Just to give the full picture: these started on Thursday 20th January at the Marlborough Hill Centre in Harrow. We have almost a full house. The idea is to give people of different faiths the chance to come together and build friendships through a shared interest - in this case, embroidery. Some familiar faces from other projects. Meherun, at the Asian Women's Resource Centre, has worked hard to bring people on board.
We have also advertised via Gumtree and local churches.
Leading things this week: Katherine Eves and Katrina Williams, the second workshop of the week for them.
Thanks to our funding from Faiths in Action (via Communities and Local Goverment) we can offer these sewing circles and the materials needed for them, free of charge.
There is also a lunch club at these sessions.
Showing posts with label Faiths in Action. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faiths in Action. Show all posts
Friday, 21 January 2011
Sunday, 9 January 2011
High points
We always - of course - distribute and collect evaluation forms. Our funders need and request them. But I hadn't looked at the ones from the Faiths in Action course in Harlesden until today: am only just getting back into the swing of things after the holidays (Hannah Walker dropped off a bag with leftover materials and the forms just before Christmas).
But I just have read them - and someone (don't know who, as the forms are anonymous) has written:
"It has been the loveliest part of my week since September."
Couldn't dream of more rewarding feedback.
But I just have read them - and someone (don't know who, as the forms are anonymous) has written:
"It has been the loveliest part of my week since September."
Couldn't dream of more rewarding feedback.
Friday, 7 January 2011
Boxing not embroidery...
A (possibly) little-known fact: quite a lot of our embroidery classes this year are funded by Faiths in Action (through Communities and Local Government).
The aim: to bring people of different religions together through a shared interest i.e. embroidery.
Filmmaker Lea Gratch has emailed a link to her short internet film documenting the same process - i.e. bringing different religions together - but through boxing. She films 20-something Jewish and Muslim boys
(Do not be alarmed by the impression that you need to wait 10 minutes for it to download - you don't.)
The aim: to bring people of different religions together through a shared interest i.e. embroidery.
Filmmaker Lea Gratch has emailed a link to her short internet film documenting the same process - i.e. bringing different religions together - but through boxing. She films 20-something Jewish and Muslim boys
'going to see a boxing match and having a great time - as Howard Jacobson, Mann Booker Prize Winner this year says:"Most hopeful thing I've seen in years.Young Jews and Muslims laughing and rapping together. Half the time you don't know which is which. Wonderful."'I love it. Viewable on http://www.76seconds.blogspot.com/
(Do not be alarmed by the impression that you need to wait 10 minutes for it to download - you don't.)
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