Spirit of Brighton is a new series that combines high-profile speakers with music and food from different spiritual traditions.
It is funded by the Community Development Foundation's
Faiths In Action programme.

Events so far:

We welcomed William Dalrymple and his Nine Lives tour to Brighton on Sunday 13 June.
Appearing with William were Susheela Raman, Sam Mills, Aref Durvesh, Sharavanan and Bharati

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Photos:
© David Lockwood

We have 6 copies of Nine Lives signed by William Dalrymple. Find out how to get one of them here.

The Nine Lives tour was produced by Teamwork Productions and presented by British Council.
Supported by Faiths In Action

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15 November 2009

Michael Henderson, author of 'No enemy to conquer: Forgiveness in an unforgiving world' (speaker), Polina Shepherd (Jewish Klezmer music), Brighton Quakers (food).

Special school event - 25 November 2009
Charlotte McPherson, secretary of
Brighton & Hove Interfaith Contact Group, and Kate Whyman, director of World Sacred Music (speakers); Razia Aziz, Polina Shepherd and Marcia Bellamy (music from Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions)

18 March 2010
Rev Dr Marcus Braybrook, President of the World Congress of Faiths (speaker), Soname (Tibetan Buddhist music), Brighton Baha'i community (food)

25 April 2010
Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence magazine (speaker), Kadialy Kouyate (Senegalese kora music), Brighton Unitarians (refreshments)

13 June 2010
William Dalrymple, writer (speaker), Susheela Raman, Sam Mills, Aref Durvesh, Sharavanan and Bharati (music)

19 September 2010
Kate Whyman, director of World Sacred Music (speaker), Polina Shepherd (Jewish music), Worthing Unitarians (refreshments)

21 November 2020
Rev Peter Owen Jones, TV presenter and writer (speaker), John Baily and Veronica Doubleday (Afghan music), Brighton Unitarians (refreshments)

27 January 2011
Reina Lewis and Ayesha Salma Kariappar, researchers of faith and fashion (speakers), Nogabe Randriaharimalala (traditional music from Madagascar), World Sacred Music (refreshments)

4 February 2011
Kadialy Kouyate, Senegalese griot (speaker), Sound Archive (music from West Africa), Brighton Unitarians (refreshments)

13 March 2011
Latif Bolat, Sufi scholar and musician (speaker and music), Brighton Unitarians (refreshments)