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Dear Reader, Coventry Peace Festival will finally arrive this month and there will be many interesting events, including several organised by Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee. Please do let us know of any peace-related news or activities happening in or near Coventry and we will be happy to add them to our website http://coventrycityofpeace.uk and include them in a future edition of this newsletter. Philip Brown
Chair, Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace & Reconciliation
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This article is based on the story by Tom Davis published on the Coventry Live website 6 October. See that site for more details. Students from five Coventry primary schools have helped dig the foundations for the new Japanese Peace Garden which will be situated near the aviary of Coventry War Memorial Park. Rebecca Bollands, deputy head of Howes Primary …
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The video below, produced in Coventry by local communities, is highlighting the thoughts and feelings of victims of hate crime; and providing details of how people, who experience or witness hate crime, can report it. To report hate crime go to www.report-it.org.uk or call in at your local library or family hub to get information. Alternatively you can contact the police. https://youtu.be/kBeQzbnw5aU …
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United Nations Association Coventry Branch are running the very first Coventry Young People’s Peace Essay Competition. Young people aged up to 25 are invited to submit an essay of up to 500 words on the subject The Role of Young People in Building Peace The prizes for the 3 winners aged 17-25 will be: £50, £25 and £10 plus a …
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MiFriendly Cities, an 11-partner commitment to developing the West Midlands as a Migrant Friendly region, was selected as an outstanding example of political innovation in Europe. The decision was made by 1058 jurors from 47 countries! Out of the 398 entries, MiFriendly Cities ranks amongst the 10 best in its field, and amongst the 90 best in Europe. The project …
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14 November 2020 will be the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz, and we will remember this date by showing our video of events on that fateful night, and its consequences. The world premiere will be shown below at 8pm on 14 November. Reach this page using this link: 14nov.coventrycityofpeace.uk
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As a parting gift from the European Union, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) has awarded funding for MyCoventry, a two-year partnership, starting in January 2021, to address local, social and economic inequalities that hinder the way young people and adults from migrant communities interact and become an integral part of the Coventry. The city-wide partnership between Coventry City …
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Coventry Society would like to acknowledge the great work of Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam on the Northern Ireland Peace Conference. She was the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1997 to 1999, the first woman to hold this post, and Peter Hain said she was "the catalyst that allowed politics to move forward, which led to the signing of the …
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12 November will present a rare opportunity to hear the UK's ex Chief Scientific Adviser and Special Representative for Climate Change share his insight and wisdom. You can book your seat in Coventry Cathedral at https://coventrycityofpeace.uk/events/coventry-peace-lecture-2020/ or watch the event live at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdovEOKijrqU9KfP0NuAPA Professor Sir David King is uniquely qualified to give an authoritative insight into the threat of climate …
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Forthcoming Peace-Related Events
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In 2020 the annual Coventry Peace Festival will be held from 1 to 15 November. This year will be the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz, on 14-15 November, which is the event the Peace Festival was set up to remember. The programme has still not been announced but we expect it to be published on Coventry City Council's website.
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On 1 November, United Nations Association Coventry Branch will launch its brand-new series of word search games for young people (and others) on the theme of peace and reconciliation. Both online and printable versions will be published at unacov.uk/peace-word-searches. Word searches are a great literacy exercise for children and are used both in homes and schools. Schools who have registered …
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On 3 November the United Nations Association Coventry Branch will run an online presentation aimed at secondary school students describing how the United Nations acts to prevent wars between nations and to end them once they have started. It will discuss how and why the UN was formed, what successes and failures it has had in preventing and ending wars …
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Can you design a trophy which can be awarded to those Coventry-based organisations whose activities promoting peace and reconciliation earn them the Coventry Peace Award and win yourself £50? Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee are looking for something that winners of Coventry Peace Award can hang on a wall and which includes the Peace Award logo and a replaceable area with …
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On 10 November, Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation will publish a set of resources that schools can use with Coventry City Centre Peace Trail. They will be available from www.covpeacetrail.uk/education.php A new edition of the Peace Trail is due to be published in November and these resources can be used both with the new and the previous …
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RISING Global Peace Forum 2020 will take place in Coventry 11th-13th November. The theme for this year’s virtual event will be The Culture for Peace. Every year, RISING seeks to inspire peace by bringing together civil society leaders, policymakers, academics and peace practitioners to exchange ideas and inspiration about building and sustaining peaceful communities. RISING 20’s aim is to explore the Culture of Peace …
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On 11 November 2020, Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation will be publishing a new edition of Coventry City Centre Peace Trail containing links to educational resources and to peace-related locations outside the city centre. But the core of the work will remain a guide to a walking tour of over 30 sites associated with peace located within …
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On 14 November, Belgrade Theatre will show a film of Alan Pollock’s breathtaking Coventry Blitz drama, One Night in November, directed by Hamish Glen to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz. This play proved to be one of their most successful productions. The film is from the last staging of the play, on the Belgrade’s Main Stage in … Read more. |
12 November will present a rare opportunity to hear the UK's ex Chief Scientific Adviser and Special Representative for Climate Change share his insight and wisdom. Some people claim that Covid19 is the world’s biggest threat since the end of World War II. It has galvanised governments into action because it is an immediate and obvious danger. But, within a …
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Artist Luke Jerram’s Gaia will be installed in Coventry Cathedral ruins on 13th & 14th November to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Blitz with a message of Peace to the world reflecting the city’s role in promoting peace and reconciliation, through the exhibition of “Gaia”. Entry will be by free timed ticket. https://youtu.be/sjvw-8VwAbw Measuring seven metres in diameter, Gaia features 120dpi …
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14 November 2020 will be the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz, and we will remember this date by showing our video of events on that fateful night, and its consequences. The world premiere will be shown at 8pm on 14 November. Watch the video at 14nov.coventrycityofpeace.uk
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At an online event on 15 November, United Nations Association Coventry Branch will announce the winners of the 2020 Young People’s Peace Essay Competition and they will be invited to read their essays on the subject: The Role of Young People in Building Peace The prizes for the 3 winners aged 17-25 will be: £50, £25 and £10 plus a …
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The first meeting of the General Assembly was held in Westminster Central Hall, London, on 10 January 1946. The Security Council met for the first time a week later in Church House, Westminster. 10 January was also the date of the founding of the UN's predecessor, the League of Nations, which was founded on 10 January 1920. The League of …
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On 3 July 2020, Coventry City of Culture Trust announced that it will officially commence its programme in May 2021. Co-created with national and local partners, and grassroots organisations across the city, the programme will include major international artistic events, world premieres and commissions across theatre, music, dance, literature, comedy and visual art. As Covid-19 continues to have a major …
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This classic book is on sale now in hardback or paperback and would make an ideal and unique gift. On the night of 14 November 1940, Reverend Richard Howard, Provost of Coventry Cathedral, was one of four firefighters who climbed onto the roof to smother with sand the incendiary bombs that were landing not just on the Cathedral but starting …
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For their generous support, the Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation expresses our thanks to the Lord Mayor's Office and Coventry City Council. We also thank Coventry Cathedral, Coventry University and Warwick University for their support and assistance. |
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