Keeping Faith: A How To Guide

Women's Interfaith Network

Keeping Faith: A How-To Guide explores how women keep faith - in ourselves, in each other, in a cause, or in religious faith - so you can learn how to keep faith too. Each episode, we’ll be interviewing a different guest, some names you know and some you should know, to find out what keeping faith means to them.

Keeping Faith: A How-To Guide is a podcast from Womens' Interfaith Network, a women’s charity bringing together all faith’s and none, as part of our 2024 Keeping Faith Programme. Find out more at https://www.wominet.org.uk/

Hosted by Maeve Carlin
Produced by Maeve Carlin and Adam Brichto

Edited by Adam Brichto

Executive Produced by Lady Gilda Levy

Theme music composed by Jamie Payne.

Logo designed by Jasey Finesilver

Podcast support from Tara Corry

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Keeping Faith in Community with Hadiya Masieh

Keeping Faith in Community with Hadiya Masieh

What does extremism really look like in 2024, outside of the headlines and political debates? Can we empower young people to harness their passions for positive change while steering clear of divisive rhetoric? How do we keep faith in grassroots work when the challenges our communities are facing seem to keep getting bigger? Our conversation with Hadiya Masieh, Founder and Executive Director of the Groundswell Project, draws on her 22 years of experience in counter-extremism and the highs and lows of running an organisation that works to bring communities together in an increasingly polarised world. Watch the Groundswell Project's video sharing Hadiya’s storyCheck out the Kindness Mapper to find initiatives in your communityFollow the Groundswell Project on Instagram, Facebook and X (Formerly Twitter)Keeping Faith: A How-To Guide is part of Women’s Interfaith Network's 2024 Keeping Faith Programme. Read more about the programme here and be the first to hear about upcoming events and ways to get involved by signing up to our newsletter. Views expressed on this podcast are the speaker’s own and may not reflect the views of Women’s Interfaith Network. Hosted by Maeve Carlin Produced by Maeve Carlin and Adam Brichto Edited by Adam Brichto Executive Produced by Lady Gilda Levy Theme music composed by Jamie Payne Logo and Artwork designed by Jasey Finesilver Support from Tara Corry

Episodes

Keeping Faith in Community with Hadiya Masieh

Keeping Faith in Community with Hadiya Masieh

What does extremism really look like in 2024, outside of the headlines and political debates? Can we empower young people to harness their passions for positive change while steering clear of divisive rhetoric? How do we keep faith in grassroots work when the challenges our communities are facing seem to keep getting bigger? Our conversation with Hadiya Masieh, Founder and Executive Director of the Groundswell Project, draws on her 22 years of experience in counter-extremism and the highs and lows of running an organisation that works to bring communities together in an increasingly polarised world. Watch the Groundswell Project's video sharing Hadiya’s storyCheck out the Kindness Mapper to find initiatives in your communityFollow the Groundswell Project on Instagram, Facebook and X (Formerly Twitter)Keeping Faith: A How-To Guide is part of Women’s Interfaith Network's 2024 Keeping Faith Programme. Read more about the programme here and be the first to hear about upcoming events and ways to get involved by signing up to our newsletter. Views expressed on this podcast are the speaker’s own and may not reflect the views of Women’s Interfaith Network. Hosted by Maeve Carlin Produced by Maeve Carlin and Adam Brichto Edited by Adam Brichto Executive Produced by Lady Gilda Levy Theme music composed by Jamie Payne Logo and Artwork designed by Jasey Finesilver Support from Tara Corry

Keeping Faith in Peace with Robi Damelin and Laila Alsheikh (The Parents Circle Family Forum)

Keeping Faith in Peace with Robi Damelin and Laila Alsheikh (The Parents Circle Family Forum)

What does it mean to keep faith in peace and reconciliation after unimaginable loss? How can we sit with disagreements and different worldviews to find our common humanity? What can we do to ensure women’s voices are heard and uplifted in peace-building work? Our conversation with Robi Damelin and Laila Alsheikh – both bereaved mothers and spokespeople for the joint Israeli-Palestinian organisation The Parents Circle Family Forum - encourages us to look again at the ongoing conflict through the lens of reconciliation and restorative justice. Sign up for their English Language Newsletter via the American Friends of the Parents Circle Family ForumFollow the Parents Circle on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Keeping Faith: A How-To Guide is part of Women’s Interfaith Network's 2024 Keeping Faith Programme. Read more about the programme here and be the first to hear about upcoming events and ways to get involved by signing up to our newsletter. Views expressed on this podcast are the speaker’s own and may not reflect the views of Women’s Interfaith Network. Hosted by Maeve Carlin Produced by Maeve Carlin and Adam Brichto Edited by Adam Brichto Executive Produced by Lady Gilda Levy Theme music composed by Jamie Payne Logo and Artwork designed by Jasey Finesilver Support from Tara Corry

Keeping Faith in Climate Action with Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers

Keeping Faith in Climate Action with Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers

How do we keep faith in climate action when governments and corporations keep dragging their feet? How does a ritual described in the Torah help women navigate life’s transitions in 2024? How do we nurture open dialogue between communities with hate crime on the rise? Our conversation with Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers, lecturer at Leo Baeck College and trustee of Faiths for the Climate, ranges from environmental activism to the importance of nuance in tough conversations. Find out more about the Wellspring ProjectFollow Rabbi Debbie on Twitter and InstagramKeeping Faith: A How-To Guide is part of Women’s Interfaith Network's 2024 Keeping Faith Programme. Read more about the programme here and be the first to hear about upcoming events and ways to get involved by signing up to our newsletter. Views expressed on this podcast are the speaker’s own and may not reflect the views of Women’s Interfaith Network. Hosted by Maeve Carlin Produced by Maeve Carlin and Adam Brichto Edited by Adam Brichto Executive Produced by Lady Gilda Levy Theme music composed by Jamie Payne Logo and Artwork designed by Jasey Finesilver Support from Tara Corry