Check out our latest episode of Keeping Faith: A How To Guide! In this clip, Hema Hadiya Masieh shares her insights from 22 years as a counter-extremism consultant. Groundswell Project #KeepingFaithWithWIN #20YearsOfWIN keepingfaithahowtoguide.buzzsprout.com

Today marks the start of #MentalHealth Awareness Week 💚 WIN celebrates the amazing organisations leading the charge on #MentalHealth Awareness and supporting those in need. Follow Mental Health Foundation to get involved and to access helpful resources. #MentalHealth #MentalHealth Matters

We need to remove barriers to support. We work closely with partners to improve our coordinated multi-agency response so that access is available to all. Help us spread awareness this #DeafAwarenessWeek & beyond. See @signhealth for resources: signhealth.org.uk/for-profession…

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Today Christians commemorate Jesus' last appearance on earth before ascending to heaven surrounded by his apostles. Before his ascension, Jesus told the apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the arrival of the Holy Spirit. #AscensionDay also ends the Easter period. #Christianity

#ListenNow to our new episode of Keeping Faith: A How To Guide! In this clip Hema Hadiya Masieh from Groundswell Project shares how she keeps faith, running an organisation bringing people together in a divided world. #KeepingFaithWithWIN #20YearsOfWIN keepingfaithahowtoguide.buzzsprout.com

Today the Jewish community remembers all the lives lost to the Holocaust. Our thoughts are with those who mourn today as we reflect on the terrible cost of hate and division. #Judaism #YomHaShoah #HolocaustRemembranceDay

Wishing a very #HappyEaster to all our friends from Orthodox Churches and Rastafarian communities celebrating today! #OrthodoxEaster #Pascha #Rastafarianism #OrthodoxChristianity #Christianity

Today Orthodox Christians & Rastafarians will observe #GoodFriday or #GreatFriday , reflecting on Jesus' crucifixion. Believers attend late-night services & pray over embroidered sheets (etaphion) representing Jesus' last moments. #Rastafarianism #OrthodoxChristianity

Our new #podcast with Hadiya Masieh (Hema Hadiya Masieh) from Groundswell Project explores how we can keep faith in #community & goes beyond rhetoric to unpack what #extremism looks like in 2024 #ListenNow Subscribe, Share & Review! #KeepingFaithWithWIN keepingfaithahowtoguide.buzzsprout.com

#Beltane or #MayDay celebrates the transition of Spring into Summer when the earth's fertility is at its height. 'Beltane' means 'bright fire', purifying & reflecting the victory of light over dark. Maypole dances & 'handfastings' are traditionally held today. #Paganism

If you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID, today is your last chance to apply for free voter ID before the elections on 2 May.

⏰ Apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate before 5pm today: electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-ele…

Today Hindus celebrate the birth of the monkey deity #Hanuman , loyal devotee of Rama. Hanuman is worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion and selfless service, as the reborn god of wind (Pavana) and the 11th avatar of Lord Shiva. #Hanuman Jayanti #Hinduism

#ChagPesachSameach to our Jewish friends & followers! The festival of #Pesach or #Passover commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from enslavement in Egypt as told in the book of Exodus, and the divine protection they were given from the plagues. #Judaism

Today Jains celebrate the birth of the last and greatest Tirthankara (ford-maker or teacher), Mahavira. Believers visit the temple to hear teachings about his life, bathe icons, attend processions & send cards before gathering for a celebratory meal. #MahavirJayanti #Jainism

#Ridvan is the holiest festival in the #Bahai calendar, named after the garden where Baha’u’llah was staying when he declared himself the Promised One prophesied by the Bab, marking the beginning of the #Bahai Faith. All community elections are held during this festival.

...in all the sorrows of life you can obtain supreme consolation… If material anxiety envelops you in a dark cloud, spiritual radiance lightens your path. Verily, those whose minds are illumined by the Spirit of the Most High have supreme consolation. – #AbdulBaha

#Bahai

Great to have our podcast with Parents Circle mentioned in the latest bulletin from Religion Media Centre - read the full bulletin below or listen to the podcast at keepingfaithahowtoguide.buzzsprout.com

#RamaNavami celebrates the birth of Hindu deity Rama: 7th avatar of Vishnu & hero of the Ramayana epic. Devotees fast, greet each other with 'Sri Ram' & repeat Rama's name as a powerful mantra. Puja ceremonies are performed at noon, Rama's time of birth. #RamaNavami #Hinduism

This South East Asian #New Year Festival - celebrated in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia & their diasporas under different names - is renowned for lively public water fights, symbolising spiritual purification and a fresh start. #Songkran #PiMai #Thingyan #ChoulChnamThey