Methodist Central Hall in London has launched Westminster Women’s Outreach with a series of conferences scheduled to cover issues which affect people in their daily lives.
The first Women’s Outreach in November last year was titled: Forgiveness & Reconciliation in Today’s Society: The Role of Women – featuring a string of high profile speakers.
Heading the distinguished list of speakers were Richard Taylor, father of young Damilola Taylor who was killed by youths on a south London estate in 2000, just days short of his 11th birthday, and Baroness Kathleen Richardson OBE, a cross-bench member of the House of Lords and first woman President of the Methodist Conference.
Of Richard Taylor’s first experience of moving to London, he told the gathering: “We come to England because we believe the streets here are paved with gold. But the UK I used to know in the 70s has changed.”
Other speakers at the conference included campaigning journalist Ejos Ubiribo and Tracey Ford who have also lost relatives through violence as well as reformed south London gangland member, Sheldon Thomas, 46.
The next Women’s Outreach conference is set for June 2011 – for more information please contact 020 7654 3809.
