Inter Faith Week 2011

PROGRAMME DOWNLOAD HERE


_________________________________________________________________________________

‘IDENTITY’ EXHIBITION

Muslim and Sikh Young Men

An exhibition reflecting on and celebrating an innovative project focused on the identities of local Muslim and Sikh young men. The exhibition features a diversity of images and written contributions on a number of free standing full colour graphic boards. 

Telford College will show this exhibition for Inter Faith Week

Project stakeholders: Scottish Government, City of Edinburgh Council, Lothian & Borders Police, Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association, Edinburgh Muslim Community, Edinburgh Sikh Community, The Pumphouse Trust and The Robin Leith Trust.
_________________________________________________________________________________

Previous Years Inter-Faith Week Programme - click to view

  


___________________________________________________________________________________

School Group Visits

Schools are encouraged to take the opportunity of visiting one or a number of diverse places of worship in Edinburgh during this Inter-Faith Festival such as the Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Central Mosque, the Sikh Gurdwara or the Thai Buddhist Temple. Please contact these places directly or call us for further information on 0131 228 8146. 

Educational School Visits by Religious Leaders

A number of Edinburgh’s Religious Leaders and Faith Community Representatives will make visits to Schools in the Edinburgh and wider Lothians area. They will engage in short educational presentations to assist understanding of the world’s religions and the diversity of belief and practices. They will also engage in question and answer sessions on their respective faith tradition as well as challenging local and global matters of concern. For schools who would like to take up these opportunities please call the Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association on 0131 228 8146 

A Call to the Religious Communities of Edinburgh, and the Lothian and Borders areas

Places of worship and spiritual practice across Edinburgh and the Lothian’s are encouraged to support and acknowledge the Edinburgh Inter-Faith Week in their services, prayer times or gatherings.

__________________________________________________________________________