Saltley Gate Peace Group

Saltley Gate Peace Group

The Saltley Gate Peace Group, is an inner city interfaith organisation based in Birmingham, England.

Background

The Saltley Gate Peace Group (SGPG) was initially formed as a joint Christian/Muslim peace initiative in response to the threat of war in Iraq as a part of the growing peace movement in Britain following 9/11.

The group played an active role supporting the Stop the War Coalition in the city and encouraged local activism through a united faith-based front.

It continues to participate in the anti-war establishment along with its other work.

Community

The SGPG has since become more community based, working with various authorities to ensure a better quality of public service for residents in the more deprived areas of Birmingham.

The organisation also takes a tough stance on vandalism, racism and crime and encourages inter-religious dialogue. It works closely with Birmingham Citizens and the Birmingham Quaker-Muslim Peace and Social Justice Group.

Campaigns

Amongst its causes has been working with faith leaders to prevent the promotion of glorification of terrorism amongst younger Muslims in the inner city.

In 2005, the SGPG also called on the West Midlands Police to ban the flying of Pakistani flags in the city during the festival of Eid to prevent racial tensions. This followed a similar ban enforced in London [http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.560405.0.flags_ban_for_eid_clampdown.php] .

In January 2007, the group publicly supported the city's Green Lane Mosque against accusations of extremism, made following an investigation by Channel 4.

Founders

The Saltley Gate Peace Group was founded by faith leader Reverend Simon Topping and community activist Adam Yosef in 2003.

The organisation is currently based at the Saltley Methodist Church in the West Midlands and is supported by Reverend Chris Shannahan, founder of youth programme Yeast in the City.

Address

Saltley Gate Peace Group, Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1HU

External links

* [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/2008/02/25/man-20-critical-after-shooting-in-shop-65233-20521371/ Man, 20, 'critical' after shooting in shop] - Birmingham Post, February 2008
* [http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/02/25/man-gunned-down-in-shop-97319-20520670/ Man gunned down in shop] - Birmingham Mail, February 2008
* [http://www.theasiantoday.com/article.aspx?articleId=239 Birmingham rocked by terror raids] - The Asian Today, February 2007
* [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/perspective/editorial/tm_method=full%26objectid=18560691%26siteid=50002-name_page.html Communities must unite] - Birmingham Post, February 2007
* [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=18560048%26siteid=50002-name_page.html Terror arrests: A call for calm] - Birmingham Post, February 2007
* [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/news/tm_headline=community-leaders-fear-raids-could-be-%2Ddamaging%2D%26method=full%26objectid=18559726%26siteid=50002-name_page.html Community leaders fear raids could be 'damaging] - Birmingham Mail, February 2007
* [http://www.blackbritain.co.uk/news/details.aspx?i=2359 Channel 4 accused of creating mischief over portrayal of Black Muslim in Dispatches documentary] Black Britain, January 2007
* [http://www.muslimdirectory.co.uk/viewarticle.php?id=170&PHPSESSID=c2f1abe62c63292c625963f4a6f2b82f Channel 4 Blasted for Demonising Muslims] MD News, January 2007
* [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/news/tm_headline=mosque-launches-probe-after-tv-claims&method=full&objectid=18471799&siteid=50002-name_page.html Mosque launches probe after TV claims] Birmingham Mail, January 2007
* [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=14617688&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=city-outrage-over-pro-osama-poster-name_page.html City outrage over pro-Osama poster] Evening Mail, September 2004
* [http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=14621188&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=muslim-leaders-outraged-by-bin-laden-posters-name_page.html Muslim leaders outraged by bin Laden posters] Birmingham Post, September 2004
* [http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=pandw.content&cmid=110 Mission alongside the poor] The Methodist Church of Great Britain, 2003/2004


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