Philip Brown was Chair of Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation from 2018 to 2020
Video published by United Nations General Assembly Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (#CEIRPP). The Committee was established in 1975 by the United Nations General Assembly to recommend a programme designed to enable the … Continue reading →
Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100 on 29 November. He was a highly controversial American diplomat, political scientist, geopolitical consultant, and politician who served as United States Secretary of State and national security advisor under presidents Richard Nixon and … Continue reading →
Marc Gwamaka delivered Coventry Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture on 10 November 2023. The following summary was written by Marc Gwamaka, Nes Ozar, David Fish and Philip Brown. Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation organised the lecture and Coventry … Continue reading →
Mrs Rebecca Bollands, Deputy Head of Earlsdon Primary School in Coventry who does so much to engage children with peace, was invited by Anna Lubelska, founder of The Peace Building charity, to do a podcast about peace education work in … Continue reading →
Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation is appalled by the violence against innocent civilians shown by both Israel and Hamas in their current war. On 7 October, Hamas infiltrated Israel, killing over a thousand Israeli civilians and taking … Continue reading →
Statement of Lament issued by Musalaha on 24 October 2023. Musalaha exists to bring reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. We at Musalaha lament the devastation and unfolding tragedies in Gaza and Southern Israel. We stand firmly against the embrace, use, … Continue reading →
The video below, produced by United Nations Association Coventry, shows the speech of António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, who addressed a Security Council meeting on 24 Oct 2023 which was convened to discuss the Israel Palestine. The remarks he … Continue reading →
Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, 13 October 2023. ‘Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee’ (Psalm 122) Our grief and shock only grows greater as more devastating news and … Continue reading →
The Quakers in Britain acting on behalf the the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) has issued an urgent call for people to act in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Israel. Regardless of your background on … Continue reading →
The following statement was issued by Quakers of Britain on 11 October 2023. Quakers in Britain are shocked and deeply saddened by the major escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine As of 11 October 2023, more than 1,200 people … Continue reading →