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.

Announcement: Covid-19

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Interfaith Scotland has been working with faith communities and local interfaith groups across Scotland to assist them in their work of supporting communities at the grassroots level. For up-to-date information on the current crisis please go to the Scottish Government website. Find out more about the re-opening of Places of Worship in Scotland

Upcoming events

June 2021

Tears of Gold: Stories of Refugee Women Displaced from Home

For Refugee Festival Scotland, we are co-sponsoring a wonderful exhibition of the work of artist Hannah Rose Thomas with UNESCO, Glasgow University and The Dear Green Bothy. The exhibition will run from 11th – 17th June. Find out more.

📌 Friday 11th – Thursday 17th June

Interfaith Buddies: The Great Get Together

Our next Interfaith Buddies event will take place on 18^th June at 11am as a part of the Great Get Together, an initiative inspired by the late Jo Cox which brings people together to celebrate what they have in common. Bring a cake and a cuppa and enjoy making a new friend from another faith! Sign up here.

📌  Friday 18th June, 11am (Zoom)

Mental Health, Older People and Faith Communities

We are partnering with Faith in Older People at their final seminar of the Mental Health Series. Our board members Rita Docherty, Nicola Maule, and Robin Downie have been invited to take part in the panel discussion, to explore the mental health challenges from the perspectives of different faiths. Sign up here.

📌  Tuesday 22nd June, 4.30pm to 6pm (Zoom)

Prayers for Peace in the Holy Land

In a land considered Holy by four Abrahamic Faiths (Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Baha’i) we feel the pain of all those suffering and wish earnestly for peace. Please join us to pray, witness together and demonstrate that our hearts are longing for peace in the Holy Land. Interfaith Scotland and the Catholic Bishops Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue

📌 Wednesday 23rd June, 6.30pm (Zoom)

July 2021

An Introduction to Working with Religious Diversity

An interactive workshop on improving our confidence in discussing and responding to the religion and belief of those we work with. The cost of this workshop is £25. Sign up here.

📌  Thursday 15th July, 10.30am – 12.30pm (Zoom)

August 2021

Advantage is invisible – understanding unintentional discrimination

An interactive workshop exploring why discrimination is common even when our intentions are to work fairly with all staff and service users. The cost of this workshop is £25. Sign up here.

📌 Tuesday 3rd August, 10.30am – 12.30pm (Zoom)

Annual Networking Seminar for Local Interfaith Groups

The annual networking seminar is an opportunity for members of local interfaith groups to come together and share good practice. If you are a member of a local interfaith group you can sign up to attend by emailing Frances at frances@interfaithscotland.org

📌 Thursday 19th August, time tbc (Zoom)

Intention versus impact – exploring challenges around group labels and unintended offence

An interactive workshop exploring the terminology used to describe groups of people and how we can respond when unintended offence is caused. The cost of the workshop is £25. Sign up here.

📌 Wednesday 25th August, 1.30pm – 3.30pm (Zoom)

September 2021

Debiasing our systems, debiasing ourselves – an introduction to tackling unconscious bias

An interactive course exploring the evidence of unconscious bias and methods for reducing its impact on our decisions, behaviour and processes. The cost of the course is £25. Sign up here

📌 Tuesday 14th September, 10.30am – 1pm (Zoom)

October 2021

Scottish Interfaith Week

Scottish Interfaith week 2021 is now taking event submissions. To coincide with COP26, the week will begin on Sunday 31 October. Please visit www.scottishinterfaithweek.org to register your event, get more information and take part.

📌 Sunday 31st October – Sunday 7th November

Message from Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland for faith communities and local interfaith groups