented shortly. [niceyoutubelite id=”1JPMmxdGRK0″] If you would like to comment on the event or give ideas on the way forward please do not hesitate to write to us.
AFN members have been helping over the last few week with the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, working other religions, aid organisations and the local councils with hundreds of hours of volunteer assistance.
The Annual interfaith fun run is a fantastic example of celebrating faith through sport and encouraging healthy lifestyles. Held annually at Stonex Sports Stadium in Barnet and organised by Jewish organisation Macabi GB & FBF it’s become a firm event in the AFN calender. The AFN Team( 7 strong this year) joined hundreds of people…
We were pleased to host an interfaith forum (17 March) on important issues of governmental and institutional responses to religious extremism. The debate brought together a number of outspoken speakers. It shone light into areas that interfaith dialogue does not often address, though necessarily should for real dialogue to take place. Amongst several issues tackled, the panel suggested that…
