Throughout the summer, as a result of circumstances around Covid-19, Thrive LDN has been running a series of online events, webinars and panel discussions. You can explore these sessions below. All of these events are also available via our YouTube channel.

Bring Your Light – a discussion on faith, belief and resilience

This 60-minute webinar, recorded on Wednesday 26th August 2020, is an opportunity for Londoners, faith and belief groups, practitioners, voluntary and community organisations, and charities to have a pan London conversation on faith and resilience in light of COVID-19 and beyond.


Panellists

Jeeves Rohilla (Chair), London Regional Coordinator at Strengthening Faiths United, Faiths Forum for London
Byron Johnson Brown, Thrive LDN
Maaria Mahmoud, Director, Muslim Youth Helpline
Andrew Whittaker, London Regional Leader, Christians Against Poverty
Dr Gobinderjit Uppal, Clinical Psychologist, Sikh your Mind
Dr Rachel-Rose Burrell, Ruach City Church

The webinar was facilitated by Thrive LDN and the Greater London Authority but led by faith leaders.

Our City Together

On Tuesday 19th May, we held a virtual panel session to help mark the launch of our partnership with the City of London Corporation and Londonist on the Our City Together campaign. The discussion was titled: ‘Our City Together: how culture, collaboration and creativity can support Londoners wellbeing’.

Chaired by Mike Clewley, Head of Cultural and Visitor Strategy, City of London Corporation​, with a panel consisting of:

  • Charlie Clift – photographer and creator of the Let’s Talk photography and mental health campaign
  • Dr Cerisse Gunasinghe, Post-doctoral Research Associate & Counselling Psychologist, King’s College London
  • Laura Muldoon, Social Media Manager, Museum for London
  • Yemisi Mokuolu, CEO, Hatch Ideas Worldwide