Philip Brown was Chair of Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation from 2018 to 2020
On 10 June 2020, Coventry Biennial issued the following statement and useful links. This post hopes to make our position clear as an organisation that is anti-racist and to highlight some of the ways that we are committed to Black … Continue reading →
On 8 June 2020, Coventry City of Culture Trust issued the following statement. The team at Coventry City of Culture Trust has been listening to the international, national, and local conversations around the murder of George Floyd and the global … Continue reading →
Geneva Peace Week (GPW) is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar in which organizations in Geneva and their international partners come together to share knowledge and practice on a diverse range of topics relating to the promotion … Continue reading →
The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform is a knowledge hub that connects the critical mass of peacebuilding actors, resources, and expertise in Geneva and worldwide. Founded in 2008, the Platform has a mandate to facilitate interaction on peacebuilding between different institutions and … Continue reading →
It is estimated there are around 1 million undocumented workers living in the UK. Because of COVID-19, many of them are now unable to work and, because they are undocumented, they cannot claim government benefits. They are therefore going without … Continue reading →
War School is a film about the battle for the hearts and minds of Britain’s children. The producers of the film describe it as follows: Set against the backdrop of Remembrance the controversial and challenging documentary reveals how, faced with unprecedented opposition … Continue reading →
Why me? are the only national charity campaigning for all victims of crime to have access to Restorative Justice. Many people affected by crime feel sidelined by the criminal justice process. Restorative Justice gives them the chance to ask questions … Continue reading →
Connecting for Good is a 3,000-strong movement for the people of Coventry organised by Grapevine. Their website says We’re sparking it off but it’s not ours. It’s yours. “We’re connecting, rebuilding, and moving forward together, based on what we’ve experienced, … Continue reading →
Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire is a registered charity whose aims are to relieve and support people in need of assistance and care, by the provision of services to enable such persons to obtain full rights and privileges as citizens; relieve … Continue reading →
This article was first published on the United Nations Association Coventry Branch website. Can the armed forces be a force for peace? According to the Armed Forces Day [1] website [2]: “The UK Armed Forces defend the UK and its … Continue reading →