Interfaith Scotland is the national interfaith organisation for Scotland.
We work to help ensure good relations between the diverse religion and belief communities of Scotland and also to share good practice in interfaith dialogue, education, engagement and training nationally and internationally.
Upcoming Events
Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
Interfaith Scotland will be co-hosting an event for Holocaust Memorial Day in Inverness. Holocaust Memorial Day encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. Each year across the UK thousands of people come together to learn more about the past and take action to create a safer future.
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 is ‘Ordinary People’ and there will be in-person stories of Holocaust and genocide survivors and a ceremony of remembrance. Please RSVP to marl.fin@btinternet.com (if a resident of Inverness and surrounding area) or maureen@interfaithscotland.org (if travelling from elsewhere in Scotland).
📌 Tuesday 24 January 2023, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Inverness Town House
Holocaust Memorial Day Vigil at Iona Abbey
The Iona Community invites you to join online or on site at Iona Abbey for a vigil to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023.
“This year’s theme is Ordinary People. In partnership with Interfaith Scotland, we will mark the six genocides in living memory. Through music, readings and symbolic action, we will remember what it takes for genocide to happen and commit ourselves to its prevention. If you have a small piece of cloth or paper to hand, there will be an opportunity to join in our symbolic action.” – The Iona Community.
Register: Please email warden@iona.org.uk to receive the Zoom link.
📌 Wednesday 25th January, 5 – 5.30pm, Iona Abbey (and online)
Holocaust Memorial Day Concert
We are organising a commemorative concert for Holocaust Memorial Day following a successful collaborative programme involving young musicians from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Associazione Xenia Ensemble from Turin, Italy.
This event is supported by the Lord Provost of Glasgow’s International Office, Interfaith Scotland and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Sign up for this event on Eventbrite.
📌 Wednesday 25 January 2023, 6 – 7pm, Ledger Recital Room, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Holocaust Memorial Day – Falkirk
The Provost of Falkirk, Robert Bissett, warmly welcomes you to a Holocaust Memorial Day event, co-hosted by Central Scotland Interfaith, Falkirk Council and Interfaith Scotland.
The event will include testimony from children of Holocaust survivors and Rwandan genocide survivors, a specially commissioned digital exhibition and a moving memorial ceremony.
Sign up for this event on Eventbrite.
📌 Friday 27 January 2023, 1.30 – 3.30pm, Dawson Community Centre, David’s Loan, Falkirk FK2 7RG
International Women’s Day 2023
Interfaith Scotland are hosting a special event for International Women’s Day, in partnership with Women of Faith and Community.
Trishna Singh will share extracts from her memoir, A Silent Voice Speaks: The Wee Indian Woman on the Bus, published by Fledgling Press in 2022.
Women of all faiths and beliefs are welcome to attend this free event.
The event will be be followed by langar (lunch) at the Sikh Gurdwara on Berkeley Street.
Sign up for this event on Eventbrite.
📌 Monday 6th March, 11am – 1.30pm, Glasgow Unitarian Church, 72 Berkeley Street and then to the Sikh Gurdwara on Berkeley Street
Public Training Courses
More training courses coming soon in 2023.
Interfaith Creative Projects
Faces of Faith Exhibition
This exhibition is a showcase of Scotland’s diverse religious and cultural communities.
Through the stories of sixteen people, we explore the joys, challenges, and complexities of living as a person of faith in Scotland, and the impact these communities have on a local, national, and international level.
View the exhibition on the Scottish Interfaith Week website.
Poetry Book
We worked with the Scottish Poetry Library to create a beautiful anthology of 40 poems written by poets of all faiths and beliefs.
The poets shared insights into what gave them support and inspiration during the pandemic such as nature, faith and culture. You can read more here.
The poetry book is available to purchase from Interfaith Scotland for £4.99.
Please email admin@interfaithscotland.org to request a copy.
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Interfaith Scotland
We are proud to have been a part of the Inverness HMD 2023 event with Holocaust surviver Kathy Hagler and Rwandan genocide survivors Umutesi Stewart
Interfaith Scotland
We were honoured to be at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland this evening for a special Holocaust Memorial Day concert. This event was a collaboration