Richmond Inter Faith Forum invites people from Richmond, Kingston, Hounslow and neighbouring areas, from every religion or belief background (including the non-religious), to join us for this online event. It follows our successful "Unity in Crisis" event last November.

As we look forward to the end of lockdown, "Unity against Loneliness" provides a unique opportunity for local people from different religion or belief backgrounds to consider a subject that can affect anyone, and is so often invisible to everyone else.

What is loneliness? (It's not as obvious as you might think.) How do we experience it? What steps can we take to alleviate it?

We'll start with a video by the distinguished cultural historian, Fay Bounds-Alberti, who offers a new and different perspective, followed by a short talk by Cathy Maker, Chief Executive of RUILS, the leading local independent living charity, to consider the practicalities.

We'll then break into smaller groups to give everyone an opportunity to meet and exchange views with other local people they might otherwise not encounter. After that, we'll come back together to hear the feedback and any actions.

Everyone living in south west London is welcome.

When you register, we ask you to indicate your religion or belief, and your borough. This is to help us ensure the discussion groups are diverse. Don't forget to scroll down after you've entered your name and email so you can see the questions. The "register" button will then work.

You will receive the Zoom link at least 24 hours before the event.

In line with General Data Protection Regulations, we will not use your personal data for any purpose other than the administration of this event unless you give us permission to do so.