Author Archives: FaithAction
London Community Resilience – Faith Training Programme
Expressions of interest are now open for a Community Resilience Faith Training courses in London, run by the London Boroughs Faiths Network. Two cohorts are taking place over the next few months, in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Tower Hamlets […]
Challenge Poverty Week 2023
Challenge Poverty Week (England & Wales) 2023 is taking place between 16th and 22nd October. The Week is supported and made possible by a number of national partner organisations and networks, and is an opportunity to speak up collectively about issues that are impacting your […]
Creating Connections between the media and religion
Unique events bringing together local religious groups and media professionals in six cities in England will take place this autumn. They are part of the innovative Creating Connections project led by the Religion Media Centre, an independent organisation seeking to help the media be better […]
Raising awareness about changes to the voting system
The Greater London Authority (GLA) and Shout Out UK have launched phase two of an unprecedented campaign to help under-represented and under-registered Londoners access their right to vote. Boroughs, civil society groups and education institutions are supporting the campaign which is raising awareness of changes […]
Tackling food poverty together in Southampton
From late 2022 to early 2023, Love Southampton, a collaborative initiative made up of churches and charities in Southampton which plays a central role in supporting the local Faith Covenant, led one of a handful of cross-sector projects funded by the government’s Faith New Deal […]
Launch of NHSE Chaplaincy Guidelines
NHS England have launched the new Chaplaincy Guidelines. The new Guidelines replace those previously published in 2015 and they set the ambition for inclusive chaplaincy services in all NHS settings and recognise the invaluable contribution that Chaplains make to health and care. The guidelines have […]
Good Faith Partnership: Virtues of Faith
The Good Faith Partnership, in collaboration with the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, has been undertaking a research project on the role of virtues in the life of the UK’s religious communities, surveying over 3,000 people in the UK […]
Every Story Matters and the UK COVID-19 Inquiry
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is “the independent public inquiry set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and learn lessons for the future”. In order to fully understand the impact of the pandemic on the UK population, the Inquiry […]
Honours Nominations
Each year a number of people receive Honours for services to inter faith work or community cohesion. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is particularly keen to recognise those who have contributed to building integrated communities. All nominations must be made on […]
Not by choice – the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disempowered ethnic minority and migrant communities
The Race Equality Foundation (REF) have published a new report: Not by choice – the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disempowered ethnic minority and migrant communities REF was commissioned by UKRI in collaboration with UCL and DOTW to analyse the unequal impact of […]