Aik Saath in the Media
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YOUNGSTERS PRAISED AS TOWN ESCAPES RIOTS An article detailing Aik Saath's involvement in ensuring Slough avoided the disturbances seen in other areas of the country. (19/08/11) By Nick Mayo |
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An article detailing Aik Saath's involvement in ensuring Slough avoided the disturbances seen in other areas of the country. (19/08/11) |
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CHARITY WINS TOP 13 BEST PRACTICE AWARD Aik Saath become Workforce Development Champions. (04/03/11) |
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RAISED VOICES HELP SOCIAL INTEGRATION An article about the Seeds and Songs Project - a singing project led by the young people of Aik Saath with Slough Music Service. (28/01/10) |
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PUPILS LEARN HOW TO BE GOOD NEIGHBOURS An article about a recent project involving Cox Green School and (27/01/11) |
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LEGACY OF TEEN HERO KAJIL LIVES ON This is an article about Kajil Devi, an Aik Saath volunteer who tragically died earlier this year. (10/12/10) by Terry Pattinson |
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AIK SAATH WINS GONG AGAIN FOR YOUTH WORK Aik Saath win the Philip Lawrence Award! (17/12/10) |
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TEENS SIGN ON FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION An article about our recent conflict resolution training day. (11/08/10) |
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MUSICIANS TAKE TO STREETS TO GET THE ANTI-KNIFE CRIME MESSAGE ACROSS Another article about our recent collaboration with SWIPE. (11/06/10) |
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Aik Saath and SWIPE have been collaborating on anti-knife crime activities. (05/05/10) |
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EXPANDING VOLUNTEER FORCE MOVES TO NEW PREMISES An article about our recent office move. (30/04/10) |
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An article about Aik Saath's holiday activities. (16/04/10) |
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Aik Saath, in association with CEMVO, organise the first ever (19/02/10) |
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SLOUGH SAYS NO TO KNIVES An article about Aik Saath's recent partnership work with Slough West Indian People's Enterprise to reduce knife crime. (Feb 2010) |
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TOGETHER AS ONE MAKES IT TWO FOR WINNING AWARDS Aik Saath win the national Guardian Charity of the Year Award. (11/12/09) |
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THEY'RE TOGETHER AS ONE TO WIN NATIONAL COMPETITION An article about how our Peer Training Team won the national V-Inspired UNITE Award. (04/12/09) |
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News of Aik Saath's shortlisting for the national V-Inspired UNITE Award. (13/11/09) |
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WHAT EFFECT DOES BULLYING HAVE ON YOUNG PEOPLE? Three teenagers recount their experiences with bullying (15/04/09) |
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SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARN THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP An article about Aik Saath's most recent community cohesion conference for primary school children. (April 2009) |
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PIA WILL BE A ROLE MODEL FOR PEACE We received our first international intern when Pia Thattamannil volunteered with us for two months. Read the Slough Observer's article about Pia by clicking the link above. Or read the story online here. (13/03/09) |
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An article about Aik Saath's most recent community cohesion conference for primary school children. (April 2009) |
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One of Aik Saath's longest serving volunteers works for Tesco. (06/02/09) |
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An article about our upcoming exhibition called Peacemakers. (11/02/09) by Aamina Zafar |
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TALKING POINT - (05/02/09) by Joe Lepper |
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PARLAUNT PUPILS SHARE THEIR JOURNEY An article about Aik Saath's work with pupils at (12/08) by Kate Pratt |
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An article about a community cohesion project bringing together pupils from Beechwood Secondary School, St Joseph's Catholic High School and Langley Grammar School. (05/12/08) |
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PUPILS LAUNCH BALLOONS IN JOURNEYS PROJECT An article about Aik Saath's work with pupils at (14/11/08) |
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A review of our work on Aik Saath's tenth birthday. (10/08) by Kate Pratt |
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An article about REWIND training sessions for Aik Saath. (29/08/08) |
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An article about our preparations for our work at Parlaunt Park,
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SHOW FOR A PEACEFUL DECADE An article about Aik Saath's upcoming Peacemakers exhibition. (08/08/08) |
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AIK SAATH TAKES ACTION TO HELP AIDS VICTIMS An article about Aik Saath's sponsored walk: Routes for Change. (04/07/08) |
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An article about a new piece of research being conducted by Aik Saath's peer training team. The research was launched at a special conference on 4th April at Baylis House. (17/04/08) |
