MRB Foundation

Unity - Birmingham The Societal Unity Campaign started in Birmingham on Sat 27 November 2010. Civic, Community and Faith Leaders came from across the City of Birmingham to be part of this historical occassion. This section of our website describes in words and images a flavour of the occassion that took place that cold and frosty morning at the Headquaters of the West Midlands Fire Service.

Vij Randeniya OBE The Chief Fire Officer of the West Midlands Fire Service formally open the event and welcomed all the guests speakers and the representatives of organisations to the launch of the Societal Unity Campaign. Cllr Ch Abdul Rashid JP The former Lord Mayor of Birmingham attended for the start of the conference as he was deputising for the Lord Mayor at another event across the city. Cllr Rashid is of course a longstanding friend of the Founder of the MRB Foundation and inspite of his busy schedule, he was very keen to be at the launch of one of the Foundation's major initiatives. Clare Short Former Secretary of State for Development and Cabinet Minister. Using many years of experience at the cutting edge of Government and International Diplomacy, Clare Short talked about Foreign Policy and the implications of such decisions by the West. A frank analysis placed the conference in little doubt as to the challenge ahead of us all to achieve. Lord Phil Hunt Opposition Deputy Leader in the House of Lords and Opposition Spokesman on Home Offairs. Adam Harper Faith Education Officer for the West Midlands Fire Service. Neil De Raybekill Progressive Jewish Synagogue. Yan Lovelock Chair of the Birmingham Council of Faiths. Rev Ray Gaston Methodist Church. Ravi Ladwa Hindu Council of Britain. Bill Ozanne The Advisor on Inter Faith to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham. Harish Dhokia Co Chair of the West Midlands Faiths Forum.