SUFFOLK INTER-FAITH RESOURCE

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NEWS UPDATE

JUNE 2007

Manwar Ali speaking to school students

SIFRE is a Limited Company No. 2992865 and a Registered Charity No. 1042612.
Registered Office and Postal Address: at University Campus Suffolk, Rope Walk, Ipswich. IP4 1LT.

SIFRE has been asked by
Suffolk County Council to organise
A Forum of Faiths Meeting
on

‘SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SUFFOLK’
COMMUNITY STRATEGY CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 2008 –2028

The Forum will take place on 5^th July at 7:30pm
in Lecture Theatre 4 of Suffolk College.

(Lecture Theatre 4 is a located behind the new SIFRE premises next to the Nursery)

Members of the ‘Creating a Cohesive County’ working party will be present to hear your views.

Please make this meeting widely known within your faith communities.

Full details and a questionnaire are available at:
http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/ssp/CommunityStrategy/

The purpose of the Suffolk Strategic Partnership is to establish the long-term vision and priorities for Suffolk. In an ever changing environment, emerging trends and changes in government policy have required the partnership agenda to move forward both nationally and locally, highlighting the importance and effectiveness of local agencies tackling issues together to achieve better results and greater efficiency.

The Suffolk Strategic Partnership has undertaken the task of putting together the Community Strategy to reflect the changing priorities and ambitions for the county over the next twenty years.

‘Shaping the Future of Suffolk’ is a consultation document intended to start the debate on where we want our county to be in the next twenty years. It presents eight emerging themes summarising the key challenges, opportunities and possible actions. These have been designed to stimulate comment and discussion that will help to identify and shape the content of the new Community Strategy.

The Suffolk Strategic Partnership recognises the importance of spirituality and faith in the lives of our citizens and would seek to encourage and support this as a fundamental part of well-being, health and positive outlook. The Suffolk Strategic Partnership will also encourage community participation in delivering the ambitions of the strategy by promoting active citizenship and empowering local people to take ownership of challenges in their community and will support them in dealing with those challenges.

1^st Tuesday of each month	2:30pm to 4:00pm		Seniors’ Inter-Faith Tea Party Phone 01473 343661 for details
PROGRAMME FOR THE SUMMER TERM 2007
14^th June	12:30pm to 1:30pm		Pagans and their attitude to other Equality Strands - Robin Herne St Edmundsbury Borough Premises
19^th June	2:00pm to 5:pm		Refugee Week Family Party Lecture Theatre 4 of Suffolk College
25^th June	6:00pm to 9:00pm		One Community in Conversation organised by JIMAS Suffolk College Refectory, M Block
27^th June	7:00pm for 7:30pm		Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality Annual General Meeting followed by entertainments
28^th June	4:30pm to 6:30pm		Living in a Multi-Religious World Professor John Hinnells and others Unitarian Meeting House, Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RH
30^th June	10:00am to 4:30pm		On the trail of Green Men in Suffolk Churches from Bury to Eye. (by car) Meet by the Green Man in the Abbey Gardens at 10:00am and finish with tea in Occold at 4:30pm
5^th July	7:30pm to 9:00pm		‘Shaping The Future Of Suffolk’ Community Strategy Consultation Document 2008 –2028 (see previous page for details)
9^th July	12:30am to 1:30pm		Humanists and their attitude to other Equality Strands –Margaret Nelson Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich
13^th July	12:30pm to 1:30pm		Roman Catholics and their attitude to other Equality Strands – Elizabeth Serpell Shire Hall, Bury St Edmunds
ADVANCED NOTICE
11^th September	7:00pm to 9:00pm		SIFRE's First Annual Gathering of Members, Associates, Affiliate Reps and Friends An informal get together to hear what SIFRE staff have been doing over the last year followed by a Garden Party – Venue to be announced
Its well worth a trip to London to see
27^th April to 23^rd September		Sacred See the world’s greatest collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy books at the British Library, 96 Euston road, London, NW1 2DB For details see www.bl.uk/sacred