July Newsletter

Our News this Month: 2008/9 ParliaMentors graduate in the House of Lords > more Why Interfaith? A conversation with Karen Armstrong > more Faith in Capitalism Conference at the London Central Mosque > more 'We are recruiting' - Job Opportunities at the Three Faiths Forum > more
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Undergraduate ParliaMentors - Celebrating the Year
		Over the last year, under the Three Faiths Forum ParliaMentor programme, trios of Muslim, Christian and Jewish politics students have been mentored by Parliamentarians as they designed and delivered their own empowerment projects. The participants, with the support of leading NGOs and think tanks, focused on ways of enhancing political engagement and social responsibility and demonstrated that young individuals can be instigators of change. > read more about this years programme > read Anna Dyachenko's experience of the programme this year

Why Interfaith? A Conversation with Karen Armstrong
The Royal Society of Arts (RSA), in association with The Three Faiths Forum, recently hosted “Why Interfaith: in Conversation with Karen Armstrong”. After her keynote speech, Stephen Sackur from BBC’s Hardtalk, interviewed Karen on the concept, function and value of interfaith dialogue in society. John Battle MP, a Honorary Adviser to the Three Faiths Forum, gave the vote of thanks and discussed how TFF were working directly in the field, with a focus on young people. > you can watch the entire event here > Audience members were asked to fill out a questionnaire on faith community literacy - click here to see the results

Faith in Capitalism Conference held in London Central Mosque
		In a rare collaboration between faith institutions and investment managers, the Three Faiths Forum and The International Interfaith Investment Group-3iG teamed up with CCLA Investment Management and the Fortune Group and an audience of over 100 City professionals to work out new paradigms for responsible investment. > read more

We Are Recruiting
New opportunities for expansion of our programmes means we are currently recruiting for a number of positions. We are looking for dedicated and experienced people to join our team and help to widen the impact of our work. Positions Include:
Communications Officer Education Officer for Christianity		School Linking officer (primary) Mentoring projects officer
> vacancy information & how to apply

Interfaith News
Sir Sigmund Sternberg, co-founder of the Three Faiths Forum, met recently with the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal Tauran, to discuss Pope Benedict's latest encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth). In this, the Pope calls on Catholics and non-Catholics alike to recognise and confront the social evils of the day, including issues of poverty, globalisation and the environment.

Other Opportunities
Interfaith Action - Project Co-ordinator Vacancy		Religion, Youth and Sexuality: A Multi-faith Exploration
Interfaith Action are currently looking to recruit a Project Coordinator to support with the delivery of our programmes. > more info		A research team from Nottingham University are looking for respondents to complete an online questionnaire which explores young people’s religious faith and sexuality. > more