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Dear Reader, In this issue you can find recent peace-related news and forthcoming events in and around Coventry. 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
Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace & Reconciliation
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The Lord Mayor of Coventry, Councillor Kevin Maton, invites all Coventry pupils to tell him what you want to see in the forthcoming One Coventry Plan that will help to promote Peace and Reconciliation. Your ideas will then be considered for addition to the Plan. Please send your ideas by email to future@coventrycityofpeace.uk or use the form below. If you …
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On 20 June 2022 a Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons was held in Vienna, Austria, followed by a three-day Meeting of States Parties who have signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The conference (HINW22Vienna) This brought together state representatives, international organisations, the scientific community, survivors and civil society to discuss and explore established …
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On June 19, Coventry Peace Orchard was vandalised. An information board and fencing were set alight. World War II Normandy Day veteran Dennis Davison founded the orchard as a legacy to the apple orchards he saw in Normandy in 1944 during the D-Day Campaign. The orchard, which is used as a community space, has been targeted by vandals several times. …
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In March 2022 the UK's nuclear weapons policy was challenged in the UN Human Rights Council as being in violation of the Right to Life, a right enshrined in Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This challenge, along with another on the nuclear policy of the Netherlands, were made in reports submitted to the …
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The Basel Peace Office works to advance research, teaching and policy-development programs dedicated to international peace, conflict resolution and security to achieve the global abolition of nuclear weapons. It brings international organisations to Basel that have a long record of successful work on international security and nuclear disarmament. It was founded in 2012 by a number of Swiss and international …
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In the Queen's Platinum Birthday Honours List, Canon Paul Oestreicher was awarded an OBE for peace, human rights, reconciliation, and the Church. Upon receiving the award he wrote "A state award – I had already received a German one – is only acceptable as an affirmation of these values and of all those who have worked with me to embody …
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Kate Hudson, General Secretary of CND, has issued the following message about the passing of Bruce Kent. The news of the death of our beloved Bruce Kent has saddened us all. For decades Bruce has been at the heart of our work, as both leader and activist, an inspiring figure who shaped our movement at the most critical time, and …
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Coventry College, working with Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation and using a grant from the University of Warwick, ran a project asking "What does it mean to be British?" Students from all departments in the College took part in tutorial sessions to explore Britishness, both how we define it and how, if at all, we identify with …
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This video was produced by Birmingham-based Peacemakers. Using ‘Learning for Peace’, a resource written by Peacemakers, John of Rolleston Primary School students learn to develop inner peace, understand how to make peaceful choices and actions and maintain peaceful relationships. Working regularly in circles, they practice talking about their feelings and listening actively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9dvCHiJV9I
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The full cost of the Peer Mediation Plus package is £2884 but Peacemakers are offering it to primary and secondary schools for only £400. Peer Mediation schemes empower children and young people to mediate conflicts among their peers. It develops children’s social and emotional learning and their ability to resolve conflict independently. Peer mediation training has the greatest impact when it's …
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Coventry City Council is in the processes of consulting Coventry people about One Coventry Plan 2022-2030 and they want to hear from YOU! One Coventry Plan is focused on the needs and aspirations of Coventry communities and partners to improve the city and on enabling people to live their best lives in a vibrant and prosperous city. One Coventry is …
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A Peace Picnic was held on 10 June 2022 in Coventry Peace Orchard and students from Cardinal Newman planned the event making the best of the beautiful orchard. https://youtu.be/lx7lV51yPi0 The Peace Picnic was set up by Normandy Day UK founder Dennis Davison to mark D DAY and the end of WW11. Dennis created the Peace Orchard for future generations to enjoy …
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Bruce Kent passed away on 8 June 2022 aged 92. He was a political activist who was in turns the general secretary, chair and most honorary vice-president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest and was a chaplain to the University of London but retired from the active ministry in 1987 rather …
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Forthcoming Peace-Related EventsIf you know of other peace-related events please let us know. Write to covlmpc@gmail.com |
On 18th July 2022, after they have received honorary degrees in the morning from Coventry University, H.E. Mr Miguel Moratinos and Emma Sky will be leading a panel discussion in Drapers’ Hall, Coventry about ‘Peace4Culture and how peace and the preservation of cultural and religious heritage are dependent on each other’. Azerbaijan launched Peace4Culture Global Campaign with United Nations Alliance …
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30 July was proclaimed as the International Day of Friendship by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. In Coventry we are fortunate to have CAIF, Coventry Association for International Friendship. Friendship is an ideal outcome following reconciliation between those who have been …
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The Hiroshima Remembrance Service will be held in Coventry Cathedral from 2 to 3pm on 6 August 2022, and will be preceded by Taiko Drumming from 1pm. More details to follow
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The theme for International Day of Peace 21 September 2022 is End racism. Build peace Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. But achieving true peace entails …
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Are you aged between 15 and 24? What do you see as the greatest threat to peace? Do you have ideas what people can and should do reduce that threat? Then Coventry’s International Young People’s Peace Essay Competition is your chance to tell the world what you think. Write an essay of 500 or 1000 words (depending on your age) …
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Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation is pleased to announce that Roger Harrabin will deliver the Lord Mayor's Peace Lecture on 11 November. Roger was born in Coventry and attended Stivichall Primary School and King Henry VIII School. After studying English at Cambridge he returned to Coventry as a journalist at the Coventry Evening Telegraph. From there he …
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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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