INTERFACE(Institute of Religion,Faith and Culture)

We are a non-denominational non-partisan platform that aims to actively engage in the study of diverse knowledge pertaining to faith, religion and culture.

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Tuesday, July 9th, 2024 | #TwitterSpaces

“Exploring the intersection of Religion, Faith, & Culture in shaping our beliefs about Mental Health.”

Moderator: @auma_rita

Panel: @rashidarana | @theGospelNinja1 | @blangariti | @SpireJim

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@RachelNK13 @GKManafa @dzniringiye @joanna_asiimwe @HawaKimbugwe For people that come up & say that the gen Z’s are lazy, they need to do more research because as young people we have to “kuyiliba;” juggling so many things to make ends meet is something the older generation didn’t exactly face.

#BarazaByTheFire 🔥
#IntergenerationalWorkplace

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Join us this Thursday at the #BarazaByTheFire 🔥as we Explore intergenerational workplace dynamics.

🤝 Come Meet like-minded individuals, enjoy inspiring discussions & networking opportunities!

#BarazaByTheFire #IntergenerationalWorkplace #Leadership #WorkplaceDynamics

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@RachelNK13 @GKManafa @dzniringiye @joanna_asiimwe @HawaKimbugwe “The older generation thinks the Gen Z’s are privileged because they probably did more manual labor than the latter who have had more mechanization hence less hard work.”

#BarazaByTheFire
#IntergenerationalWorkplace
#Leadership
#WorkplaceDynamics

[INTERFACE(Institute of Religion,Faith and Culture) @InterfaceUG]

Did you know? 90% of Ugandans identify as religious, yet often we're labeled as lazy!

Let's dive into:
🙊 Is it true? If so or if not; How does our faith shape our work ethic?
😰 Challenging stereotypes?
🤝Practical tips for integrating faith & profession - is it necessary?

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🔔 #BBF Rescheduled Alert‼️
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we shifted our September monthly #BarazaByTheFire to TODAY!

Join us at ⏰ 5:30 to Explore the intriguing topic:

"Daily Grind or Divine Duty; Examining the link between Religious beliefs and work ethics in Uganda.”

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Let’s Talk About Kitezi; The recent garbage slide tragedy in Kitezi has left us all in shock.

😮 How did we get here?
🤷🏾‍♀️Should we care anyway?

Join us for our #BarazaByTheFire this evening at 5:30pm as we discuss the #KiteziTragedy

#UgandaDeservesBetter #Humanity

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

Dear Police officers,
Welcome back from the day’s labour and anxiety. We understand the pain you must be enduring internally, having to arrest young boys and girls your children’s age - whom you clearly know are innocent. While you have to take the orders, deep within you you are conflicted and wounded. The pain could be read on some of your faces, even when you had to pretend for your bosses to see you working. I know many of you are aware that you too are victims of this corruption and extravagance of leaders that has eaten away our country to the core.

You wish to find and afford good healthcare. You wish to take your children to good schools too. You have dreams too, not to retire when you can only show your children and grand children elegant photos in uniform. A uniform that may also painfully remind you, of how you obediently served to protect those who will have retired with square miles of land, buildings, palaces, children educated in the world’s best schools, and enough investments for the chronic illnesses of old age.

It pains you I know, going back home today, after arresting young boys and girls, who are only demanding for a more decent country for all of us; demanding for a country where all our pains matter. That’s their crime, for which they are remanded until 30th July. You may quietly shed a tear, as you remove your sweaty uniform, to hang it on a rusty nail in your miserable shelter, where you will sleep like a vagabond - as those you laboured to protect all day rest their important heads on imported soft fibre pillows upon kingsize beds. I hope you will be able to sleep, as your children yawn under your beds, turning in-between utensils, and as your boots release the sweat of the long day in your direction.

I can imagine your pain, as you chew on your posho and beans; while they are somewhere in Kololo toasting expensive wine glasses to an Anti-Corruption March gone. I hope you sustained no injuries. You know, since you are the ones we encounter on the streets, we may very easily imagine you to be the problem. Our frustrations meet and we clash, like cows on a butcher’s truck. If they really cared, the monies they steal and generously spend on themselves could make all our lives better. But they chose to prioritise their importance. They positioned themselves right below angels in the hierarchy of importance of beings. From the hard-earned monies they squeeze from all of us in taxes, plus what they borrow, with us and our children as their securities, they reward themselves with palatial luxury.

I know it pains you traffic officer too, who takes the sun’s burning all day, plus rain and car fumes. We share the pain - including with those who might be deluded to get excited with the little powers functionally thrown at them to compensate for their existential miseries when real life knocks at their doors. Sometimes the leader of prisoners may forget that he/she is a prisoner too, and perhaps get comfortable in prison.

