Addressing the event were Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh, chairman of the Guru Nanak Gurdwara Handsworth, leading Muslim businessman and Radio XL programme controller Dr Arun Bajaj, founder member and treasurer of Birmingham faith leaders group Abdul Rashid, Birmingham Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education chairman Guy Hordern, Sharon Pennant from the Council of Black Led Churches and sociology professor John Holmwood.
Rabbi LEONARD TANN Birmingham Hebrew Congregation Mr CHAUDARY ABDUL RASH ID Birmingham Central Mosque Dr OTTARA NYANA Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Bishop Dr JOE ALDRED Council of Black Led Churches Rabbi Dr MARGARET JACOBI Birmingham Progressive Synagogue Rev ELIZABETH WELCH President Birmingham Free Churches The Most Rev VINCENT NICHOLS Archbishop of Birmingham The Rev Dr TOBY HOWARTH Diocese of Birmingham BHAI SAHIB MOHINDER SINGH Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha DINESH CHAUHAN Hindu Council of Birmingham Dr MOHAMMED NASEEM Birmingham Central Mosque
Bishop Joe Aldred, chairman of the Council of Black Led Churches, said some people in ethnic minorities felt threatened by the BNP's presence in the region, but they would not allow a 'fringe' group to disrupt their lives.
From the first words spoken by Bishop Derek Webley, leader of the Council of Black Led Churches, the theme of the service, held at the New Testament Church of God in Lozells, was not just the callous murder of a seven-year-old girl but the searing pain left in the black community of Birmingham since her death.
Birmingham's Witness continues to spread the message at a very prestigious event organised by the Council of Black Led churches at Mount Zion CC on Thomas Street, Aston, on Friday, October 26.
