On Saturday, 21 May 2016, Methodist Central Hall in London hosted a wonderful concert organised by the Methodist Women in Britain. The event was opened by Revd Tony Miles of Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Linda Crossley, the former President and current Vice President of Methodist Women in Britain welcomed some honoured guests and introduced the speakers.
[ezcol_1half] The honoured guests included Kasta Dip, Director of India Peace Centre in Nagpur and Revd David Haslam MBE, founder of the Dalit Solidarity Network UK and the Churches’ Dalit Support Group, and Meena Varma the Director of the Dalit Solidarity Network UK, which had provided much of the information contained in the Dalit Resource Pack.
The speakers included Revd Meena Bhati and Ms Priya Masih, both representing the Church of North India and Steve Pearce, Partnership [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end]
Coordinator, Asia and the Pacific, The Methodist Church.
DSN-UK would like to thank Methodist Women in Britain for its significant efforts in raising our profile, Dalit struggle in India and the UK, and encouraging everyone at the concert to support our work.
For more information – including on the wonderful Paul Field and Garth Hewitt whose songs and music made the concert so memorable, please see Methodist Women in Britain leaflet, which also highlights their key achievements over the past five years.