Swindon Interfaith

Working together to build common understanding amongst faith communities and those of no faith in Swindon.

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As part of its Inter Faith Week celebrations from 10-17 Nov, Swindon Interfaith Group will be hosting several events/activities.

Please see attached poster for more details.

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We are delighted to invite you all to our next event; a visit to the Synagogue in Bristol on Wednesday 13th November at 6.30pm.

Please see attached a poster with further details.

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Swindon Interfaith Litter Pick - Wednesday 11th September 2024

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We are delighted to announce the details of our next event, an evening of Pizza and Poems at TWIGS.
Wednesday 14th August 2024 at 18.30pm.
The event will take place at TWIGS - Therapeutic Work in Gardens Swindon, next to the Manor Garden Centre in Swindon.

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We are pleased to share the details of our next Interfaith Event, A guided walk around the stones at Avebury led by the Pagans. This will be held on Wednesday 17th July 2024 at 6.30pm.

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Correction - that should say 7pm!

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We are pleased to share the details of our next event, in conjunction with the Prospect Hospice.

We will be holding a discussion on 'Faith & end of Life' on Wednesday 26th June 2024 at 4pm.

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We are delighted to share the initial 'save the dates' for our 2024 programme of activities.

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Swindon Interfaith Group are very proud to have received an award from Pradeep Bhardwaj, High Sherif of Wiltshire in recognition of our services to the community.

The award was presented yesterday at the Hindu Temple in Swindon last night.

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We look forward to seeing you at the Punjabi Community Centre Kembrey Street, SN2 8AZ or from Cricklade Road, SN2 7BB. #swindon #interfaith #fasting #islam #Bahai

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Swindon Interfaith are delighted to invite you to our next event; on Wednesday 13th March 2024 at 7pm.
This year there is an opportunity to join both the Muslim and Baha'i Communities in breaking of their respective fasts which are coinciding this year.

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A petition started by a local #interfaith group member & signed by a growing number of others eg @ERosen62 in context of Michael Gove being 'minded' to withdraw vital funding offered in July 2023 towards @IFNetUK 's work in 2023-24 but not yet given, resulting in likely imminent closure of IFN.

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INTER FAITH NETWORK POTENTIAL CLOSURE: TAKING ACTION @IFNetUK is under threat of imminent closure due to potential withdrawal of Government funding for 2023-24 offered in July 2023. https://t.co/yXIPKU1frY Responding to questions about potentially helpful actions people might take across the next few days before the Board takes a final decision, you might:
*Write a letter to your MP asking them urgently to raise the issue with Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and to ask him to make available the funding offered to IFN last July.
*Write directly to Mr Gove or to Faith and Communities Minister, Baroness Scott of Bybrook
*Post on social media
*Contact the media
*Issue a statement about the situation and the importance of the Network's work for inter faith cooperation and understanding in the UK
*Write blogs and articles about the value and importance of IFN and its work and link to those on social media. (See relevant info at: https://t.co/qrNlzQdX88).
*Sign a petition started by a local inter faith practitioner earlier this month:  https://t.co/6gtZTLpYMe.
Thank you.

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Among the articles and statements appearing about the importance for #interfaith understanding and cooperation of the work of @IFNetUK, which is currently under threat of closure, this one from @BritishQuakers https://t.co/fskNFOXsFF
@CTBI @ChurchesEngland @luhc

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Online & print Sunday @Telegraph articles this weekend draw on sections of @IFNetUK’s press release of 9 February and events of past months in a way which does not convey fully the situation faced by @ifnetuk and reasons for that.  See https://t.co/6sHbfiJVXS for links to full and clear information about why IFN may shortly close without the financial support for the current financial year offered by Government in July 2023 or equivalent funds from other quarters; explanation of how and why its statement policy precludes direct comment on overseas events (the Hamas terrorist attack is cited by the ST) as explained a number of times to Government (and the ST); and its response to Mr Gove's letter about a Trustee who is a member of @MuslimCouncil

[Inter Faith Network @IFNetUK]

LIKELY IMMINENT CLOSURE OF @IFNetUK
The Board of @IFNetUK has, with great regret, taken an in principle decision to move towards closure of the organisation due to lack of funding. That closure will be confirmed, on 22 February unless by that time the £155,000 funding offered by the Government on 7 July 2023 for work from July 2023 to March 2024 is finally made available or other equivalent funds received. Two weeks remain to try and bring a resolution to this issue and enable IFN's work for #interfaith understanding and cooperation https://t.co/6sHbfiJVXS to continue. That work includes leading on national #InterFaithWeek which takes place each November https://t.co/luaccWExDW https://t.co/4kkH53vg1C… #interfaith #cohesion #integration

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Swindon Interfaith Group is saddened to hear the news of the proposed imminent closure @IFNetUK.
The National Interfaith Network provides support for and guidance for Interfaith relations at a national and local level.

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@swindonadver @SwindonCouncil @SwindonLibrary #swindon #interfaith #community