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Wednesday 21 June 2017
2:30pm - One Minute Silence Vigil outside the Hove Town Hall
Councillors, staff and residents are welcome to meet outside the main entrance at the Hove Town Hall at 2:30pm today for a one minute silence to remember all those killed or injured in the terrorist incident outside the Muslim Welfare Centre near Finsbury Park Mosque on Monday 19th June 2017 and elsewhere in the world in similar violence.
Following the incident outside of the Muslim Welfare Centre near Finsbury Park Mosque early this morning, the city’s One Voice partnership strongly condemns this act of violence on innocent people.
We are deeply sorrowful at yet another tragedy affecting our communities. We send our deepest sympathies to the family who have lost their loved one, those who have been injured, and all affected communities.
Puppet Making Workshop
Free event with light refreshments for children with accompanying adult
Friend’s Meeting House, Ship Street, BN1 1AF
17th June
FREE
Blakers Park Summer Fair
Syrian food & music, Sanctuary on Sea stall at Great Get Together in honour of Jo Cox
Blakers Park, Fiveways
17th June – 1.30pm – 5pm
FREE
Club of Sanctuary Open Day
#WeStandTogether
We stand together with heavy hearts following the tragic incident in London on Saturday. The Brighton & Hove ‘One Voice Partnership’ sends our deepest sympathies to the families of those who have lost lives, those who have been injured, and all affected communities.
Brighton & Hove marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, between 6pm - 7pm at New Steine Gardens.
IDAHOBIT: City to stand in solidarity with those persecuted in Chechnya
IDAHOBIT commemorates the day in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental diseases and this year will give everyone in the city the opportunity to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters being persecuted in Chechnya.
The Safe in the City Partnership has been reviewing its priorities for the Brighton & Hove Community Safety and Crime Reduction Strategy 2017-20. You are invited to take a look at and comment on our draft strategy.
Faith communities across Brighton & Hove stand together as One Voice
Members of the city’s One Voice partnership, that brings together communities including faiths groups and minorities to tackle racism and intolerance, would like to reaffirm our commitment for our ‘city values’ based on pluralism, equality, fairness and respect for all. Community members had summed up our ethos at a previous meeting: “We will not tolerate hate incidents, extremist perspectives or actions in the city.”
Homeless charities in Brighton & Hove are joining together this winter to raise awareness of how to help people living rough on the streets.
Brighton Housing Trust, St Mungo’s, Pavilions, Equinox and Nightstop are highlighting what support is available in the city for people sleeping rough and offering advice on how best to help those in need.
The ‘Web Guardians©’
Online Safety Programme For Muslim Mothers, Brighton & Hove - NOTE: NEW START DATE: Wednesday 1st February 2017, as stated below:
‘Web Guardians©’ is an educational programme that recognises the important role mothers can play in keeping their children safe when they are online. It is an internet safety course delivered in 5 sessions starting on Wednesday 1st February 2017 in Brighton & Hove and the final session will take place on 8th March 2017.
