IFN member responses to killing of George Floyd, subsequent events and racial injustice
A number of IFN member bodies have issued statements in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota on 25 May 2020 and the subsequent events. This page is being updated on a regular basis.
Board of Deputies of British Jews https://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/time-to-stand-alongside-our-black-friends-and-neighbours-1.500236 https://www.bod.org.uk/board-of-deputies-to-launch-commission-on-racial-inclusivity-in-the-jewish-community/
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-solidarity-with-sisters-and-brothers-in-usa-over-evil-of-racism-and-killing-of-george-floyd/
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-naacp-leaders-racial-harmony-america-op-ed
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland https://ctbi.org.uk/racial-justice-time-for-reflection-and-action/
Churches Together in England have compiled and published statements from their Member churches to the killing of George Floyd and to reaffirm their stand against racial injustice. https://cte.org.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx https://twitter.com/JustinWelby/status/1267839168870322176
The Druid Network https://druidnetwork.org/tdn-statement-on-racism/
Hindu Council (UK) https://twitter.com/hindu_counciluk/status/1269900518102532097
The Baptist Union of Great Britain https://www.baptist.org.uk/Articles/579501/George_Floyd_our.aspx and https://www.baptist.org.uk/Articles/579572/George_Floyd_responding.aspx
Methodist Church in Britain https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/news/latest-news/all-news/a-personal-message-from-the-president-of-the-methodist-conference-the-revd-dr-barbara-glasson/
Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board http://minab.org.uk/statement-racism-has-no-place-in-society/
Muslim Council of Britain https://mcb.org.uk/general/muslim-council-of-britain-responds-to-black-lives-matter-protests-across-the-world/
Pagan Federation https://www.facebook.com/paganfederation/photos/a.992122594147914/3660997827260364
Quakers in Britain (the Religious Society of Friends) https://twitter.com/BritishQuakers/status/1267821206238945281 https://twitter.com/BritishQuakers/status/1268147647946293249
Salvation Army UK https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/news/salvation-army-uk-and-republic-ireland-confronts-racism
Spiritualists' National Union https://www.snu.org.uk/news/george-floyds-death
United Reformed Church in the UK https://urc.org.uk/latest-news/3476-urc-leaders-say-that-we-must-all-be-anti-racist-following-the-brutal-killing-of-george-floyd.html
Inter faith member body responses
There have also been a number of inter faith responses, such as
Interfaith Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cszTW_Domxk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3Cg_xyMv5Grard2RnCihPndV0eZtTTuZ7gji-TD6kpQTtTdYpw-6bDmEI
The Faith & Belief Forum https://www.facebook.com/faithbeliefforum/photos/a.252315394796269/3489436267750816/?type=3&theater
Council of Christians and Jews https://twitter.com/CCJUK/status/1268194464872497157
Faiths Forum for London http://faithsforum.com/joint-statement-of-solidarity-with-black-communities-03-june-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1j8gBuqLApkZ6R6bzFyUUM5ryyaEFh7FvVYtLN03RnjfW3_ApI5riYV-0
Barnet Multi Faith Forum https://www.facebook.com/BarnetMultiFaithForum/photos/a.1719852318269770/2447748195480175/?type=3&theater
Islington Faiths Forum https://twitter.com/IFForum1/status/1270279982523301891
Cornwall Faith Forum https://dorkemmyn.org.uk/black-lives-matter/
Hounslow Friends of Faith https://www.hounslowfriendsoffaith.org/2020/06/blacklivesmatter/
Lancashire Forum of Faiths https://twitter.com/LancsFaiths/status/1268174455689412610
Luton Council of Faiths https://www.facebook.com/groups/LutonFaiths/permalink/2660884557350482/
Bristol Multi Faith Forum https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3174368702621921&id=500492823342869&__tn__=-R
Redbridge Faith Forum https://redbridgefaithforum.org/tragic-death-of-george-floyd/
Rochdale Multi-Faith Partnership https://twitter.com/mfp_rochdale/status/1269215504671166465
Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum https://www.faithintowerhamlets.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/here.pdf
Watford Interfaith Association https://www.facebook.com/WatfordInterfaithAssociation/posts/3206467866043108?__tn__=-R