Blackhall St Columba’s raise over £11,000 for The Yard
Disabled children and young people at The Yard in Edinburgh were delighted when their new playground see-saw opened last weekend in time for Easter, thanks to funds raised by Blackhall St Columba’s Church’s WATCH Committee. Continue reading WATCH out! New see-saw at The Yard!
Spartans Community Football Academy have launched their annual Easter Egg Collection – and the Ainslie Park-based team are once again aiming to ensure that no local child goes without an Easter Egg this year.
The Academy donated over 400 chocolate Easter Eggs to local food banks last Spring – an eggstraordinary total! – and they have set a target of reaching at least 300 again this year.
Can they make it? You can do your bit to help by laying donating an egg at the Academy at Ainslie Park by next Thursday (24 March)!
The Inverleith YOU(th) Decide votes have been cast and counted, and the top three projects suggested by local young people are:
Bouncy castle and a sheltered area in Drylaw Park, plus educational, social and recreational trips for children and young people.
Keep an eye on Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s website for updates
TUESDAY 22 MARCH 6 – 8pm
CRAIGROYSTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
SOCIAL JUSTICE QUESTION TIME
North Edinburgh’s Power to the People group is hosting a session to discuss human rights tonight in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre tonight. Continue reading Power to the People talks Human Rights tonight
Robin McAlpine, director of The Common Weal – a vision for a better Scotland, is speaking at an event organised by the Power to the People group taking place this morning at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre.
The event runs from 10am – midday: it’s free, no booking necessary – all welcome!
For more information visit the Living In Harmony Facebook page, e-mail Luke Campbell at student@pchp.org.uk or call Lynn McCabe on 552 5700 – email lynn.mccabe@ea.edin.sch.uk
Please see below publicity advertising two information and discussion sessions being hosted by the Power to the People group this week. Continue reading Power to the People: double event this week
Edinburgh Blackhall Mosque
Imprisonment of Kausar Uddin in Saudi Arabia
8 March 2016
After recent press coverage on the imprisonment of Mr Kausar Uddin in Saudi Arabia on the 22nd February 2016 the Blackhall Mosque would wish to state the following:
Mr Uddin who is an attendee at the Blackhall Mosque, Edinburgh, was part of a larger group who travelled to Mecca to perform the pilgrimage of Umrah. After an altercation with the Police on the 22nd February 2016, Mr Uddin was detained and thereafter imprisoned for a period of 35 days in custody.
We have serious reservations about the manner in which the authorities in Saudi Arabia have dealt with the situation and the subsequent detention and imprisonment of Mr Uddin.
Those who were responsible for organising the trip to Mecca were actively involved in trying to resolve matters to the best of their ability whilst in Saudi Arabia but with no avail. Clearly, it will be appreciated that the Criminal Justice System and its implementation is solely a matter for the authorities in Saudi Arabia. Notwithstanding the great efforts made by individuals from the Blackhall Mosque in Edinburgh who were on the trip the authorities decided to prosecute Mr Uddin.
The Blackhall Mosque has been in contact with Mr Uddins family on a daily basis since the incident occurred. Mr Uddin is a family man with young children and our thoughts are with them during this difficult and traumatic period in their lives. We remain to assist and support them throughout this period.
We join Mr Uddins family and appeal directly to the Government and to the Foreign Office to ensure that everything is being done to secure Mr Uddins liberty and safe return to Scotland.
Waqqas Ashraf
Solicitor
waqqaslegal@gmail.com
Statement on behalf of the Blackhall Mosque, Edinburgh
TUESDAY 8 MARCH 10am – 1pm
ROYSTON WARDIEBURN COMMUNITY CENTRE
Friday 11 March 12.30 – 3pm
St Stephen’s Stockbridge
Organised by Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership and Community Learning & Development, YouthTalk is an opportunity for young people living in the Inverleith Ward to have their say on improving their neighbourhoods. BE HEARD!