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ETHIOPIAN PLEADS FOR FAIR PRICE FOR COFFEE As part of the 4th Same Difference Film Festival, Aik Saath and the Slough Co-operative Film Society screened Black gold - a film about Fair Trade. Dereje Gelata, a veteran of Ethiopia's coffee industry gave a question and answer session after the screening. (11/04/08) |
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FILM FESTIVAL AIMS TO BRING EVERYONE CLOSER A preview article about the fourth Same Difference Film Festival. (28/03/08) |
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A preview article about the fourth Same Difference Film Festival. (28/03/08)
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SLOUGH'S SAME DIFFERENCE FILM FESTIVAL NOW IN ITS 4TH YEAR A preview article about the fourth Same Difference Film Festival. (March 08) |
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THE SAME DIFFERENCE FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK FOR A 4TH YEAR! A preview article of the fourth Same Difference Film Festival. (Jan 08) |
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Aik Saath are praised by Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. (21/12/07) |
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'AIK SAATH' AN EXAMPLE TO ALL OF US, Sir Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission praises Aik Saath. (18/12/07) |
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Aik Saath win the Thames Valley Partnership's (14/12/07) |
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WALL TRANSFORMED INTO MESSAGE OF PEACE An article concerning the mural that Aik Saath created with Alexis Milne as part of FennerFest. (Dec 07) |
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PEACE GROUP HAS PLENTY TO SPRAY An article concerning the mural that Aik Saath created with Alexis Milne as part of FennerFest. (16/11/07) |
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR NEW-FOUND FRIENDS Aik Saath organised an introduction to Polish language and culture as part of FennerFest. Click on the link above to see how the MidWeek Observer covered it. (31/10/07) |
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HARROW MUSEUM: INDIA EXHIBIT Our Partition exhibition has been touring the UK. Here is a review from the Harrow Times. (15/10/07) |
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BITTER AFTERMATH OF DEVASTATING DIVIDE An article about our Partition Project. (24/08/07) |
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THANKS TO TEEN PEACE ENVOYS An article about the launch of our Partition Project. (24/08/07) |
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“FORCED” CONVERSIONS: AN INVESTIGATION The Asian Network are on the hunt for evidence that so-called aggressive Islamic conversions of young Sikh women are taking place (or whether they are just rumours that cause conflict). Aik Saath staff and volunteers are featured. (20/08/07) |
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WOMEN'S HOUR: AIK SAATH Aik Saath and the Partition Project are featured in Women's Hour. Click on the link above to listen to the programme or here to see the written piece on the BBC website. (17/08/07) |
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An article about Indian Independence endorsing Aik Saath's Partition exhibition. (17/08/07) |
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REMEMBERING PARTITION An article in Pakistan's leading English-language newspaper about the Partition Project. (16/08/07) |
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AIK SAATH EXHIBITION COMMEMORATES An article previewing Aik Saath's Partition exhibition. (10/08/07) |
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An article about Aik Saath's upcoming Partition Project. (10/08/07) |
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SLOUGH'S CITIZENS OF THE YEAR Shazab Rafiq, (Aik Saath peer trainer), wins Slough's Young Citizen of the Year Award for his services to the community through Aik Saath. (06/06/07) |
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An article about Aik Saath's recent project with St. Joseph's Catholic School (01/06/07) |
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I BELIEVED THEM. BUT THEY LET ME DOWN The latest addition to Aik Saath's management committee, Sunny Hundal gives his perspective on the controversies surrounding the last Celebrity Big Brother and the way Channel 4 handled the situation. (28/05/07) |
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BOROUGH'S CITIZENS OF THE YEAR AWARDED FOR Shazab Rafiq, (Aik Saath peer trainer), wins Slough's Young Citizen of the Year Award for his services to the community through Aik Saath. (25/05/07) |
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Shazab Rafiq, (Aik Saath peer trainer), wins Slough's Young Citizen of the Year Award for his services to the community through Aik Saath. (18/05/07) |
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MUSLIM LEADERS REASSURE PUBLIC In the wake of the sentencing of Omar Khyam, Slough resident, on charges of terrorism, Aik Saath give their perspective. (04/05/07) |
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PLAYING FIELDS ARE ALIVE WITH SOUND OF DIVERSITY A review of East Berkshire College's Diversity Day, featuring Aik Saath. (04/05/07) |
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CRE ANNOUNCES £4M FUNDING TO PROMOTE RACIAL INTEGRATION "A Slough conflict resolution scheme that has been awarded £33,500 to train young people from different ethnic backgrounds to teach other young people about how to resolve problems, peacefully. Race hate crime is a real problem on Britain's streets and this ground breaking scheme works at a grass roots level to combat it." (23/04/07) |
