The message that faith matters is increasingly accepted. Equalities legislation (Religion and Belief in the Workplace, 2003 and Equalities Act, 2006) recognises the central place of faith in the identity of many people. The inclusion of faith as a strand of identity in Equalities and Human Rights provision confirms this.

It has however become increasingly clear that meaningful engagement with this strand of identity requires a significant change in the awareness and practice of organisations and communities, both civic and religious.

Living Faiths events offer an opportunity to hear individual faith traditions speaking independently, creating space for dialogue alongside people of other faiths around the distinctive contributions of individual faiths towards a fuller understanding of Equalities and Human Rights and to explore how faith empowers us to serve our wider communities.

Living Faiths events have friendship and dialogue at their heart and offer an opportunity to hear two faith traditions speaking independently but in harmony.

A bite-sized guide to festivals and faiths.

This guide has been created by members of the Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum as a simple introduction to the nine faith communities 
represented.

Funding for the guide was provided by Government Office Yorkshire and Humber.

The guide is absolutely free, but you are required to be logged in to our forum to download it.

Please register on our forum and then click on the Resources category.

Could you be a part of Faith Matters?

The Faith Matters Associate Network presently comprises 15 Associates from five faith Traditions.

• Buddhist
• Christian
• Muslim
• Sikh
• Unitarian
  

• Personal belonging to a Faith Community
• Experience of applying Faith in a professional context
• Informed commitment to the Equality and Diversity Agenda
• Professionalism and Excellence in Developing and Delivering high-quality learning interventions and organisational change