BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:445@thcvs.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T200000 DTSTAMP:20220513T164033Z URL:https://thcvs.org.uk/events/tower-hamlets-inter-faith-forum-food-fuel- faith-cost-of-living-crisis/ SUMMARY:Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum: Food\, Fuel & Faith - Cost of livi ng crisis DESCRIPTION:Thursday 19 May / 6:00 to 8:00pm / Bernie Cameron Community Ce ntre\, 32 Merchant Street\, E3 4LX\n\nWe are in a cost of living crisis\ , a situation not encountered on such as scale for almost fifty years. Ene rgy bills have spiralled. Food prices are rising due to trade disruption a nd energy costs. National insurance contributions have increased. Any gain s from rises in universal credit and the national living wage are likely t o be wiped out by the increase in cost of living.\n\nLarge organisations s uch as Islamic Relief usually work internationally but are now increasingl y looking inwards to support communities closer to home that find themselv es in similar situations to those much farther away.\n\nMost households in the UK will be facing a decline in their standard of living as wages fail to keep pace with increased costs. Lots of families in Tower Hamlets will be facing difficult choices – we have the highest rates of child and pe nsioner poverty in England.\n\nJust as many people turned to local faith g roups at the height of the pandemic for support\, many will once again tur n to their faith setting for assistance through this crisis. Places of wor ship themselves are also under a huge strain\, particularly given that man y are still feeling the effects of loss of donations and income during the pandemic.\n\nJoin us at our event to find out what support is on offer lo cally to help people\, hear from faith and community leaders and get invol ved in forming a joined up local response.\n\nGuest speakers:\n\nDamien Co nrad\, The Felix Project - Felix's Kitchen turns surplus food from their warehouse\, into healthy pre-packaged ‘ready meals’. Their volunteers then deliver these meals\, along with more food\, to charities across the borough for families and others in need.\n\nEllie Kershaw\, Tackling Pover ty Team\, Tower Hamlets Council – On the work of the team tackling pove rty in the borough.\n\nAfazul Hoque\, Head of Corporate Strategy &\; Po licy\, Tower Hamlets Council – On grants that can be accessed by faith and community groups.\n\nCatherine Preece\, The Zacchaeus Project – The Zacchaeus Project is a joint community and church initiative and aims to empower socially or economically marginalised members to strengthen their individual and collective voices.\n\nThe Limehouse Project – The Limeho use Project advises local residents on a host of issues including finance and debt.\n\nTAKE PART IN DISCUSSIONS\, ENJOY FREE REFRESHMENTS\, AND BROW SE THE INFORMATION STALLS (including Felix Project\, Trapped in Zone One\, FaithAction and Debt Free London)\n\nThe venue is suitable for wheelchair s and is a 2 min walk from Bow Road Station\, 4 min walk from Mile End Sta tion\, 6 min walk from Bow Church DLR and served by bus routes 108\, 205\, 25\, 425\n\nBOOK YOUR PLACE\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thcvs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ Screen-Shot-2022-05-13-at-17.33.36.png CATEGORIES:Equalities Networks,Events in Tower Hamlets END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR