Events
AFAN ran or took part in events across universities, schools, colleges, faith institutions and the wider community. Here are some highlights from autumn 2025 to autumn 2026.
Autumn 2025
Power Up conference
Supporting women in minority communities.
Autumn 2025
Citizens UK assembly
Spoke on human rights and justice as inspired by human rights activists. The assembly of 1,000 people held the same string to stand together for unity against discrimination and for human dignity.
Autumn 2025 – ongoing
Evening prayers, prayer circles and online meditation
Regular evening prayer circles and online meditation sessions.
Autumn 2025
Transforming Trauma conference, University of Oxford
Attended and spoke on behalf of Sahara Sisterhood and AFAN on helping women in the community deal with trauma.
Autumn 2025
£1,500 for traditional classical instruments
Helped King’s College Dharmic Society raise £1,500 for traditional classical instruments for devotional music, donated to the Dharmic Faith Centre at Guy’s Campus, King’s College London.
Autumn 2025
Interfaith evening for All Faiths and None
Khalsa Jatha Gurdwara let King’s students lead the sessions. AFAN worked with the Baháʼí, Islamic, Hindu, Jewish and Christian communities and societies on an evening of poetry and prayer.
Autumn 2025
Remembrance Day prayers
Led a prayer with the other faith chaplains at Guy’s Campus, King’s College London, to commemorate the lives lost in war.
Winter 2025–26
Winter clothes collection for people experiencing homelessness
Coordinated a clothes collection from all the universities’ faith groups, sorted it at a local place of worship, then distributed it to people experiencing homelessness for winter.
Winter 2025–26
Women’s Workshop in Paris
All Faiths and None brought women together in Paris for a powerful workshop exploring laïcité (France’s principle of secularism) and its impact on our communities. Women shared experiences and explored how to empower our communities, particularly our children, and how to engage constructively with educators in French classrooms so that children from diverse faith backgrounds are heard, understood and respected.
Winter 2025–26
Fortnightly food outreach for people experiencing homelessness
Students packed food at a local place of worship or collected it from local restaurants, then served it on the streets near London Bridge and other local areas.
Spring 2026
Sahara Sisterhood × AFAN — International Women’s Day
Gathered women of all faiths and none. Professionals spoke on topics from financial independence to mental and physical health and wellbeing.
Spring 2026
International & Interfaith Women’s Day
Over 220 guests and 12 faiths represented. Members of Parliament, professional services, faith communities, and students and staff from educational institutions took part. The event included music, theological speeches and spoken word poetry, alongside a women’s entrepreneurship group and social sciences and humanities students.
Spring 2026
Langar on campus
A langar organised at King’s College London fed over 500 staff and students in one day, celebrating Vaisakhi and the birth of the Khalsa. People of all faiths and none were invited to share the meal.
Summer 2026
UK HE Chaplains — Weaving the Interfaith Tapestry
Our 2026 conference Weaving the Interfaith Tapestry will be taking place on Wednesday 24th June in Nottingham. We look forward to welcoming you. We will be exploring together how we build positive interfaith relations on campus, and are delighted that Professor Kristin Aune will be joining us as our keynote speaker.
Autumn 2026
RE teacher training day on Sikhi
Coordinated a training day for PGCE students training to be RE teachers, from KCL, UCL and UEL, with in-depth training on Sikhi and how to teach it to GCSE Religious Studies students.
Autumn 2026
International Sikh Studies Conference 2026 in Bordeaux
AFAN attended the first conference dedicated to Sikh identity, faith, belief and values at Université Bordeaux Montaigne, organised by Professor Andrew Milne, with academics from India, Toronto, Texas and across Europe. The conference also heard from young Sikhs in France who had been refused a place at school for wearing the turban, and who continued their education at a Catholic school.
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