On 6 August 2020 the Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom, Yasumasa Nagamine, honoured Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation by bestowing his Commendation. The Commendation was given on the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Japan … Continue reading →
The annual Hiroshima Commemoration organised by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation was special in 2020 for several reasons, not least of which was that the normally large audience was restricted because of social distancing measures. However the … Continue reading →
Statement by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation on George Floyd’s Death and Police Violence Since George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer in the US city of Minneapolis there have been protests across the … Continue reading →
In the face of the current restrictions on meetings due to COVID-19, Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation have launched a teleconference facility aimed at bringing communities together for meetings of up to 99 people for up to … Continue reading →
Delivered at Annual General Meeting 8 January 2020. Japanese Day Celebration and Commemoration Thanks to the enthusiasm of David Fish, a very successful Japanese Day was held in Coventry Cathedral on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The day … Continue reading →
In late 2019, working with Coventry Cathedral and Coventry and Warwickshire Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education (SACRE), we invited children aged 16 or younger who live or attend school in Coventry or Warwickshire to submit a poem on the … Continue reading →
The following is a transcription of the ideas written on flip charts (for which we have tried to group similar ideas together) and young people’s Speech Bubbles during Coventry Young People’s Peace and Reconciliation Conference 2019. We plan to use … 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 →
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 →
Working on behalf of the City of Coventry Freemen’s Guild, and with the support of the Lord Mayor’s Office, Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace & Reconciliation member Peter Wilford has published two magnificent colouring books. One is Coventry’s Medieval Story … Continue reading →