Introduction According to Wikipedia, the United Nation’s consideration of the culture of peace began in 1992 with the adoption by UNESCO of a Culture of Peace Programme. This work developed into the the UN General Assembly’s declaration of a Programme … Continue reading →
Headquartered in Costa Rica, the United Nations-mandated University for Peace was established in December 1980 as a Treaty Organization by the UN General Assembly. As determined in the Charter of the University, the mission of the University for Peace is: “to … Continue reading →
Positive Images Festival is an annual community-led award-winning festival, which celebrates diversity, promotes community cohesion, showcases local talent and provides volunteering opportunities. The festival, incorporating a variety of events, is held in June each year. The festival runs in June … Continue reading →
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 →