Philip Brown was Chair of Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation from 2018 to 2020
On Thursday 20 May, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office announced that the security cabinet had voted unanimously to accept the Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire after 11 days of bombing Gaza. Officials of Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, also … Continue reading →
Children and young people have been affected by Covid. Godiva Trust wanted to give children and young people an opportunity for their voices to be heard. This promotional vidoe enables them to spread their health and wellbeing messages to their … Continue reading →
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected officials responsible for securing efficient and effective policing of a police area. An effective PCC and police force can contribute significantly to the peace of the people of the West Midlands. The 2021 … Continue reading →
The German Peace Garden in Coventry War Memorial Park serves as a reminder of the desire of German people for peace. The idea for the garden began in 1962, when the first Coventry Flower Show took place in the War … Continue reading →
West Midlands Police are asking for nominations for the Diamond Awards 2021. They are looking for nominations in a variety of categories for police officers, members of police staff, PCSOs and special constables who have made a real difference in … Continue reading →
At the beginning of the Covid 19 Pandemic, CARAG decided to start a podcast as a way of documenting the experiences of its members. Their audience has grown and they have risen to the UK Top 15 podcasts on immigration. … Continue reading →
Between 1929 and 1932 the Soviet Communist Party, on Stalin’s orders, dispossessed and deported millions of peasant families, called “dekulakisation”, and abolished private property in land and the concentrated the remaining peasantry in “collective” farms under Party control. There followed … Continue reading →
Young People’s International Peace Essay Competition will run for the first time in 2021. It follows the very successful pilot run by UNA Coventry Branch working with the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University in 2020. … Continue reading →
This article was first published on the CovCAN website. As global temperatures climb, the risk of armed conflict is expected to increase substantially, according to experts across several fields. In June 2019 Stanford University published an article[1] investigating how much … Continue reading →