About this Event
We appear to live in a world, a time and a season in which we are constantly being encouraged, consciously and unconsciously, to be suspicious of others. The violence seen on our streets this summer has reinforced this kind of fear, which has been stirred up around those we deem to be different from ourselves. For some time now, certain politicians, seeing this as gaining some traction with a section of voters, have misleadingly steered the narrative in conjunction with parts of the media. Politicians and world leaders generally, cannot just focus on fiscal policies and The Market. Attention has to be given to creating a cohesive community, society, country and world. There must be intentional focus around advocacy, reconciliation and the necessity of us being interdependent. During the pandemic we saw many in the community, some for the first time, acknowledging and reaching out to neighbours in acts of kindness. Although covid brought us many trials, it also brought us a new lifeline. Now beyond Covid, it is beginning to look as though we may however have forgotten just ‘who is my neighbour!’
Speaker - Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin
The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, CD, MBE was born and raised in Jamaica and educated at Montego Bay High School for Girls, later completing a BPhil Ed at Birmingham University in the UK. Ordained deacon in 1991 and ordained to the priesthood in 1994, in 2007 she was appointed as a Chaplain to Her Late Majesty the Queen and in 2010, she became the first female appointed to the position of the 79th Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.
In November of 2019 she was consecrated as the first black female Bishop in the Church of England and installed in Canterbury Cathedral as the Bishop of Dover with the responsibility of looking after the diocese of Canterbury on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
In May 2023, Bishop Rose was one of three female bishops to make history by playing a part in the coronation of King Charles the lll. She was later awarded the King’s Coronation Medal in recognition of her role.
Bishop Rose is in wide demand as a preacher and speaker undertaking numerous engagements both nationally and internationally, as well as making regular appearances on local and national media.
She is married to Kenneth, a retired Pr*son Chaplain and they have 3 adult children.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The University of Huddersfield Oastler Building, Queensgate, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
