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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
covlmpc@gmail.com |
I deplore Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which has unleashed horrific death and destruction across the country. That is why, shortly after the war began, I spoke in a debate on the topic in the House of Commons, joining colleagues in calling for, as I said at the time, “an urgent ceasefire with every effort made to reach a diplomatic end …
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CADFA works in the UK to promote awareness about the human rights situation in Palestine. Our link began in 2003 when people from the London borough of Camden made links with people in Abu Dis, a town in the Jerusalem suburb. At that time, the Israeli Separation Wall was being built across Abu Dis itself. In 2004 the International Court …
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Once again United Nations Association Coventry Branch is organising Coventry's International Young People's Peace Essay Competition. This gives young people aged 15 to 24 the chance to tell the world what they think needs to be done to promote peace and reduce conflict. It enables them to express their ideas about peace, harness their creativity, learn through doing research, improve …
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Thanks to the tireless efforts of Rebecca Bollands, Deputy Headteacher at Earlsdon Primary School and member of Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation, ten Coventry students will be going to Japan in September 2023 to attend UNESCO's Partner Schools 70th Anniversary International Peace Conference provided sufficient funding can be obtained. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation …
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On 28 February 2023, Leicester City Council passed a motion supporting the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The motion, proposed by Councillor O’Donnell and seconded by Councillor Shelton, stated that:- 1) Leicester City Council declares its support for the United Nations Treaty on The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), an historic treaty, which once being ratified, will completely …
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In his book The Power of Reconciliation, the Most Reverend Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury, writes about Reconciliation as seeking to disagree well. The publisher, Bloomsbury Continuum, describes this as a revolutionary book published in the first place for the 2022 Lambeth Conference in July, when bishops from all around the world assembled in Canterbury, but says its importance goes …
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In 2023 Peace One Day started a new series of documentaries bringing you a collection of interviews and conversations from authors, actors, directors, and storytellers to discuss the impact of constructive narrative and how it informs, inspires, and engages to manifest a new status quo. February is now the month where we share with you constructive narrative told by individuals …
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Forthcoming Peace-Related EventsIf you know of other peace-related events please let us know. Write to covlmpc@gmail.com |
As part of the newly launched Coventry-Dresden Writers Exchange, poet and artist Christian Manss will be visiting Coventry from 4th April 2023. Dresden and Coventry were twinned in 1959, after both cities experienced the devastating effect of heavy bombing during the Second World War. Dresden has a rich and fascinating history including a king with an incredible passion for porcelain, the …
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This breakthrough exhibition by the Fleming Collection of Scottish art, staged in the evocative surroundings of Coventry Cathedral from 4 April to 29 May, focusses on a group of veteran artists who were ahead of their time in responding to the threat of climate change. Until now, these artists, although well known to one another, have never been perceived as …
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Every year on 6 April the United Nations Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) encourages people to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) on 6 April. It presents an opportunity to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in communities and in people’s lives across the globe. Sport has the power to change …
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24 April was established by the UN General Assembly in 2018 as the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace following a declaration by a Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Multilateralism is usually defined as collaboration between several countries in pursuit of a common goal, where other parties such as civil society or the private sector may …
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Entries to Coventry's International Young People's Peace Essay Competition close on 31 October. Young people aged 15 to 24 can gain a certificate of participation, stand a chance to win a cash prize and gain an entry in their CV. This competition it is a tool for exploring young peoples’ opinions on peace agendas and for harnessing their enthusiasm for …
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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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