It brings together the likes of Andy George, President of the National Black Police Association, who is based in Northern Ireland; Jeff Boothe, Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police Service who leads the Crime Prevention, Inclusion and Engagement Team (CPIE) at New Scotland Yard; and PC Bharat ‘Baz’ Narbad, Chair of South Wales Black Police Association.

It also features Amie Buhari, who heads the Hebe Foundation that works with young people; Lian Jacobs, who has over 13 years’ experience of working with young people across London; and Pastor Dare Adetuberu, Lead Pastor at RCCG Kingdom Connections, Tyrrelstown.

This webinar, first live streamed on 14 April 2021, was a fantastic opportunity to hear from some of the keenest minds in Church and society on this report, and for participants to share their opinions on these issues.

The expert panel consisted of:

• Dr Robert Beckford
• Sir Simon Woolley
• Ven. Dr. Rosemarie Mallett
• Eleasah Louis
• Clare Williams
• Dr R. David Muir
• Revd Wale Hudson-Roberts

This was a joint event hosted in partnership with the Racial Justice Advocacy Forum, the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI).

It was shown in advance of Racial Justice Sunday (RJS) on Sunday 14 February 2021. This is a day for everyone in British and Irish churches to Remember, Reflect and Respond to racial justice matters:

• Remember the importance of racial justice.
• Reflect on human diversity and thank God for it.
• Respond by working to end injustice, racism and ignorance through prayer and action.

Contributors included:

• Dr Leroy Logan MBE, former superintendent in the Metropolitan police and a former chair of the Black Police Association. Leroy is also the author of Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop.
• Janet Hills, a Detective Sergeant in the Metropolitan Police Service. Janet is the first Female Chair of the Metropolitan Black Police Association and was also the National Black Police Association President from 2015-2017.
• Bevan Powell MBE, the former chair of the Black Police Association and current Methodist Secretary for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

The session was chaired by the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett, Archdeacon of Croydon and Revd Les Isaac OBE, CEO of the Ascension Trust.

Partners

This webinar was produced in partnership with:

• Ascension Trust
• Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
• The Diocese of Southwark
• The Methodist Church
• The National Black Police Association

The EAPPI programme brings people from around the world to the West Bank to serve for three months as human rights monitors, known as Ecumenical Accompaniers.

In the UK and Ireland, EAPPI is administered by the Quakers on behalf of the churches across the four nations and is an important witness to the churches commitment to justice and peace for those who live in Israel and Palestine: Jew, Christian and Muslim.

The original webinar was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme for Palestine-Israel (EAPPI).

Moderator:

• Bob Fyffe, General Secretary, CTBI.

Speakers:

• Jack Munayer, Local Program Coordinator, EAPPI.
• Matt Cowling, Previous EAPPI Ecumenical Accompanier.

The Baptist Union of Great Britain, Church of Scotland, Methodist Church and United Reformed Church, together with Church Action on Poverty, have launched a new campaign to respond to the household debt crisis.

They’re calling on the Chancellor to create a Jubilee Fund, that would provide grants to pay off and cancel unavoidable debt accrued by households during the lockdown period, giving them a more stable platform from which to face the future.

Chair

• Chair: Diane Watts, Interim Team Leader, Faith and Society, Baptists Together.

Speakers

• The Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell, The Bishop of Stepney and chair of Capital Mass.
• Cassius Francis, Transforming Communities Together.
• Paul Morrison, Policy Advisor for the Methodist Church.
• Hannah Brown, Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer, JPIT.

It was chaired by Revd Dr Kevin Snyman, with Bevin Powell and Revd Mike Long on the panel, who have both worked to support the survivors.

On 14th June 2017, a massive fire broke out at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, West London, which resulted in the deaths of 72 people. It was the worst British residential fire since the Second World War. Many of those who lost their lives, or were affected by this fire, were from minority ethnic communities.

The webinar was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

It was moderated by Rosemarie Davidson-Gotobed, with Patrick Vernon OBE as the main speaker.

This webinar was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Speakers

• Scotland: Olivia Ndoti – a Zambian national, studying at the University of Glasgow (BA Community Development).
• Wales: Revd Aled Edwards OBE – Chief Executive, Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales).
• Ireland: Dr Ebun Joseph – Lecturer & Module Coordinator (Black Studies) in University College, Dublin.
• England: Jonathan Ellis – Project Director, The Detention Forum.

This webinar was hosted by CTBI’s Churches’ Refugee Network (CRN), Chaired by the Bishop of Bradwell and Moderated by Revd Sally Thomas, Minister with St Paul’s Bayswater and Kensington United Reformed Churches.

This was the second of five webinars focusing on racial justice in Britain and Ireland. It was originally streamed live on 7 July 2020. It was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Moderator: 
Eleasah Phoenix Louis is a PhD candidate at Canterbury Christ Church University and founder/ developer of the Black Consciousness and Christian Faith programme.

Speaker:
Professor Robert Beckford is Professor of Black Theology at The Queen’s Foundation, Birmingham.

This one-hour webinar, originally streamed live on 1 July 2020, featured speakers from across Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England:

• Emma Wilson – advice worker at St Rollox Church of Scotland Community Outreach Project.
• Erica Williams – Wales Strategic Migration Partnership.
• Sarah Teather – Director, Jesuit Refugee Service.
• David Moriarty – Assistant Director, Jesuit Refugee Service in Ireland.

This webinar was hosted by CTBI’s Churches’ Refugee Network (CRN), Chaired by Bishop of Bradwell and Moderated by Peredur Griffith, Cytûn: Churches Together in Wales.

Partners

Thank you to our partners for their support in this CRN webinar:

• Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe
• Churches in Ireland
• Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales)
• Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees
• Scottish Christian Forum

This conversation featured Prof. Anthony Reddie, author of Theologising Brexit, and the Archdeacon of Croydon, the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.

The original webinar was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

The conversation was chaired by the Rt Revd Dr John Perumbalath, Bishop of Bradwell, the Chair of CRN, with speakers who are experts on the ground in Brussels, France and Italy. It featured Fiona Kendall, European and Legal Affairs Advisor, Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy, Mediterranean Hope – Migrant and Refugee Programme; Dr. Torsten Moritz, General Secretary, Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe; and Revd Kirrilee Reid, Chaplain and Refugee Projects Officer in Pas-de-Calais. 

It was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and moderated by James Anthony, Project Coordinator for Climate Sunday, CTBI.

It features Caroline Pomeroy, Director, Climate Stewards, and James Buchanan, Bright Now Campaign Manager, Operation Noah.

It featured the Ascension Trust’s Les Isaac OBE; General Practitioner and Ascension Trust Chair, Dr Chinyere (Chi-Chi) Ekhator; and Dr Joan Myers OBE, Board Member of the Royal College of Nurses and Director of the Florence Nightingale Foundation, who discussed the Standing Together Community Appeal which is addressing the COVID-19 crisis.

The conversation was moderated by Richard Reddie, CTBI’s Director of Justice and Inclusion and fellow Standing Together member.

Attendees heard about Standing Together’s work to:

• Raise money to buy PPE for vulnerable frontline workers.
• Provide counselling and prayer support for those traumatised by events.
• Campaign and advocate to ensure BAME medical staff and care workers get the support they need.