UPCOMING EVENTS
Would you like to be a Barnet Anti-Hate Crime Champion?
For more information visit us at one of our information stands
Free Goody Bag and Pledge Card
Monday 15th October
- Edgware Bus Station 10am-4pm (Station Road, Edgware HA8 7AW)
- Including Free Disability Hate Crime Workshops on a London Transport Bus
- Workshop Times 10.15-11.50 and 12.15-13.50
Tuesday 16th October
- North Finchley Bus Station 10am-2pm (88 Kingsway, North Finchley N12 0EN)
- Barnet & Southgate College 10am-4pm (7 Bristol Avenue, Colindale NW9 4BR)
Wednesday 17th October
- North London Business Park 10am-2pm (Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1NP)
Thursday 18th October
- Middlesex University 10am-4pm (The Burroughs, London NW4 4BT)
- Golders Green Bus Station 10am-4pm (North End Rd, London NW11 7RN)
Friday 19th October
- Islamic Association of North London 11am-3pm (685 High Road, North Finchley N12 0DA)
For further information
email: projectsupport@barnetmencap.org.uk or call: 020 8349 3842
hate-crime-poster-sept-2018FREE Event introduced by Soka Gakkai International.
[Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a socially engaged Buddhist movement that actively promotes peace, culture and education based on a belief in positive human potential and respect for the dignity of life. For more information about the organisation visit www.sgi.org.]
‘Seeds of Change’
(Award Winning exhibition linked to UN Earth Charter)
‘Transforming the Human Spirit’
(concerned with peace and security including nuclear weapons)
‘What is SGI-UK’
The Barnet Multi Faith Forum the strategic voice of the faith sector in Barnet is delighted to be involved with Soka Gakkai International, in supporting this exciting programme, to promote peace, dignity and respect for life. These are the pivotal values that unite us to stand together in demonstrating our mutual esteem for all those of different faiths and beliefs.
Join us for a talk on the 2018 Peace Proposal entitled “A Proposal for Peace; Toward an era of Human Rights, building a people’s movement’’, written by the philosopher, author and peace proponent Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI, with more than 12 million members in 192 countries and territories worldwide.
Robert Samuels, vice Chairman of SGI Europe will introduce and discuss themes from the proposal. Robert Samuels was general director of SGI UK from 2002 to 2013, earlier in his career he was an economics teacher in Barnet for 21 years.
Free event
As seats are limited please register your attendance in advance on
Please arrive at the main entrance where a steward will be available to direct guests to the lecture theatre.
The lecture theatre will be open at 18.45
The Barnet Multi Faith Forum the strategic voice of the faith sector in Barnet is delighted to be involved with Soka Gakkai International, in supporting this exciting programme, to promote peace, dignity and respect for life. These are the pivotal values that unite us to stand together in demonstrating our mutual esteem for all those of different faiths and beliefs.
PAST EVENTS
by Central and West Barnet Deaneries
7.00pm Refreshments
7.20pm Worship
7.30pm Opening Remarks from the Bishop of Edmonton
The programme includes:
- a Senior Police representative – update on the local situation
- Gavin Smith principal of Wren Academy and Martin Serrao head teacher at St Mary and St John’s CE School – impact on schools and their response
- Katie Thomas – personal story of being impact by violence as a young person
- Jason Allen youth worker at St Mary, Primrose Hill – working with marginalised youth
- Discussion groups to consider what we can do, introduced by Rev Lynn Davidson
- Panel of all speakers and local MP’s to answer questions
9.30pm end
This issue affects our society, our schools, and our youth; it has devastating consequences – everyone is welcome to come, listen, discuss and help solve this ongoing problem.
Please register on Eventbrite.
Interested in meeting new people and finding out what’s happening in the community?
Come and join in with Barnet’s Silver Week festivities, which include a wide variety of activities for those over 55.
Social activities ✶ Art exhibitions ✶ Coffee mornings ✶ Wellbeing workshops ✶ Health checks ✶ Exercise taster sessions ✶ Relaxing therapy treatments
Visit www.barnet.gov.uk/silverweek for a full schedule of all of the events and activities planned.
Download the pdf with more information about all the events
Feel free to bring family & friends
MOST IMPORTANTLY
Bring your ideas of what we might have here to symbolise
Peace & Hope
RSVP: Ollie Natelson, Coppetts Wood Conservationists
ollie.natelson@gmail.com Tel 0208 361 2496
Join Mill Hill East Church and Mill Hill east Jewish Community for a community activity day, for those of all faiths and non.
There will be a tree planting at 3pm
Please RSVP neighbour@mhechurch.com
Creative writing and photography competition
COMPETITION INFORMATION
Are you are avid writer or an aspiring photographer?
If you have answered ‘YES’, then we have an exciting competition just for you.
We are giving you the chance to have your voice heard and WIN £100 for your creative art work!
Scroll down to find out how you can to enter the competition.
TOPIC FAITH, IDENTITY AND BELONGING
Submit a short story, article, poem, or photo that deals with one or more of the themes of Faith, Identity and Belonging.
Writing submissions should be between 500 and 1,000 words.
Photo submissions are limited to one photo per contestant. Photo images must be less than 8MB in size and their format must be either JPEG or PNG.
PRIZES
£100 for first place, £50 for second place, £25 for third place for both competitions.
The award ceremony for prize winners will be at Paddington Arts in October 2018 (Date TBC).
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 27 JULY 2018
MORE INFORMATION AND SUBMIT ENTRIES
Annual General Meeting of the Barnet Multi Faith Forum
Our topic is Building a Stronger Britain Together What does it mean for interfaith dialogue?” Key speaker to be announced.
BSTB is the new government funding initiative that “encourages partnership between (them) and people involved in projects that counter extremism and build stronger communities.
This event has been cancelled for this year due to other events.
We invite Faith leaders and young people aged 16 -25 to a meeting to discuss the formation of the Barnet Youth Faith Forum on Tuesday June 12th at Middlesex University from 16.00 to 18.00.
Please RSVP to info@barnetmultifaithforum.org