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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 |
Around the world, millions of people are suffering immense harm from conflict. Their lives are torn apart by death, destruction, and displacement. Since 1948 United Nations peacekeepers have worked to save and change lives in the world’s most fragile political and security situations. More than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have helped countries to transition from war to peace and …
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Rotary International Rotary is a global network that has been taking action for over 100 years to create lasting change in various ways. Promoting peace is one of their main aims. In addition they act to fight disease, provide clean water and sanitation, support education and act in other ways to help resolve some of the world's most persistent problems. …
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Coventry Libraries have been recognised with the Libraries of Sanctuary Award for the warm welcome and support that they show to the refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in the city, as well as the wider community. On Tuesday 17th of January 2023, a presentation was held at the Central Library in Coventry city centre to celebrate this nationally recognised achievement, …
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Margaret Morley is the Rotary Club Peace Officer within the Heart of England Rotary District. She is very active in encouraging schools to install Peace Poles and construct Peace Gardens, among other things. For just some of the reports on what she has done, see Rotary-led creative campaign promotes peace and mental wellbeing in schools Business & Speaker - PDG …
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According to the Coventry & Warwickshire Stop the War Coalition Facebook page, this group (also known as Coventry & Warwick Stop the War Coalition) is "campaigning against UK imperialism, against Islamophobia, attacks on Iraq, Iran or Syria, in defence". Its first post was in March 2023. Its logo (shown here) says NO TO WAR IN UKRAINE and includes the Stop …
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Forthcoming Peace-Related EventsIf you know of other peace-related events please let us know. Write to covlmpc@gmail.com |
16 May will be International Day of Living Together in Peace. Living together in peace is all about accepting differences and having the ability to listen to, recognize, respect and appreciate others, as well as living in a peaceful and united way. Following the devastation of the Second World War, the United Nations was established to save succeeding generations from …
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Coventry & Warwick Stop the War Coalition will be organising a meeting at 19:30 on 17 May 2023 on the subject of End the War in Ukraine - Peace Talks Now Oppose Nuclear Threats in Europe and Pacific - Increase Wages Not Weapons Speakers will be: Lindsey German, Convenor of Stop the War Coalition Sophie Bolt, Vice-Chair of Campaign for …
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At 12:30 on 20 May, Warwick District UNA will host a hybrid meeting (a live presentation and via Zoom) by Dr Lutz Oette and Dr Mohamed Abdesalam Babiker on the subject How can the international community bring peace and prevent civil wars in South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea - the Horn of Africa? Both speakers will address the …
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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 29 May, offers a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution to the work of the UN and to honour more than 4,000 peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag since 1948. Since it is not always easy to celebrate the event exactly on that …
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The community and trade union anti racist group Coventry Against Racism which invites people who support, not oppose, people and defend our rights to an online meeting on 14 June 2023. The attacks on our communities are relentless. Government continues to ratchet up its rhetoric. All of a sudden Britain has a national emergency. The crisis is not of our …
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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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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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Website and newsletter created by Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation |
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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