The end is in sight. This morning I feel tired enough to be looking forward to our exhibition being over, but am also dreading it at the same time. I've really enjoyed this week. There are one or two things that I would wish had turned out differently, but only one or two (and I'm not prepared to share them publicly - anyone interested will have to figure them out for themselves!)
Tony Nelson has written the "First Person" column in today's Leicester Mercury, the sixth article the paper has published to mark National Inter Faith Week. Tony is a former President of the Leicester Hebrew Congregation and is currently Vice Chair of Leicester Council of Faiths. His piece is entitled "Learning about other faiths can curb prejudice" which is a nicely practical angle on one of the reasons for this special week.
Here are some of the thoughts of some of the volunteers, from today's reflective journal:
“Very nice encounters with several people including a group of Muslim young men who were very warm and supportive of interfaith work. Thank you – lots of smiles.”
“A sign of hope for everybody seeing the faiths working together. A privilege to be part of it.”
“It’s been a very interesting experience – watching people’s reaction to the exhibition. Some just glance as they go by, others stop and read and a few stop and talk. People seem to be walking with a purpose this Friday evening. Perhaps they have less inclination to stop compared with other times of day.”
“Very interesting experience – positive reaction from passers-by. More should be done like this throughout the year at different venues.”
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