On the 24th June, Cardiff WG were at Grangetown Gardens with our resources and knowledge to educate the wider community about Islamophobia and tell them more about our work and how they can get involved. Thank you, Grangetown Pavilion, for hosting such a wonderful festival for the community and...
Over the course of Spring 2023, MEND delivered training sessions to Perth and Kinross Council as a part of on-going Islamophobia awareness training. Several sessions were delivered to both Councillors and staff who work for the local authority. The training sessions, including...
On the 22nd June, Cardiff WG were at Cardiff Central Library with MEND resources to share with vulnerable service users and other organisations commemorating Refugee Week. MEND thanks Cardiff Central library and the Welsh Refugee Council for giving us the opportunity to share our invaluable...
On Saturday 16th June MEND North was invited to deliver a workshop at the City Mosque in Preston. The workshop was tailored to a mosque setting and its attendees. The workshop highlighted the importance of defining islamophobia, as well as proposing the definition published by the APPG. Examples of...
On the 3rd of June MEND North delivered a workshop at the NEU Conference in Leeds. Members of the NEU from Kirklees and beyond attended the event. The session started with a discussion on the APPG definition and the importance of organisations to adopt the definition. Attendees highlighted that...
On Thursday 27th April, MEND held an important Mayoral Hustings in readiness for the mayoral/local elections on 4th May 2023. In attendance were all the candidates bar one. In attendance were; Rita Patel (independent), Parmajit Singh Gil (liberal democrats), Steve Score (Trade unionist and...
On the 7th June, the Cardiff MEND WG and Junior Regional Manager were invited by Jess at Cardiff Radio’s ‘Unity in Our Community’ show to discuss the work we do. Our volunteers painted a picture of who is MEND, what we look like locally and what some of our achievements were in Cardiff. We...
On Thursday 4th of May, MEND North was invited by Lancaster University to speak on Islamophobia and various discourses around the subject. Speakers from other organisations covered various aspects of Islamophobia. Dr Madeline started the event with a discussion on institutional Islamophobia and...
On Saturday 18th March MEND North held a professional’s fundraising dinner at Sanams Manchester. Following a technical hitch the event started with an informative presentation on MEND’s work on tackling Islamophobia and its achievements over the years. This was followed by a...
On Friday 17th March MEND North held a professional’s fundraising dinner at Leeds Mumtaz restaurant. The event which was attended by professionals, local business individuals and local councillors, started with an informative presentation on MEND and the work of MEND by one of our key...
