Tony Blair Faith Foundation

Last week Susie McShane and Kate Losowsky from the Tony Blair Faith Foundation (TBFF) attended the 9th Annual Beijing Forum.  The Forum is organised jointly by Peking University, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education and the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, with support and advice coming from a variety of sources, including TBFF.  TBFF is working with PKU and the Beijing Forum to explore research and analysis around Faith and Globalisation. You can read all about the experience in our Beijing Journal.

We are counting down to the Faith Shorts awards ceremony, which is only two weeks away. The Foundation’s global film competition, Faith Shorts, provides young people with the opportunity to express their faith through film, bringing their voices to a global stage. If you haven't already, make sure to watch this year's shortlisted films.

Tony Blair released a statement welcoming the appointment of Bishop Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury: “My Faith Foundation and I would like to express our delight at the appointment of Bishop Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury.  He will bring to the Church of England and the Anglican Communion a rich experience and  spirituality alongside a deep commitment to building harmonious interfaith relations.  His knowledge of the Church in Africa, and particularly in Nigeria, will make a profound contribution to the life of the Anglican Communion in the years to c

Last week Susie McShane, Senior Communications Manager and Kate Losowsky, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive attended the 9th Beijing Forum: The Harmony of Civilisations and Prosperity for All, Challenges and Opportunities, New Thinking in New Reality. The Forum was organised by Peking University, Beijing Municipal Commission of Education and Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation is working with PKU and the Beijing Forum to explore research and analysis around Faith and Globalisation. Here Susie keeps a journal of their time in Beijing at the Forum.

Our global school’s programme, Face to Faith, mobilised up to 60,000 people for peace this year.

The Tony Blair Faith Foundation has been working in the Philippines to help build understanding between different religions since 2011. The Foundation’s global education programme, Face to Faith, helps nurture a generation of young people who are better equipped to deal with difference. The programme gives students the opportunity to discuss global issues from different religious and cultural perspectives and teaches key mediation and conflict resolution skills. This work is being carried out against the backdrop of conflict in the Philippines.

Acting Chief Executive of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Charlotte Keenan recently joined some of the world’s top-malaria experts, national malaria directors, donors and companies with a special interest in malaria at the Road to Malaria Elimination 2020 Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Speaking about the conference, Charlotte said: “Those who suffer unnecessarily from a completely preventable disease deserve to have the world’s best minds and investment dedicated to tackling this issue.

Religion. Just the word itself sends shudders down the spine of superintendents, as conflict over religious values can be one of the most unpredictable and emotional issues arising today in public schools. In Canyons School District, with its 33,000 students in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah, we have discovered such conflict can surface at any time in virtually every aspect of public education.