Date: 24th November 2021
Time: 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS
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| 2.00pm | Introduction: – With our MC Roger Bolton – journalist, broadcaster and Religion Media Centre trustee – The Bishop of Manchester David Walker |
| 2.15pm | Presentation: The religious landscape of Manchester – Alison Peacock, Head of Serving Communities Diocese of Manchester |
| 2.30pm | Media panel: Who are the local media, what stories are they interested in? Tips of the trade Chaired by Roger Bolton, with guests: – Jenny Simpson, Editor Manchester World – Yakub Qureshi, Democracy Editor, Reach PLC – Kate Squire, Editor, BBC Radio Manchester – Cat Lewis, CEO and Exec Producer, Nine Lives Media – Hussein Kesvani, journalist, podcaster and RMC trustee |
| 3 30pm | Break and networking |
| 3.45pm | Workshops: How religion interacts with race, poverty, LGBT equality, sport, the health service, the future for young people and climate change with breaks for tea, coffee and networking Speakers so far: Religion and race: – Elizabeth Cameron, chair GMCA race equalities panel & Trustee the Faith Network for Manchester Religion and poverty: – Niall Cooper, Director of Church Action on Poverty – Refugee workers Jane Graystone and Sue Cockerill – Sukhbir Singh – Founder of Feed My City – Emily Holden, CEO Welcome Churches Religion and the environment: – Professor Peter Scott, University of Manchester – Khushboo Kaur Rathore, Our Faith Our Planet – Lisa Lingard, Manchester Climate Change Agency Religion and sport: – Doretta Maynard Hampson, fitness coach and community organiser |
| 5.30pm | Break and networking |
| 5.45pm | Panel discussion: Reflections on today with: – Eamonn O’Neal, Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester; former High Sheriff of Greater Manchester; journalist, broadcaster and Director @StAnnsHospice – Michelle Mayman, Editor BBC North West Tonight – Professor Peter Scott, Samuel Ferguson Professor of Applied Theology, University of Manchester & Director Lincoln Theological Institute – Councillor Brenda Warrington, Leader for Age Friendly Greater Manchester and Equalities & Leader of Tameside Council – Andrew Graystone, journalist and campaigner |
| 6:30pm | Networking, thanks and close |
