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Holocaust Memorial Day 2009
Kingston commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday 25th January 2009 with a ceremony at the memorial tree in Memorial Gardens on Church Street at 2:30 – with opening words by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor and others with readings and songs. We will then walk to the Guildhall where there will be light refreshments , displays and speakers. We cordially invite you and family, friends, or colleagues to join us. This year’s theme is: "stand up to hatred". Speakers are:Associate Dean Philip Spencer of Kingston University, Reverend Malachie Munyaneza a Rwandan survivor and Rebecca Mear of Refugee Action Kingston
You can read about Rwandan orphans getting a new home in Israel on our From the Press page. Click on the link in the menu.
Film shows
As part of the Commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day which we in Kingston will hold on Sunday the 25th of January, the Interfaith Forum is sponsoring a series of films and discussions that reflect on the theme of the Holocaust, genocides or standing up to hatred. You are invited to attend any or all of these. They will be shown on dates in January and at the varying venues as shown below. Discussions to follow showings.
All showings at 7:30 pm on the following Wednesdays and are free apart from the Odeon (£2).
Date Film Venue
7th Jan Life is Beautiful Kingston, Surbiton & District Synagogue, 33-35 Uxbridge Road, Kingston KT1 2LL Tel: 020 8399 8689
14th Jan Hotel Rwanda Kingston United Reformed Church Eden Street, KT1 1HZ Tel: 020 8546 0643
21 Jan The Boy with the striped pyjamas Rotunda Odeon (tickets are £2) Clarence Street. Kingston
28 Jan Paperclips Kingston Liberal Synagogue, Rushett Road, Long Ditton, KT7 0UX
How do I get a "Places of Worship Booklet"?
You can view a dynamic version of our "Places of Worship in the Royal Borogh of Kingston upon Thames" booklet by clicking on the menu option from the list at the left of this page. You can also view and download a PDF version by clicking on "Our Files" from the menu list and clicking on the "Places of Worship ....." option.
If you would like to request one or more copies of the printed booklet for yourself or for your organisation then please select "Contact us" from the menu list and send your request (preferably by email) to the Clerk to the Forum.
"From the Press", "Messages & Greetings" and "Photo Album" pages
Don't forget to provide new information for these pages - see Veronica's greetings card with photos of the year's KCIL events.
If you see anything in the press that you think would be of interest to the Inter Faith community, then email it to the WebMaster with a brief description and a link to the original item and it will be added to our page:"From the Press". There is a menu option in the list on the left of this page to send messages and greetings. Click on this item to learn more. Last new message added 19 December 2008
We have a photo album on our site. If you click on it you can see pictures from our HMD ceremony in January 2008, from the London Week of Peace candlelit vigil last September and from the sixth form conference inter faith dialogue conference last February.
Kingston Museum Art Gallery
Faith Based Learning Resources
See our 'News' page for information about this consultation on the development and use in schools of a resource for RE, art and humanities teachers with a beautiful multi-faith textile piece as its inspiration. This artwork will potentially become part of a loans box and on-line resource which will be available for use by schools.
Support for victims of honour based violence The Government supports victims of honour-based violence through a new national helpline for victims, partly funded by the Government and run by charity Karma Nirvana. Karma Nirvana launched the Honour Network Helpline earlier this year, which is staffed by victims of forced marriage or honour-based violence. It is active seven days a week from 9.30am to 9pm on 0800 5999 247. For more information on Karma Nirvana go to http://www.karmanirvana.org.uk/. and on the 'News' page of this website.What's on our News page?
A report on the South East Regional Launch of the Government Strategy 'Face to Face and Side by Side: a framework for partnership in our multifaith society' is now pasted on the website. A recent report by the South East England Faiths Forum on faith-based social action called 'Beyond Belief' is included in the 'Our Files' section.
Who we are
We comprise representatives of all those religious faith groups/communities in Kingston who wish to participate together with other appropriate local organisations. We serve as a channel of communication and understanding between the various faith groups, providing an opportunity for discussion of issues of mutual interest and/or concern.
