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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 |
On 6 August 2023, Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation organised the annual Hiroshima Commemoration in Coventry Cathedral on the 78th anniversary of the dropping of the world’s first atomic bomb. More details below. Manjit Kaur, Member of the Coventry Sikh Sangat and Chair of the Standing Advisory Committee for Religious Education (SACRE), led the event.Coventry’s official Lady …
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On 20 July 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented to member states his policy brief on A New Agenda for Peace, which outlines his vision for multilateral efforts for peace and security based on international law. It outlines an extensive and ambitious set of recommendations that recognize the inter-linked nature of many of the challenges we face in a world in …
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Oh let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace And let us be a holy nation Where pride and prejudice shall cease Let us speak the truth in love To the lost and least of these And let serve the Lord in unity so others will believe Let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace Oh let … Read more. |
The RISING Global Peace Forum is running a survey on what it means to organisations to be based in the UK’s only city of peace and reconciliation. This survey has three simple questions, so should take less than 60 seconds to complete. The survey is open to all organisations (whether places of paid work or voluntary work) to complete, irrespective …
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Article by Taisiia Sakhno. I am writing to propose for a prize a wonderful person, who has done so much for developing peace on our planet, Tore Nærland, a president and a founder of Bike For Peace organization in Norway. It has been a while since I got to know Tore and he never ceases to amaze me with his …
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A service of a special kind in was held in Lindenhof Park, Bad Schachen, part of the German town of Lindau overlooking Lake Constance on 3 August. Pastor Margit Walterham and the peace rooms with the pax christi group celebrated a service before the Coventry Pillar, built to recall the destruction of the English city of Coventry in 1940 by …
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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 6 September, Embrace the Middle East will present an event exploring reconciliation and hope for the Middle East. The speakers will be: Most Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Revd Su McClellan, Embrace the Middle East Daniel Munayer, Executive Director of Musalaha This will be followed by discussion with an expert panel and rounded off with a reception open …
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On 10 September, SGI-UK Heart of England will run an event in Birmingham dedicated to promoting peace and remembering the tragic events of Hiroshima. Starting at 14:30, this in-person event will provide a platform for individuals to reflect on the devastating consequences of war and advocate for a peaceful future. Throughout the afternoon they will host various activities including guest speakers, …
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From 19 to 21 September, Coventry Cathedral will be running sixth form half-days that fulfil schools' statutory Religious Education requirements and help introduce students to the key concepts of Coventry's message as a city of Peace and Reconciliation. They will be able to explore how to carry these tenets into their future studies and careers as they prepare to leave …
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On 21 September 2023, the theme for International Day of Peace will be Actions for peace: Our ambition for the #GlobalGoals This is a call to action that recognizes our individual and collective responsibility to foster peace. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Peace is needed today more than ever. War and conflict are unleashing devastation, poverty, and hunger, and …
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On 12 October, Coventry Cathedral will be running an online training session explaining how to help pupils resolve their own conflicts. Find new ways to deal with conflict and hard conversations in the classroom. This half-day training course guides teachers through how to have restorative conversations and teaching pupils how to disagree well. The session will be led by the …
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A fast-moving, thought-provoking drama will be produced on 12 October about the dangers that arise when humans dare to unlock the awesome power of nature. 1942. On a squash court in Chicago a dazzling scientific experiment takes place, which three years later will destroy a city and change the world - forever. Two actors, one British, one Japanese, enact the …
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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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Coventry Lord Mayor's Peace Lecture 2023 will be held on 9 November with the title Rwanda almost 30 years on In around 100 days in 1994, up to a million of the indigenous people of the small African country of Rwanda were killed. A civil war had turned into genocide. The Peace Lecture will consist of a conversation with Marc …
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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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