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We’re a charity based in Luton, working to build resilience within faith communities against child sexual exploitation and other forms of harm. As a Christian and Muslim partnership, dialogue and learning from shared experiences as well as different perspectives is at the heart of what we do. On our channel we talk about: faith and our experiences and responsibilities as people of faith; safeguarding including challenges and best practice with an emphasis on accounting for difference and ove ...
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PART 2 with Cricket East and Wicketz Luton Nigel meets over 2 podcasts with Amran Malik and Nauman Javaid and a group for their young coaches to discuss how the sport of cricket is being used to bring protection to young people. In this podcast we discuss how sport can be a powerful tool in helping young people overcome difficulties that they face.…
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Nigel meets over 2 podcasts with Amran Malik and Nauman Javaid to discuss how the sport of cricket is being used to bring protection to young people. In this podcast we discuss how sport can be a powerful tool in helping young people overcome difficulties that they face. For more information of both Cricket East and Wicketz and the hope they give i…
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Nigel and Maria discuss the work she heads up within Noah Enterprise with people seeking asylum and refugees. She discusses the charity's wholistic approach to working with people which cares for the whole person. You can find out more about the work of Noah Enterprise from their website: https://noahenterprise.org/…
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Nigel discusses the work of Squared in Luton with Pauline and Nahida who are part of their work with people seeking asylum and refugees. They discuss how people need more than just bricks and how they work to see people empowered and gaining skills to to live their best life. You can find out more about the work of Squared here: https://www.squared…
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Nigel (FACES) and Melissa (FACES and The Courtney Foundation) discuss with Peter and Linda the work taking place at Hightown Baptist Church with people claiming asylum and refugees. They discuss the importance of collaboration and how working together can be very beneficial. Hightown Baptist Church run a coffee morning every Monday 9.30am-12pm that…
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Melissa and Nigel hear about the support Discover Islam provide to local refugees and people claiming asylum. Abderrahmane Mezdidioua, Translator and Coordinator, explains that better understanding of the asylum systems and improved housing conditions are common types of help that people ask for. He also reminds us about the lasting friendships bei…
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Melissa and Nigel meet with Revd David Kesterton (Area Dean of Luton) to hear about All Saints and St Peters Church and their initiative to help people who are seeking asylum. This includes an art display in Luton Central Library. You can find out more about how to help by contacting David on vicar@allsaintpeter.org.uk or their website www.allsaint…
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Melissa and Nigel discuss our Summer Conference- Safeguarding Together and some of the people who will be attending. It's been several years since we last hosted a FACES conference (pre-pandemic) and we're looking forward to the discussions this year! We'll be introducing new training and research opportunities, listening to local school leaders an…
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Peter, Lucie, Tony, Melissa and Nigel discuss their thoughts around a current ongoing investigation into a key Christian Leader Mike Pilavachi. They discuss the investigation and also what can be learned by organisations and churches from what is emerging. They discuss accountability, charisma, good practice and how difficult it may have been for p…
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Nigel and Melissa discuss the UK Illegal Migration Bill as it moves from the House of Commons to the House of Lords. The Bill seeks to change how people seeking asylum are processed and aims to prevent people arriving in the Uk through non sanctioned routes by firm action. There is much debate around the bill and what it could do to vulnerable peop…
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Nigel, Melissa and Peter discuss The Bloom Review- entitled "Does government ‘do God?’ " and also briefly look at the Coronation and the offer for public to declare allegiance to King Charles. You can find the full 159 page report here : https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1152684/The_Bloo…
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Nigel briefly describes the work in the background towards our up coming conferences and our hopes for what they can achieve. He refers to our research and also a few of the courses we run to help schools, young people and organisations. We would like a good spread of people at our conferences parents, teachers, faith leaders and other professional…
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Nigel and Peter both discuss Home Secretary Suella Baverman's Comments in the press over the last couple of weeks. FACES has put out a statement on this and the statistics from the Home Office that appear to contradict the racial accusations she makes. Peter and Nigel discuss some of the implications of this. They also reference a podcast where Bar…
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Nigel, Melissa and Courtney discuss the importance of safeguarding training for volunteers working with refugees. Their discussions include a course that Faces(Luton) are building in order to help organisations and groups better help refugees. The course trials at the end of this month and should be available more widely soon. The course benefits f…
