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LEICESTER COUNCIL OF FAITHS,
Presentation of “Models of Good Practice”
“Project: Inter Faith Europe”
European Meeting, Graz, Austria 5th –9th July 2003
Leicester Delegates:
Resham Singh Sandhu MBE (Chair LCOF)
Minou Cortazzi – Manjula Sood – Revd. David Clark
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LCOF PILGRIM HOUSE LEICESTER
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LCOF WELCOME CENTRE
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LEICESTER COUNCIL OF FAITHS
Representatives of these faiths:
Bahá’í
Hindu
Jewish
Buddhist
Christian
(including Swaminarayan)
Muslim
Sikh
Plus other nominated representatives
Jain
LEICESTER COUNCIL OF FAITHS
AIMS
TO WORK FOR TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE FAITH COMMUNITIES OF THE CITY OF
LEICESTER
BY ADVANCING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL
UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEACHINGS, TRADITIONS
AND PRACTICES OF THE DIFFERENT FAITH
COMMUNITIES
LEICESTER COUNCIL OF FAITHS
“working for trust and understanding”
• Origins of LCoF
• Issues:
Current crisis
Holocaust Memorial Day
Religious Discrimination
Education – Seminars & SACRE
Regeneration
LEICESTER COUNCIL OF FAITHS
Involvement
• Balance of faith representation at Civic events
• Co-sponsor of Multi Faith Britain Conference
• Advises on Prayer rooms (companies,
hospitals)
• Advice to Local Authorities
• Religiously aggravated offences – police
• Regular local and national media contact
LEICESTER COUNCIL OF FAITHS
Involvement
• Remembrance services (Gujarat &
September 11)
• Consulted by Ted Cantle re Community
Cohesion
• Work with Foreign Office re visitors to
Leicester
• Inter Faith Dialogue Groups
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LCOF MEETS DELEGATION
FROM RAJKOT, INDIA © LCOF
LCOF MEMBERS AT THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT © LCOF
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LISA VINCENT, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL EVENT 2003© LCOF
LCOF MEET THE NEW ARCHBISHOP
© LCOF