Creating Connections

Our Creating Connections events raise understanding between religious groups and the media, exploring new stories, breaking down misunderstanding, and showcasing the expertise of RE teachers and academics.

What's On

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Join us on Wednesday 22 November for our 'Creating Connections' event in Bristol
RMC Creating Connections 2023 Website Post - Norwich
Join us on Thursday 30 November for our 'Creating Connections' event in Norwich

Explore the way religion and worldviews are interwoven into society, as people from long-standing and diverse communities share their stories and open the window into their world.

Join us for workshops and presentations with journalists, teachers, religious leaders, and invited guests, making new contacts and networking with local media representatives who are looking for stories.

Media panels explain how their news desks work, what kind of stories they’re interested in, and how to contact them. These events raise understanding between religious groups and the media, exploring new stories, breaking down misunderstanding, and showcasing the expertise of RE teachers and academics from local universities.

Our schedule is:

•             Bradford Tuesday 16 September, Kala Sangam arts centre
•             Coventry Thursday 5 October, meeting room, Coventry Cathedral
•             Newcastle and the North East Weds 18 October, Cathedral of St Nicholas
•             Liverpool  Thursday 9 November, The Black E
•             Bristol Wednesday 22 November, Conference Hall, City Hall
•             Norwich Tuesday 30 November, Weston room, Norwich Cathedral,

Find out more from our write-up and video of our past Creating Connections events: 

Five cities compilation
Local journalists discovered a wealth of stories from people at the intersection of religion and public life in this innovative project

Previous Creating Connections

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October 29, 2023

Creating connections in Newcastle, where faith is alive and kicking and where editors want to hear those stories.
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October 10, 2023

Creating connections in Coventry, a city of peace and reconciliation with enormous interfaith opportunity
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September 22, 2023

Bradford is an "intercultural city" with a complex weave of culture, ethnicity and faith, which journalists have to understand to report the city well
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November 25, 2021

Religious and community leaders in Manchester seeking to raise their profile should “have faith” when approaching the media
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November 25, 2021

The Birmingham Creating Connections conference discovers a wealth of stories from religious groups in the Midlands are waiting to be told
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November 19, 2021

The media urge faith communities in Nottingham to come forward with stories that engage people

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