Events Calendar
Why attend a MEND event?
With at least 7,000 anti-Muslim hate crimes a year, systemic discrimination against Muslims in the workplace and relentless media negativity, there has never been a more important time to attend a MEND event and to learn more about tackling Islamophobia. Anti-Muslim hatred affects us all, just like racism and anti-Semitism. MEND unites communities to tackle Islamophobia. Sign up for an event below and learn more about the challenge at hand.
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November 2017
Tackling Islamophobia Together
A special event for everyone, to come and learn about anti-Islam attitudes, its impact on our communities, and what you can do to tackle it. Guest speaker: Founder of MEND, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Sufyan Ismail ‘Be the Change you Wish to See’ Refreshments will be provided FREE Event.
Exhibition – De montford University, Leicester
The Mend Islamophobia exhibition will be at Demontford University, Leicester. #IAM2017
MEND Exhibition – Bradford College
Come and join us at our open exhibition for people to view. There will be volunteers to help guide a member of the public through the display which celebrates positive contributions of British Muslims, dispose of common myths about British Muslims and highlights the media’s role in perpetuating anti-muslim prejudice. Let’s change negative attitudes into celebrating diversity! Tackling anti-Islam attitudes one step at a time. #UnityinDiversity
What is PREVENT?
What is Prevent? Prevent is one of four strands of the government's counter-terrorism strategy, known as Contest. The other strands are: Prepare; Protect; and Pursue. Prevent is designed to support people at risk of joining extremist groups and carrying out terrorist activities. The question is, is it achieving what it was set out to do or making the situation worse?
Islamophobia Resilience Workshop
The British Transport Police recorded over 1,750 racially or religiously aggravated public order offences 2016/2017, 24% increase on the previous year. Visibly Muslim woman has been the first target of these offences. What can you do if you have been subject to an Islamophobic abuse? How can you recover from it and what are the support and services available? What do you do if you witness an Islamophobic abuse? All this questions and more will be answered in an interactive…
December 2017
Islamophobia and what can we do about it?
The event objectives are to: Educate the community about Islamophobia Inform them of their rights and responsibility to report it Empower them to deal with it in future
Mend Media Masterclass
Muslim Engagement & Development (MEND) invite you to an FREE media masterclass, you will learn about the media, its depiction of Islam and Muslims, the impact it has on the life of everyday Muslims and how YOU could be part of making a positive change. Read smart Learn how to make a complaint Find out the workings of the media Note: There is onsite parking and local street parking. Light refreshments will be provided. Register your place now through the…
Let’s Talk! Islamophobia Sisters Afternoon Tea
Islamophobia rose by 61% in London over 12 months with an estimated 7,000 hate crimes recorded by the Police against Muslims. Join us for an afternoon of activities and discussion, with guest speakers. Food and refreshments will be served. For more information about this event, please contact us by emailing [email protected].
Career Inspiration Talk: Entrepreneurship & Volunteering – Bolton
This talk is part of a series of careers events in Bolton to help inspire young people and their parents to take career planning and volunteering seriously. The ultimate aim is to help inspire young people to raise their aspirations and provide advice to parents on how they can help. So far we have arranged talks about Healthcare Careers and Financial/Professional Services Careers with more talks, events & workshops in the pipeline. The objective of this specific event is to encourage…