In the light of recent media criticisms from within the Jewish community of Vivian Wineman, Jewish Vice-Chair of the Inter Faith Network, Occupy Faith, wishes to echo these criticisms on an interfaith level. Occupy Faith is a multifaith partnership of women and men, including Jews and people of many other faiths. We are committed to… Read more »
Posts By: Occupy Faith UK
Occupy Faith Challenges Illegal Religious Discrimination by the Inter Faith Network
Occupy Faith UK (Interfaith Alliance UK) in its Chair and Board of Trustees unanimously and officially opposes the illegal religious discrimination by the Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom (IFN), against the Druid Community – speaking as we do, as diverse faiths working together to promote equality, justice and respect for all faiths without… Read more »
Faith in Hackney – Pilgrimage from City of London to Hackney
On Saturday 24 November 2012, as part of Inter Faith Week 2012, and in partnership St Paul’s Cathedral, and sister interfaith organisations, the Christian Muslim Council and Faith in Music, as well as St Michael and All Angels Church, Hackney, the Interfaith Alliance UK (Occupy Faith UK) launched a new interfaith body, “Faith in Hackney”,… Read more »
Clean Up the Banks – and William Wallace Campaign
Occupy Faith UK were delighted to run the interfaith social action “Clean Up the City” on Thursday 7 March 2013 in the City of London, in collaboration with the William Wallace Campaign which aims to rename the “State-within-a-State” City of London as “Wallaceburgh” and transfer it to the ownership of Scotland. Due payment for the Sassanachs… Read more »
The good Rev Nemu’s poetic review: The Canterbury Campers
From 7 June 2012, Occupy Faith UK organised the multifaith “Pilgrimage for Justice” from St Paul’s Cathedral in London, to Canterbury Cathedral – beginning with a sending off by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s, and walking the whole traditional pilgrim route, ending with a welcome and interfaith service at Canterbury Cathedral. This was… Read more »
Pilgrims Tales from the “Pilgrimage for Justice” 2012
Personal stories from the pilgrims who walked the “Pilgrimage for Justice” from 7 June 2012, from St Paul’s Cathedral, London to Cantebury Cathedral… Alexander of Stroud’s Tale What attracted me to Occupy Faith was the commitment to rethink society through conversation and dialogue. The global crises engulfing the world today are engulfing… Read more »
Choking the Bishop/Blue Labour
CITY OF LONDON WARD ELECTIONS: MAURICE GLASMAN AND WILLIAM CAMPBELL-TAYLOR DO NOT SPEAK FOR MEMBERS OF OCCUPY LONDON It has come to our attention as Occupiers and members of the Multifaith and Belief Working Group of Occupy London (Occupy Faith UK), that William Campbell-Tayor a close collaborator on campaigns in the City of London with… Read more »
OCCUPY FAITH UK LETTER TO THE GUARDIAN IN SUPPORT OF ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU CONCERNING THE TONY BLAIR FAITH FOUNDATION: A TALE OF TWO BISHOPS
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/sep/04/opening-statements-case-against-blair As peace activists of diverse faiths and beliefs in Occupy Faith UK, the multi-faith arm of the Occupy movement, we applaud Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s moral stand in calling Blair to account for war crimes before the international criminal court, and his Christian commitment to “truth” in rejecting a conference platform with a… Read more »
Occupy Faith UK – Speaking Truth to Power
WELCOME TO THE OCCUPY FAITH WEBSITE Occupy Faith wishes to champion faith as something by the people, for the people. Taking ownership of the Self and entering a space in which the corruption of society has no power and no jurisdiction. We wish to facilitate community minded initiatives and actions motivated from this place. We… Read more »