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LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION! The Same Difference Film Festival is a week long festival showcasing films based on the themes of conflict, conflict resolution and community, organised by Aik saath in partnership with other local organisations. To visit the festival website click here. (30/03/07) |
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CONFLICT RESOLUTION TEAM - ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY Aik Saath's Peer Training Team is runner up in the Peer Conflict Team category of the first annual PeerLink Awards. The ceremony took place at the London Aquarium & the team was treated to a VIP trip on the London Eye. (21/03/07) |
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Aik Saath's Peer Training Team is runner up in the Peer Conflict Team category of the first annual PeerLink Awards. The ceremony took place at the London Aquarium & the team was treated to a VIP trip on the London Eye. This is a brief clipping from the Slough Observer. (16/02/07) |
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FAMILY MAKE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME TRIP TO VISIT GRANDFATHER'S GRAVE Last year Aik Saath was involved in a project with English Heritage and the United Indian Ex-Servicemen of Slough. The project involved Aik Saath peer conflict resolution team members recording the recollections of the Indian Servicemen's contributions during the Second world War. The subsequent exhibition inspired Sarabjit Singh to find out more about his family's past and this is an article about his quest for more information. (16/02/07) |
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IN HONOUR OF OUR ETHNIC HEROES Aik Saath members attend the Undivided Indian Ex-servicemen Association's New Year and Lohri party. (19/01/07) |
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Aik Saath Project Manager, Mandeep Kaur Sira, comments on bullying and racism in Celebrity Big Brother (19/01/07) |
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CALLING ALL PARTITION VETERANS An article about Aik Saath's upcoming oral history project looking into the partition of India in 1947. (17/01/07) |
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VICTORY OVER VIOLENCE A profile of Aik Saath's work in the Society Section of the Guardian Click here for the article on the Guardian website (04/10/06) |
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ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL: Philip Wroughton, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire presents Aik Saath with the Queen's Unsung Heroes Award. (29/09/06) |
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VOLUNTEERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR PROMOTING HARMONY Philip Wroughton, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire presents Aik Saath with the Queen's Unsung Heroes Award. (29/09/06) |
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A brief clipping about Aik Saath moving offices. (28/07/06) |
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ONE IN TEN PRIMARY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN BULLIED AT SCHOOL A report on Take Action 2: Anti-bullying and Conflict Resolution Skills for Young People- a conference organised for primary school children by Aik Saath. (14/07/06) |
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REFUGEE FESTIVAL ON THE BALL An article about Refugee Week, Slough 2006 (28/06/06) |
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YOUNG VOLUNTEERS WIN ROYAL APPROVAL Hard working volunteers are celebrating after being honoured with an award from The Queen. (21/06/06) |
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KNIVES RULE THE PLAYGROUNDS AS INTER-RACIAL VIOLENCE SOARS Pupils across the country are scared - scared of children from other ethnic backgrounds and of the blades that are now being used with terrifying regularity. Anushka Asthana and Mark Townsend report on the tensions that threaten to turn playgrounds into battlegrounds. (04/06/06) |
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Aik Saath have won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service! (02/06/06) |
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THE SAME DIFFERENCE FILM FESTIVAL The Same Difference Film Festival is a week long festival showcasing films based on the themes of conflict, conflict resolution and community, organised by Aik saath in partnership with other local organisations. The festival includes local and international films that reflect the rich and diverse groups that make up our community. We hope this will help to bring us together, create a greater awareness of each other and dispel myths and prejudices. |
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PRAISE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNITED UNDER MAGICAL BANNER Aik Saath have been nominated for the Queen's Awrd for Voluntary Service. This article covers the nomination ceremony. |
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FILM FESTIVAL TO UNITE COMMUNITY A HUGE SUCCESS The Same Difference Film Festival is a week long festival showcasing films based on the themes of conflict, conflict resolution and community, organised by Aik saath in partnership with other local organisations. The festival includes local and international films that reflect the rich and diverse groups that make up our community. We hope this will help to bring us together, create a greater awareness of each other and dispel myths and prejudices. |
