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Last weekend saw the news that global icon, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations and co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Kofi Annan had passed away. To some he was the epitome of international diplomacy while in other circles he was considered the father […]

Muslim Communities Can Help Keep Us All Safe By Re-Integrating Convicted Islamist Terrorists says Ian Acheson (former prison governor and reviewer of Islamist Extremism in Prisons) in his recent report “Faith, Hope and Clarity”. His argument is a partnership of community and statutory authorities is […]

Sabrina is a volunteer with Sound Vault Studios, a charity in Birmingham, as a Creative English facilitator. She has also run classes in a mosque and a busy community centre, but mostly ran a class with a lovely group in a local residential care home. […]

There has been a lot going on in the homelessness and housing sector over the past week. The Government has published its Rough Sleeping Strategy and a Green Paper on social housing. You can read the joint response to the Rough Sleeping Strategy, developed with […]

Mitzvah Day is looking for a project co-ordinator. This is an opportunity to learn new skills and gain valuable experience in a dynamic team. Skills such as: Project Management Volunteer management Event management Social media management Database development Full and part time applications are welcome. […]

The No2H8 Awards have become an annual event where individuals and organisations countering hatred, racism and prejudice are honoured for their work. This year’s awards will mark what will be a series of activities up and down the country by organisations during Hate Crime Awareness […]

The Department for Education (DfE) is proposing that schools are required to teach relationships education at primary school, relationships and sex education at secondary school and health education at all state-funded schools. The draft regulations build on the findings from the call for evidence and […]

Is your organisation doing great things to be dementia friendly? Alzheimer’s Society’s 2018 Dementia Friendly Awards recognise, celebrate and promote the inspirational achievements of those uniting to making a real difference to people living with dementia. This year’s awards will celebrate individuals, organisations and communities […]

This week we announced the winner of our Faith and Health Award: Hear Here! – Hearing Champions. We launched the award as a way of shining a light on how faith-based organisations are helping people stay healthy and taking pressure off the NHS, tied in […]

How many of you have received the ‘we’re sad to see you go’ emails due to the new GDPR policy? But we’re sure you’ve still found your inboxes filled with loads of junk that you didn’t realise you had ‘resubscribed’ to, right?  Unlike others, we have […]