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Nigel meets up with Bedfordshire Police's Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst to discuss the Casey Report. The Casey Report pulls no punches as it looks at institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia in London's Police force and their failings in the community. Nigel and Trevor look at the report's implications for policing. They look at how Bedfor…
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Peter, Lucie and Nigel discuss the sentencing of Eleanor Williams, a 22 year old jailed for eight and a half years for nine counts of lying about being raped and trafficked by an 'Asian grooming gang' and making false rape claims against a series of other men. They discuss the many things we can learn from this including the way the narratives and …
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People of different faith backgrounds, Katie Forbes and Humza Yousaf are amongst those running for the leadership of the Scottish National Party. Many articles in the press are asking the question, "Can a person of faith lead at a high level in today's society?". Nigel and Melissa discuss this question with Tony Thompson (Hope Church Luton/FACES) a…
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Nigel and Melissa meet with Peter to discuss the origins and principles of his peace and reconciliation work in Luton. Peter takes us around the world and shares how he discovered his own purpose in bringing peace to others. One of the successes of this work is FACES itself- Peter was one of our founders. You can find out more at https://www.stmary…
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Nigel and Melissa meet with Courtney who works with refugees locally. Courtney helps explain the process and also bring real life examples of of how local contact can help protect people from exploitation. We discuss the local impact of a hotel shutting its usual functions to house refugees and the responses from the community (https://www.lutontod…
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Nigel talks with Melissa about her work with The Courtney Foundation, a social inclusion and anti-poverty charity in Luton. The discussion includes caring for mental and emotional wellbeing and meeting practical needs. You can find out more about The Courtney Foundation on their website: https://thecourtneyfoundation.org…
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Zaffar Iqbal meets with Nigel to discuss Inspire FM and its 25 year history. They discuss how it began, the relevance of faith within their work and how radio facilitates community voices on health and other topics. Inspire continues to spread positive messages and bring communities together in difficult times. Inspire FM is a FACES partner. You ca…
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Nigel and Melissa meet with Tony Thompson to discuss his work with Hope Church Luton, founded by Tony as a 'church for people who don't go to church'. It serves the people of Luton in many ways as an active hub during the week for people from different communities. You can find out more from their website www.hopechurch.co.uk.…
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Nigel, Melissa and Rehana Faisal discuss three news articles: Schools look at how to tackle influential misogynistic views from Andrew Tate A BBC podcast on Shamima Begum The sad death of a Rhianan Rudd groomed by neo-Nazi idelology We look at the stories, the language used in these articles, the discrepancies in how narratives are portrayed, and e…
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Founding members of FACES discuss its beginnings, focus and the deep friendships that underpin its success in grasping difficult subjects. The episode includes examples of how people agree to disagree on some issues yet come together to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) in our communities. This episode was originally recorded for Inferfaith We…
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Peter, Rehana, Tony, Melissa and Nigel discuss the UK 2021 census results and what they show us about Luton. Luton is found in the fastest growing region of England and is one of four authorities outside of London with the majority of the population being from ethnic minority groups. In this discussion we look at resources being matched to these fi…
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Melissa and Nigel discuss the work of Azalea with Ruth Robb, CEO and co-founder. Azalea is a FACES partner. They are faith-based and 'empower men and women to choose to walk free from being caught up in trafficking.' On this episode we discuss CSA, CSE and human trafficking. Find out more about Azalea on their website.…
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Tony, Melissa and Nigel discuss recent news regarding refugees and people claiming asylum and the situations they face in Luton. We discuss how faith encourages us to support people going through lengthy asylum processes, the vulnerabilities presesent and challenge the false idea that men seeking asylum are not also vulnerable.…
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Nigel interviews Rehana, Sufian and Peter for Islamophobia Awareness Month. Rehana and Sufian share what it can feel like living, studying and working in an Islamophobic environment and its impact on jobs, career progression, mental health and other areas. Peter shares what can be done to challenge Islamophobia.…
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Nigel discusses with Sujel, Peter and Tony thoughts around 'inter-faith' and 'multi-faith' and which best suits FACES as an organisation. The discussion raises several key points on how organisations can work together whilst strongly holding a diversity of beliefs.By Faiths Against Child Sexual Exploitation
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In this episode we explore how places of worship are supporting communities during the pandemic, and the importance of understanding how communities experience challenges in different ways throughout this period. With Tony Thompson, Peter Adams, Lucie Shuker, Rehana Faisal and Melissa Llewellyn.By nigel@faces.org.uk
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