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FEATURES: THE SAME DIFFERENCE FILM FESTIVAL The Same Difference Film Festival is a week long festival showcasing films based on the themes of conflict, conflict resolution and community, organised by Aik saath in partnership with other local organisations. The festival includes local and international films that reflect the rich and diverse groups that make up our community. We hope this will help to bring us together, create a greater awareness of each other and dispel myths and prejudices. |
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MOVIE MAGIC WITH A MISSION: FILM FESTIVAL'S UNITY MESSAGE The Same Difference Film Festival is a week long festival showcasing films based on the themes of conflict, conflict resolution and community, organised by Aik saath in partnership with other local organisations. The festival includes local and international films that reflect the rich and diverse groups that make up our community. We hope this will help to bring us together, create a greater awareness of each other and dispel myths and prejudices. |
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FILLING IN THE GAPS TO FIND LOST GRANDFATHER Last year Aik Saath was involved in a project with English Heritage and the United Indian Ex-Servicemen of Slough. The project involved Aik Saath peer conflict resolution team members recording the recollections of the Indian Servicemen's contributions during the Second world War. The subsequent exhibition inspired Sarabjit Singh to find out more about his family's past and this is an article about his quest for more information. |
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FennerFest and Aik Saath illuminated the spire of St Mary’s Church to celebrate Slough’s different cultures and our common ground.
From 29th October to 6th November multi-coloured, morphing lights on the spire symbolized the spirit of Slough – mixing and merging together to show the amazing mix of cultures and
communities that make up our town. The lights were seen by upward of 1 million people! |
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LET THERE BE LIGHT FennerFest and Aik Saath illuminated the spire of St Mary’s Church to celebrate Slough’s different cultures and our common ground. From 29th October to 6th November multi-coloured, morphing lights on the spire symbolized the spirit of Slough – mixing and merging together to show the amazing mix of cultures and communities that make up our town. The lights were seen by upward of 1 million people! |
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THE SAME DIFFERENCE FILM FESTIVAL |
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NEW RADIO GOES ON AIR |
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YOUNG DJs ROCK SLOUGH |
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WALKERS RAISE £400 FOR YOUTH CHARITY |
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PEACEFUL WAYS TO TACKLE THE BULLIES |
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RECKLESS YOUTH IN A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY |
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MEMORIES: BURMESE DAYS GO ON SHOW |
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GIVING RACISM THE BOOT |
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OUT TO KICK RACISM INTO TOUCH An article on the three-way residential (28-30th Jan) between young people from Aik Saath; Football Unites, Racism Divides and; Breaking Barriers in Burnley (28/01/05). |
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AIK SAATH: TOGETHER AS ONE |
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PROMOTING GOOD RACIAL HARMONY |
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BRIDGING THE FAITH DIVIDE: It's time for people to unite By Cameron Millar An article on the Lucknow-UK Dialogues organised by Aik Saath and Peace Direct and the launch of Slough Community Relations Partnership (22/10/04). Friday, 29th October 2004 |
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BREAKING THROUGH: YOUNG PEOPLE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION |
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THE VIOLENCE ALTERNATIVE A review of Breaking Through: Young People and Conflict Resolution in the UK, by Lena Davies, Slough Observer, July 2nd 2004 |
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THE CHOICES OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE |
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PEACE IS NET GAIN An article on the launch of Aik Saath's new website and the organisation's first AGM. Slough Observer, 5 th December 2003 |
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COMMON GROUND: A RESOURCE FOR YOUTH WORKERS |
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FILM OPENS EYES- AND NEW DOORS |
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AIK SAATH Alan Maddrell attended the lauch of Common Ground at the UGC in Slough. BBCi, 19th November 2003 |
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CONFLICT RESOLUTION VIDEO TOOL PACK LAUNCHED |
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THE PEACEMAKER A close-up on one of our peer trainers Manminder Purewal. Slough Observer, May 9th 2003 |
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AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE? RACISM, RELIGION AND COMMUNALISM By Arun Kundnani A discussion piece concerning the issue of communalism in British Asian communities, citing Aik Saath. 30th July 2002 |
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