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Walkers came from across Bristol to enjoy welcomes, talks, walks and visits to 6 different East Bristol based faith venues on Thursday 12th May. The walk was part of Bristol Walk Fest and organised by Bristol Multi Faith Forum and Bristol Inner City and East Health Improvement Team.
Feedback was overwhelming – “The most interesting walk yet!” said one woman whose aim was to attend a walk on every day of the festival from 1st to 31st May!
Faith leaders were wonderfully hospitable giving up their time to tell the fascinated group about their faith and their place of worship (many of the venues also went above and beyond proving delicious refreshments too!). Huge thanks to all involved.

The places visited were The Hindu Temple , Bristol Bahá’í Centre, The Bristol & West Progressive Jewish Congregation, St. Mark’s Baptist Church, The Shah Jalal Mosque & Bristol Sikh Temple.

To see a gallery of photos of the day click here.

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Dear IFN member bodies,

We have news of fresh appalling attacks in another European city: Brussels.

As an IFN Officers’ statement of last November, following the Paris attack, noted, terrorists have as their aim the creation of a climate of fear and uncertainty. Their victory begins the moment that people can no longer live in trust and with a sense of shared citizenship.

Following the Paris attacks of November, faith and inter faith groups stood in solidarity. The attacks in Brussels will also have a significance for our lives together here in the UK and we know that our member bodies and people of all faiths and none will be remembering in the coming days those murdered and otherwise affected by the attacks in Brussels and standing together against violence and division.

As we and our fellow officers said after the Paris attacks: “Terrorism has many faces. Sometimes it wears the mask of religion, claiming a justification in religious teaching for its acts.  This is rejected in the strongest terms by faith communities.”

Best wishes,

The Rt Revd Richard Atkinson OBE and Mr Vivian Wineman

Co-Chairs

The Inter Faith Network for the UK