Meetings & events

Tower Hamlets Council Gender Equality Scheme Consultation 18.09.10

Tower Hamlets Council has been in the process of revising its Gender Equality Scheme for the next three years, which is aimed at eliminating unlawful discrimination and harassment and promoting equality of opportunity between men and women in the borough. This is part of the Council's commitment to valuing diversity and equality as a whole and compliments the number of other Schemes and strategies we have in place to address the six equality strands.
At the moment we are in the consultation and scoping phase.

You will find attached two documents - one is a summary outline of where we are with the Tower Hamlets Gender Equality Scheme, and the second is a questionnaire for you to fill out so we can capture your thoughts on it, as well as gender specific issues within the borough generally.

I would be grateful if you could have a look and fill out the questionnaire by Wednesday 18th August 2010 and return it to me as directed. Please also feel free to pass this onto any others that would benefit from this or would like to provide input.

Apologies for the short timescale, but I hope you will be able to contribute your thoughts and comments.

Contact Shahanaz Begum (LBTH's Diversity and Equalities Coordinator) for more information or call 020 7364 6848.

Green Spaces for Faith

This is a partnership project between www.BTCV.org.uk (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) and THIFF (Tower Hamlets Inter-Faith Forum) to organise with faith communities a series of supported visits to green spaces in Tower Hamlets, Southwark and Greenwich, and completing the project with a celebratory event at Mile End Park. Focus to be on women and young people to participate.

There will be a programme of free events and activities for people of different faiths to be together, to meet new friends and to celebrate local environments.

What Green spaces for faith will provide:

• Supported visits to green spaces in Tower Hamlets, Southwark
  and Greenwich (faith leaders will be attending).
• Staff and resources to run the activities safely and well.
• Information on the green spaces to enable visitors to
  independently re-visit.
• A celebration for people who have attended the visits and their
  family and friends.

What visitors can expect:

• An informative guided tour and the opportunity to meet people
  during two-hour visits.
• An enjoyable conservation activity to work alongside other
  people of faith during four-hour visits.
  
• A flexible programme of visits to accommodate weekday, Sunday, women-only and family-focused sessions.
• A fun for all celebration with dance performance, music,
  food and drink.

For more information download a flyer or project outline.
For more information and event dates contact BTCV on 0207 843 4283
or e-mail faiths@btcv.org.uk

THIFF meeting dates for 2010 are as follows:

Tuesday 3rd August 2010, 18.00- 20.00pm in LAP 5 and 6 (Mile End and Bow)
Account3, Birbeck Street, London E2 6JY (Google map)
Please see the agenda and minutes of previous meeting held on 15th June 2010.

Tuesday 5th October 200, 18.00- 20.00pm in LAP 7 (Limehouse, East India and Lansbury)
Tuesday 7th December 2010, 18.00- 20.00 in LAP 8 (Blackwall and Cubitt Town)
Please check back prior the meeting for venue details.

Help using Google calendars

Winning “The ‘Faith in Daily Life’ photo competition - 24.08.09

Go to past projects to see the winning photo.

Follow this link to download THIFF's & Tower Hamlets Councils response to the Government’s ‘Face to Face and Side by Side: A framework for inter faith dialogue and social action’.

Religion and Belief Equality Scheme (01.04.09)

Tower Hamlets Council Religion and Belief Equality Scheme aims to ensure that no one living or working in the borough is discriminated against due to their religion or beliefs. The Scheme is the result of a comprehensive programme of consultation that took place in the autumn of 2008.
The completed Scheme includes a three-year action plan which seeks to address areas of potential inequality through practical actions for the Council and its partners.
Download the Religion and Belief Equality Scheme.

Newsletters / Info share

April newsletter 2010 (word)
Jan/Feb newsletter 2010 (word)
May newsletter 2009 (word)
June newsletter 2009 (word)
July newsletter 2009 (word)
March info share 2009 (word)
December 2008 (word)
October 2008 (word)
August 2008 (word)
June 2008 (pdf)
April 2008 (pdf)
February 2008 (pdf)
December 2007 (word doc)
October 2007 (pdf), find out about Tower Hamlets Inter Faith week events.
September 2007 (pdf)
July 2007 (pdf)

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