Reconciliation Song
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 … Continue reading →
Philip Brown
Philip Brown was Chair of Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation from 2018 to 2020
Hiroshima Commemoration 2023
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 … Continue reading →
A New Agenda for Peace
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 … Continue reading →
Bike for Peace
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. … Continue reading →
Reflection time at the Coventry Column
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 … Continue reading →
Peacemakers seek Freelance Trainers
Peacemakers are recruiting Freelance Associate Trainers based in the West Midlands to work across the region. Peace Education looks at developing knowledge, skills and attitudes of peace, from emotion coaching and conflict resolution to thinking about big issues and how … Continue reading →
UK’s support for Ukraine
On 18 July the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations delivered the following statement to the UN General Assembly: When we gathered for this debate on 24 February 2022, we stood on the edge of war, urging Russia … Continue reading →
Peace and Justice
Having an effective justice system is fundamental to having a peaceful democratic society. That is why thousands of Israelis have been on the streets since early 2023 protesting against the reforms of the justice system by Benjamin Netanyahu, the most … Continue reading →
PeaceCast TV
The movement toward peace is an everyday occurrence rarely seen for the persistent and personal force it is. We use media to make visible the reality and possibility of peace in our time – to show the many ways people … Continue reading →
Reconciliation Sculpture
The Reconciliation sculpture in the Coventry Cathedral Ruins is one of five such statues around the world. It was made by Josefina de Vasconcellos and first show in the summer of 1955 in a joint exhibition with her husband, Delmar … Continue reading →