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At the Young Jains Convention on the weekend of 17th to 19th July 2009, Menka Parekh (@menka) and Ashik Shah (@ashikshah) ran a workshop on Relationships without Expectation.
In this video, Menka summarises what was discussed during the workshop.

Following last week’s Young Jains 7th International Convention Bridging the Gap, one of the delegates, Heena Modi, wrote about the question we kept being asked throughout the convention: “What Time Is It?”
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So here’s a few scenarios of which, hopefully, you’ll be able to relate to one.
When do I want to travel the world? Now, before [...]

Fun and games, food and play!
We will have an afternoon of chilling-out and planned activities in Young Jains style. This park has a new children’s play area, table-tennis tables, and beautiful wooded areas to wander into. A lovely opportunity to catch-up with the people you’ve met at the Bridging the Gap Convention, re-acquaint with familiar [...]

Event: JAIN DHARMA : What’s the Elevator Pitch?
Venue: Sayer Centre, Oxgate Lane, Cricklewood NW2 7JN
Date: Sunday 2nd August 2009
Time: 10am - 4pm
At school, university, the work place and beyond, we often meet people who have never even heard of Jainism. When Jainism comes up in conversation, people are almost always thoroughly interested and inquisitive, often [...]

There’s Raas Garba at this year’s Young Jains Convention: Bridging the Gap.  Kewal, from the convention team, shares a video message about it…

Dilesh Haria is on the Young Jains Convention team - here he gives a video update on the way home from the last meeting.
Young Jains Convention: Bridging the Gap.  Dilesh is on the Metropolitan Line and later reminded us to ‘mind the gap’!

Putting the Young Jains vision into action:
“Be juiced about Jainism; a leader sharing confidently, clearly & enthusiastically Jain philosophy and concepts with others (Family, Friends, School, Work, Community); leading by example; using what they know on a consistent basis to add tremendous value to the quality of their lives and those around them.”
- Shaileen Shah, [...]

For those who have registered for this July’s Young Jains International Bridging the Gap Convention, here’s a glimpse into what the Sunday morning key session will cover:
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Having identified who you are at your core and recognising your primary goal in this life, this third session brings your awareness to the barriers that you constantly come [...]

Jai Jinendra,
We are pleased to announce the next session of the Jain Dharma Training Programme.  Please find further details below.
JAIN DHARMA TRAINING SESSION - LEARNING IT, LIVING IT
Date:   Sunday 10th May 2009
Time:   10am - 4pm
Venue: Jain Vishwa Bharati (Sayer) Centre, Oxgate Lane, London, NW2 7JN
Lunch:  Please bring your own Jain packed lunch.  Refreshments [...]

A friendly, social and informative event jointly run by Jain Vegans and Young Jains.
Date: Saturday 9th May 2009
Venue: Jain Vishwa Bharati, Sayer Centre, Oxgate Lane, London NW2 7JN
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Entrance: FREE, but suggested donation of £1 per person would be much appreciated.
Many members of the Jain community are making the link [...]