Building a Peaceful City
Sometimes events outside Birmingham can have a big impact on people here and on relationships between people of different faiths. In the past few weeks Dr Andrew Smith has been involved in working with Muslims and Buddhists affected by the plight of the Royhinga people in Burma. This has resulted in some work to build friendships between the communities here in Birmingham and a statement from the Birmingham Faith Leader’s Group which you can read here. Statement on Burma
He was also part of a city wide group who write a response following the brutal murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich on 22nd May. That response can also be downloaded and read here. Birmingham Condemns Woolwich Murder – Statement