Promoting Equality of Opportunity and Diversity

To celebrate National Inter Faith Week 2011, Canterbury Christ Church University hosted a 'Day of Faith' in the University Chapel.

The day was a great success and as a result we held our second event at the University's Medway Campus on 25th February 2013.

Day of Faith Programme:
24 November 2011, 11am-2pm

11am Coffee and welcome

• Introduction by Pro-Vice Chancellor for Equality and Diversity, Professor Tony Lavender

11:30am-12:30pm Religion and belief, and the experiences of staff and students in Higher Education Institutions.

An Equality Challenge Unit regional presentation.

Key Speaker: Neil Baker, ECU Senior Policy Advisor on Religion and Belief  

• Exploring the key findings from recent research including areas for development within Higher Education Institutions and the importance of objective setting and outcome based delivery in equality.

Visit the ECU website for more information on this research.

12:30pm Lunch served

1pm Compassion: An Inter Faith Exploration

• The University’s Inter Faith Council invites you to a round table exploration of what compassion means
  in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.

Speakers:
Rayya Ghul - A short introduction to the event
Dr. Burkhard Scherer - Compassion in Buddhism
Ravi Ladva- Compassion in Hinduism
Dr. Jeremy Law - Compassion in Christianity
Dr. Sinan Rawi- Compassion in Islam
Rabbi Cohen - Compassion in Judaism