Our third and final retreat of our Emerging International Leaders programme for 2017/18 will take place over a weekend from 6-8 April 2018, on the theme of 'Freedom of Religion or Belief in Action'.
Up to 50 participants, all of whom are international students at UK universities and members of the Commonwealth or Chevening Scholarship schemes, will be joining us at the Lodge to explore practical responses to protecting and promoting the right to freedom of religion or belief, from local, national and international perspectives.
They will be exploring issues such as responses to blasphemy laws, religious profiling and national security concerns, and ideas for tackling religious discrimination in the workplace, enhancing and ensuring the religious and moral education of children, and where limitations to the freedom of religion or belief might be necessary.
The retreat will end with a graduation ceremony to mark the completion of this year's programme.
Guest speakers
Speakers at our final retreat include:
Mike Battcock, Department for International Development
Harriet Hoffler, Honorary Fellow, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion
Shelina Janmohamed, Author
Professor Jolyon Mitchell, University of Edinburgh
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, AMAR Foundation
Katharine Thane, APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief
Find out more
The Briefing report sent to delegates ahead of the retreat can be downloaded in pdf format from this page, for further information.
Please note that this event is not open to the public. It is for pre-selected participants on our Emerging International Leaders programme only.