Coventry Peace Wall is a virtual space where you can exhibit your photo, drawing or other artwork you have created to celebrate Peace or Reconciliation. We will be offering prizes for the best three images from primary school students, and … Continue reading →
Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation, Coventry Cathedral, SACRE and the United Nations Association Coventry Branch invite children who live or go to school in Coventry or Warwickshire and who will be 16 or younger on 30 November to write a peace poem … Continue reading →
Sadako Sasaki was two years old when the Americans dropped the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. It exploded about a mile from her home in Hiroshima and she was blown out of the window by the blast. As the … Continue reading →
The Conference attracted 56 adult peace activists and 58 young people aged 10-14. The conference was organised by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation and run by PeaceMakers from Birmingham. It consisted of delegates answering three questions: What … Continue reading →
On 19 October the Leamington Spa International Twinning Society celebrated the 50th anniversary of their twinning with Sceaux, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, by organising a ceremony in the Town Hall. Pru Porretta was invited to talk … Continue reading →
For many years, Coventry has been running a two week annual Peace Festival culminating on the anniversary of the bombing on 14 November 1940. This year, due to staff changes and a new City Events Manager Jon Hogan only recently … Continue reading →
Every year on August 6, the City of Hiroshima holds a Peace Memorial Ceremony to pray for the peaceful repose of the victims, for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and for lasting world peace. During that ceremony, the Mayor issues … Continue reading →
A collection of historic documents from Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation from 1980 is kept in Coventry Archives in The Herbert under catalogue number PA2994. If anyone wishes to see the collection, they should send us an … Continue reading →
On 21 September, International Day of Peace, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said “Peace is at the heart of all our work at the United Nations. And we know peace is much more than a world free of war. … Continue reading →
The Forgiveness Project collects and shares stories from both victims/survivors and perpetrators of crime and conflict who have rebuilt their lives following hurt and trauma. Founded in 2004 by journalist, Marina Cantacuzino, The Forgiveness Project provides resources and experiences to … Continue reading →