You know Afande, while we may count years, it’s too short a time we spend down here on this little planet. You’re living this minute, next minute you are gone. We soon get equalised into nothingness, with nothing surviving but perhaps a soul. All our muscles rot. So I often wonder, how we try to live as though we’re immortal. The most meaningful thing we can do with our short time here, is to increase each other’s happiness.

I don’t know how it feels, going back home, leaving someone else’s innocent child locked up in a tiny congested room. I know you cry. I know that the humanity in you is not entirely dead, though terribly diminished. We cry too, seeing you getting turned into brutes. I hope that some day, we shall be able to sit together and talk about these pains as fellow human beings. I keep the hope, for such a time. I increasingly doubt that I will be able to witness it, but I wish it for my children and yours. May we not labour and die in vain. Be strong. May we find love.

[Hawa Nanjobe Kimbugwe @HawaKimbugwe]

💡 Is strength about suppressing emotions or embracing them?

🥁 Join #BarazaByTheFire this Thursday to explore the power of vulnerability in Men's Mental Health.
#MensMentalHealth
#RedefiningStrength
#VulnerabilityPower
@RevivebyArk

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@theGospelNinja1 Thank you! @theGospelNinja1

[Raymond L Bukenya @theGospelNinja1]

This is definitely a worthy conversation to be tune in to, and learn, and participate.

Well done @InterfaceUG

[INTERFACE(Institute of Religion,Faith and Culture) @InterfaceUG]

🔥#BarazaByTheFire this Thursday for a powerful conversation.
💡Exploring #RedefiningStrength: Men’s Mental Health & the Power of Vulnerability

🤔 Does vulnerability make men weak?
🤝 Let’s break the stigma & redefine strength!

#MensMentalHealth
#VulnerabilityPower

[Raymond L Bukenya @theGospelNinja1]

That's absolutely true @HawaKimbugwe.
It was a great conversation yesterday.
Kudos to all the Panelists @SpireJim ... and thanks to the organisers @InterfaceUG 🙌🏾

[Ｓｔｏｘ @DandzelionDia]

@InterfaceUG @auma_rita @rashidarana @theGospelNinja1 @blangariti @SpireJim @dzniringiye @RachelNK13 @NYSomh @MentalHealth_Ug @Rethink_ @AKasingye @asiimwe4justice @OpenSociety @joanna_asiimwe Mental health issues are broad-based however the usual approach of religious fanatics is associating it with sin or curses often preferring exorcism over counseling

[Raymond L Bukenya @theGospelNinja1]

After today's conversation on Suicide and Mental Health, looking forward to this one on Tuesday 9th July 2024.

@InterfaceUG

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#FaithAndMentalHealth
#CultureAndMentalHealth
#MentalHealthMatters #ReligionAndMentalHealth #FaithAndCulture #TwitterSpaces #XSpaces #JoinTheConversation

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We are delighted to announce 📣 another of our expert panelists that will be deliberating with us during our #XSpaces on the evening of Tuesday 9th/07/24

Panelist: Jimmy Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim

Join us at 18:00 EAT using the #️⃣ ; #FaithAndMentalHealth
#CultureAndMentalHealth

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#FaithAndMentalHealth
#CultureAndMentalHealth
#MentalHealthMatters #ReligionAndMentalHealth #FaithAndCulture #TwitterSpaces #XSpaces #JoinTheConversation

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We are delighted to announce 📣 another of our expert panelists that will be sharing with us during our #XSpaces on the evening of Tuesday 9th/07/2024

Panelist: Raymond Bukenya | @theGospelNinja1

Join us at 18:00 EAT using the #️⃣ ; #FaithAndMentalHealth
#CultureAndMentalHealth

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https://t.co/owpCu5A14G…

#FaithAndMentalHealth
#CultureAndMentalHealth
#MentalHealthMatters #ReligionAndMentalHealth #FaithAndCulture #TwitterSpaces #XSpaces #JoinTheConversation

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We are delighted to announce 📣 yours truly; an expert panelist that will be discussing with us during our #XSpaces on the evening of Tuesday 9th/07/2024

Panelist: Rashida Namulondo @rashidarana

Join us at 18:00 EAT using the #️⃣; #FaithAndMentalHealth
#CultureAndMentalHealth

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https://t.co/owpCu5A14G…

#FaithAndMentalHealth
#CultureAndMentalHealth
#MentalHealthMatters #ReligionAndMentalHealth #FaithAndCulture #TwitterSpaces #XSpaces #JoinTheConversation

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We are delighted to announce 📣 another expert panelist that will be discussing with us during our #XSpaces on the evening of Tuesday 9th/07/2024.

Panelist: Beatrice Langariti @blangariti

Join us at 18:00 EAT using the #️⃣ ; #FaithAndMentalHealth
#CultureAndMentalHealth