BHA Local Development Project

The BHA Local Development Project is funded by the Community Development Foundation and has the following aims:

  to ensure that local authorities understand that they cannot discriminate between religious and non-religious beliefs
  to ensure that all equality networks recognise the benefits of working with the whole of the ‘religion or belief’ equality strand,
  and not just with religious groups
  to ensure that the relevant community forums and networks include people who can represent the interests of people with
  non-religious beliefs

Current Local Development Volunteers (LDV)

Andrew Edmondson

More volunteers are needed to cover West Sussex.

Activities

Crawley Borough Council

See the forum for more details.

Crawley Interfaith Network (CIFN)

CIFN is a secular organisation funded by Crawley Borough Council and the Community Devlopment Foundation. Their objectives are:

(1) To celebrate cultural diversity and promote unity
(2) To work towards creating common ground
(3) To provide a means for the general public to be involved in multi-faith activities
(4) To be an initial contact point whenever there is a need for consultation or assistance on multi-faith issues
(5) To arrange annual/regular activities, including events open to the general public, which are religious, cultural and social gatherings, in order to foster understanding and build upon differences
(6) To create dialogue to support bridge building amongst faith and secular communities in and around Crawley

Their constitution can be found here.

BHA volunteers have attended several meetings and the proposed community garden.

For a detailed account of inter faith work in the UK, with numerous examples, download InterFaithActivityUK.pdf.

See the forum for more details, including summaries and minutes of meetings.

Horsham Interfaith Network (HIFN)

See the forum for more details.

West Sussex County Council (WSCC)

A BHA volunteer has taken part in the first of a series of local consultations with representatives of faith communities.

See the forum for more details.

Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC)

See the forum for more details.