Recent Events

Big Society and Sikhs Consultation
18th December 2010 @2pm - Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Hounslow, Middlesex

2 months consultations on Big Society and the Sikh reponse. The Coalition Government has embarked on a policy of greater autonomy at the grassroots. It calls this Big Society. This has implications and opportunities for communities including the Sikh community.

The first consultations is on Saturday 18th November at 2pm at Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Alice Way, Hounslow, Middlesex.

Consultations will take place around the country as previously.

Documents to see:
Big Society and Sikhs Questions (PDF)
Big Society and Sikhs Presentation (PDF)

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/407789/building-big-society.pdf

http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/bigsociety

Please call 020 8574 5089 or 07932 735 470 if you wish to attend or email admin@bscf.org

 

Meeting Group on GMC (General Medical Council) End of Life Guideance - 28th November 2010

The General Medical Council, the national council for medical doctors, has produced guidelines for medical staff and hospitals pn treating patients who suffer from terminal illness. The guideline includes issues around faith as well. Prof David Kurtz, an eminent retired pathologist and member of the Jewish Board of Deputies brought together doctors from various faith communities to discuss the guidelines and make any suggesstions.

The discussions are called GMC End of Life the Way Ahead. Thr group will bring out a paper which it will hope to publish. BSCF was represented by it's general secretary Dr Jasdev Rai who is a medical doctor himself. The first meeting took place on 28th November 2010.

 

Inter-Faith Programme Big Society from Faith Perpesctive - 19th November 2009

Celebrating the first UK Inter-Faith week.

Time	Speaker
3.00	Exhibition, Networking & Refreshments
4.00	Welcome
4.05	Opening performance – Beant Singh Kirtan recital - Kot brehmand ko takur swami
4.20	Jasdev Singh Rai – General Secretary, BSCF BSCF - role and activities
4.30	Gopinder Kaur – Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Bhagats and Saints of Guru Granth Sahib Ji & Interfaith practice
4.40	Ruth Jacobs (Jew) Jewish perspective on local Interfaith practise
4.45	Mohammed Saleem – Community Advocate Sheikh Fareed the Muslim Mystic
4.50	Qari Alama Ramzaan Raza - SAY Arts Tilawat from Quraan and Sufi Poetry
5.00	Dinesh Chauhan (Hindu) Hindu & Sikh Interfaith in practise – the Ram Katha
5.00	Ramona Kauth (Buddhist???) Buddhist Perspective on Interfaith
5.05	Arvinder Jain (Jain) Jain Perspective
5.10	Bill Ozanne (Catholic) Catholic Sikh Interfaith Dialogue
5.15	Warwick Hawkins
5.25	Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh – Chairman, BSCF Guru Granth Sahib – Many voices, One Message
5.45	Closing performance - Gurmat School Children Kirtan recital - Koi boleh raam raam
	Langar and departure