2010 Conference of Edinburgh Religious Leaders and
Faith Community Representatives
Thursday 25th November (9.30am for) 10am – 12 noon
City Chambers, Dunedin Room
Co-Chairs: Victor Spence, General Secretary and Cllr Nick Elliott-Cannon
Ani Maverika - Interbeing Buddhist Sangha
Ani Rinchen - Khandro Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre
Bashir Malik - Annandale Street Mosque
Mohammed Aslam - Annandale Street Mosque
Bishop Brian Smith - Scottish Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh
Cardinal Keith O’Brien - Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh
David Merrick - Edinburgh Bahai Centre
Gurcharin Singh - President, Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Edinburgh
Imam Shahbaz Ahmed - Blackhall Mosque
Imran Ashraf - Portobello Mosque
Jasmine Perinpanayagam - Central Edinburgh Quaker Meeting
John Bald - Edinburgh RIGPA (Buddhist)
John McIntyre - Scottish Pagan Federation
Louisa Gupta - Bramha Kumaris Centre
Major Alan Dixon - Assistant to The Scotland Secretary, Salvation Army
Naren Sood - Edinburgh Hindu Mandir
Rabbi David Rose - Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation
Revd Andrew Letby - Supt, Methodist Church, Edinburgh and Forth Circuit
Revd Fiona Bennett - United Reform Church
Revd George Whyte - Church of Scotland Edinburgh Presbytery Clerk
Revd Maud Robinson - Unitarian Church
Wege Singh Vice - President, Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Edinburgh
Sheikh Yasin - Edinburgh Central Mosque
Thai Monk - Edinburgh Thai Buddhist Temple
Zakir Abideen - Blackhall Mosque
Also in attendance:
Revd Prof Frank Whaling - Hon. President Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Revd Mitchell Bunting - Edinburgh Churches Together
Katherine Newbigging - Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Fergus Ewing MSP - Scottish Government Minister for Community Safety
Andrew Lyon - International Futures Forum
Chris Lumb - Services to Communities, City of Edinburgh Council
Nick Croft - Senior Policy Officer, City of Edinburgh Council
Revd Sandy Young - Head of Service, NHS Lothian Spiritual Care
Steve Allen - Deputy Chief Constable, Lothian and Borders Police
Ch Insp Gavin Philip - Lothian and Borders Police
Apologies:
Fr John Maitland-Moir Orthodox Church
Rev Favian Straughan Portobello Soto Zen Buddhist Priory
Revd Michael Mehl German Speaking Congregation
Paresh Mistry Edinburgh Hindu Mandir
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2008 Conference of Edinburgh’s Religious Leaders and Religious Community Representatives
Edinburgh City Chambers – Tuesday 25th November 2008 9.30am
Co-Chair Rev. Donald Reid, Co-Convener, Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Co-Chair Jenny Dawe, Leader, City of Edinburgh Council
(and at 9.50am Cllr Nick Elliott-Cannon)
Cardinal Keith O’Brien - Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Rev Peter Graham - Church of Scotland, for Presbytery Moderator
Bishop Brian Smith - Bishop of Edinburgh, Scottish Episcopal Church
Rev. Andrew Letby - Superintendent, Edinburgh & Forth Methodist Circuit
Bob Harwood - Society of Friends, Local Quakers Meeting
Anne Pankhurst - Convener, Edinburgh Churches Together
Micheline Brannan - Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation
Nancy Lynner - Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Congregation
Catherine Lyons - Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Congregation
Rev. Michael Mehl - German Congregation
Imam Muhammad Asim Sajjad - Edinburgh Central Mosque
Bashir Malik - Annandale Street Mosque
Mr Muhammed Aslam - Annandale Street Mosque
Imam Abdul Ghafoor - Annandale Street Mosque
Jalal Chaudry - Roxburgh Street Mosque
Imam Maulana Abaidullah - Roxburgh Street Mosque
Imam Sohail Ashfaque - Blackhall/Corstorphine Mosque
Mr Naren Sood - Edinburgh Hindu Mandir
David Merrick - Edinburgh Bahai Centre
Ani Rinchen Khandro - Edinburgh Tibetan Samye Dzong
Myint Su - Edinburgh Theravadan Buddhists
Vajrahridaya - Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
Suzanne Dance - Interbeing and Edinburgh Buddhist Groups
Brother Wisit - Thai Buddhist Temple
Sr Louisa Gupta - Brahma Kumaris
Rev. Maud Robinson - Unitarians
Contributors:
Nick Croft, Senior Policy Officer, Equalities, The City of Edinburgh Council
Brian Bleakley, City of Edinburgh Council
George Bell, City of Edinburgh Council – Bereavement Services
Jim Nickerson, General Manager, Edinburgh Crematorium Company
Observers:
Ch. Insp Jeff White, Lothian & Borders Police
Insp. Tom Galbraith, Lothian & Borders Police
Nina Giles CEO, Edinburgh & Lothian Racial Equality Council
Secretariat:
Victor Spence, General Secretary, Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Tom Lea, Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
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CONFERENCE OF EDINBURGH'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS
3rd Meeting of Edinburgh’s Religious Leaders and
Religious Community Representatives
Edinburgh City Chambers – Monday 27th November 2006 10.00am
Co-Chair Rev Prof Frank Whaling, Hon Pres, Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Co-Chair Rev Ewan Aitken, Leader, City of Edinburgh Council
1. Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien – Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh
2. Rt Rev David Gemmell – St Marys RC Cathedral
3. Ann Mulligan – Church of Scotland, Edinburgh Presbytery Moderator
4. Rt. Rev. Andrew McLellan - Church of Scotland, Edinburgh Presbytery
5. Bishop Brian Smith – Bishop of Edinburgh, Scottish Episcopal Church
6. Rev. David Cooper - Superintendent, Edinburgh & Forth Methodist Circuit
7. Rev Donald Reid – Co-Convener of Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
8. Rev Mitchell Bunting – United Reform Church - Edinburgh Churches Together
9. Rabbi David Rose – Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation
10. Rebekah Gronowski – Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community
11. Mike Perks – Society of Friends, Quakers
12. Mr Wege Singh – Edinburgh Sikh Gurudwara
13. Imam Sajjad – Edinburgh Central Mosque
14. Mr Naren Sood – Hindu Mandir
15. Dr Ruhy Parris – Edinburgh Bahai Centre
16. Kalyanavaca – Friends of the Western Buddhist Order and Co-Convener EIFA
17. Rawdon Goodier – Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (Soto Zen)
18. Suzanne Dance – Interbeing and Edinburgh Buddhist Groups Representative
19. Sr Louisa Gupta – Brahma Kumaris
20. Rev Michael Mehl - German Congregation
Apologies:
Margery McKay – Unitarians
Jody Higgs – Theravada Buddhists
Mohammed Aslam – Annandale Street Mosque
Sheik Mohammed Yassin – Edinburgh Central Mosque
Secretariat:
Victor Spence, General Secretary, Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Kate Atchley, Secretary Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
Guest Observers:
Sir Tom Farmer – Catholic Lay Person
Alistair Dinnie, Policy Officer, Equalities, The City of Edinburgh Council