We are thrilled to be working for the third year in a row with Bolton Council’s Be safe partnership and Bolton CVS to raise much needed awareness of hate crime to Bolton’s marginalised communities. Last year we delivered hate crime workshops and awareness sessions to somali women. This year we intend to deliver similar workshops to elderly south-asian women and young mothers. The director of the Foundation; Imam Abdul Hafeez Siddique noted; ‘“Hate crime has no place in a vibrant…
Continue Readingmedia influence of the general British population on UK Muslims
‘Hate crime in general and Islamophobia in particular have become major issues in Britain. Shaped by a range of dynamics; there has been a reported 40% increase in hate crime in 2017 with a 52% increase in Islamophobic incidents (Homeoffice, 2018). Many argue that Media bias or perceptions of Muslims in the Media could also be a contributing factor. This research project explores this hypothesis. A partnership between Flowhesion, The University of Chester and NCCP; it explores ‘the long-term exposure…
Continue ReadingAmbition for ageing – community conversations Bolton
We are very excited to have been successful in our bid to ambition for ageing to deliver a series of community conversations in Bolton exploring the current physical exercise habits of elderly Somali women in the borough. The small scale project will also explore the barriers and issues that may prohibit this diaspora from engaging in physical exercise. Ambition for ageing is a Greater Manchester level programme aimed at creating more age friendly places and empowering people to live fulfilling…
Continue ReadingOur health is our greatest wealth workshops September 2018
We are delighted to be funded by Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group to deliver mental health and wellbeing sessions to young people in Bolton. We fully support Bolton’s Thrive vision which is geared towards promoting mental health and wellbeing awareness and preventing the escalation of issues in the future. The foundation is also fortunate to utilise the services of an experienced practitioner in this arena Imtiaz kala. Said the Director of The Flowhesion Foundation ‘We are delighted to have been funded…
Continue ReadingChristian-Muslim-Humanist Encounters programme
We were delighted to have delivered Bolton’s first innovative Christian-Muslim-Humanist dialogue project over the July-August 2017 period in Bolton. The programme engaged twelve members that constituted representatives from the Christian, Muslim, Humanist communities of the borough. Over the course of 5 weeks delegates engaged in sensitive discussions around common ground, challenges, opportunities and barriers to building community cohesion in the borough. Amy Lllewyn, All souls acting director and a member of the projects steering committee mentioned, “What I find so…
Continue ReadingALL E.A.R.S Bolton Project October 2017
by Abdul Siddique we are thrilled to be working in collaboration with Greater Manchester Police, Bolton Council, Bolton CVS and North Bolton Support Group to undertake an innovative funded qualitative research project in Bolton to mark National Hate Crime Awareness week. The facts are sobering, in the two weeks of June 2016 there was an increase of 42% of reported hate crime compared to the previous year, thats over 3062 reported crimes nationally! Specifically there has been a 200% increase…
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