Come to the Edge

Conference:

Come to the Edge: Christian and Muslim Women critically thinking together

 

 

 

Date: 19th & 20th March 2012

Arrival day 1: 10:45am

Departure day 2: 4pm

 

 

About the Conference

• Are community relations becoming harder?

• What is women’s contribution to community building?

• How can women move from the private to the public sphere?

• ‘Culture’ versus ‘religion’: What does this distinction represent?

 

These were the questions emerging from listening exercises conducted for women of both Christian and Muslim faith in London, Birmingham, Leicester, Bradford and Burnley. They will be discussed and explored at the residential conference.

 

The listening exercises have helped us to understand local issues at a neighbourhood level and inter faith/cultural interactions. Stories, experiences and issues from the listening exercises will inform the conference, as well as the work of the Christian Muslim Forum in the future. 

 

Speakers

Aina Khan, Senior Consultant Solicitor

Dr Frances Ward, Dean of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich

Julie Siddiqui, Chief Executive of the Islamic Society of Britain

Prof Tina Beattie, Director of the Digby Stuart Research Centre for Catholic Studies at Roehampton University

 

Workshops

Conversations for the Soul, facilitated by St Ethelburga’s

Christians and Muslims dialogue and relationship

Being active locally: Near Neighbours grants

Interactive and creativity workshops

Drama

 

Event Location & Accomodation

King’s Park, Action Centres UK Ltd

Kings Park Road, Moulton Park

Northampton, NN3 6LL

Tel: 01604 493111

Please note that accommodation is already booked for attendees.

 

Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or Tel: 0207 820 0444 for further information or if you are unable to book online.