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Jun, 30 2021

Graduates of the Solutions Not Sides Bridge Builders Programme host a webinar on Faith and Mental Health

This February, Solutions Not Sides launched the Bridge Builders Programme, where 24 young people from across the UK joined a month of online workshops and events. Each participant was part of an incubator hub which provided mentorship on organising an activity for the community. Joshua and Isobelle were two graduates from this programme who organised in their incubator hub a webinar on Mental Health and Faith with a number of guest speakers.

Jun, 11 2021

Discussing Israel-Palestine: Creating safe and compassionate spaces for learning

We’re back! 

This time, with our 10-point guide to creating safe spaces in schools:

May, 30 2021

Press Release: Response to Secretary of State for Education letter regarding antisemitism

London, 30 May 2021

For immediate release

We are very pleased that we have been highlighted by the Secretary of State for Education as an organisation that can help address antisemitism around the issue of Israel-Palestine. We also recognise that there has been a serious increase in Islamophobia in the past few weeks, and we will continue to work hard in schools we are invited into to counter Islamophobia, as well.

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May, 27 2021

Press Release: Launch of #IfTheyCanWeCan Campaign

London & Washington DC, 28/05/21

For Immediate Release

May, 18 2021

"We need you to stand for peace, justice and equality. We need you to join us in creating a better future for both nations.'

Two of our Fellows - volunteer speakers who connect with SNS via a range of regional organisations (see a list of them here) have kindly written up some of their recent feelings about the situation on the ground. We're keeping them anonymous to keep them safe online and on the ground.

A. in Jerusalem

Another round of violence, fuelled with rage and hatred. I, too, am filled with anger, sadness and disappointment, and quite legitimately so. Civilians on either side of the spectrum are paying the price for a conflict they didn’t choose.