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…
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 All Faiths Network held its yearly Interfaith Week event to celebrate religions in their diverse manifestations as well as demonstrate how religions can work together. This year brought us new challenges with a UK-wide lockdown and many months of disrupted society, so we went on-line to hold a memorable and uplifting 2-hour event. AFN…
Exploring Belief, the second Religion Media Festival, featured a stellar line-up of speakers and included panel discussions on some of the most important issues facing religion and media today: The need to understand religion’s role in events and the need for the media to explain it. The need for religious literacy, and for expertise among…
The All Faiths Network participated in UK’s Interfaith Week with an event featuring a broad range of different artistic religious performances intermixed with short talks from an equally wide range of speakers. The purpose of our event was to show that whilst religions may be widely different in expression and approach, there is also…
Jon Dal Din, Director of Westminster Interfaith, organised the 24th Annual Walk, on 8 June 1019, between different places of worship. All Faiths Network members were amongst approximately 50 people from a wide range of different faiths who went on the walk. At each place we were given a short explanation abut the place of…
Tracey Coleman attended this year’s Interfaith Network AGM and Annual National Meeting. The All Faiths Network is a National Member Body. The purpose of IFN is to Promoting inter faith understanding and cooperation and acts as an umbrella group for different interfaith groups and religious organisations to to promote understanding, cooperation and good relations between…
The UK Interfaith Network (IFN), of which AFN is a national member body, held its annual general meeting in Derby on the 4th July. The event launched the IFN’s “Connect – a youth interfaith action guide” booklet and ongoing campaign to engage younger people in interfaith work. The days events covered actions being done and…
