Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation are searching for a logo, and invite proposals to arrive by Friday 20 April 2018. The winner will receive a prize of £50 sponsored by Coventry Publisher Penny Press Ltd, a certificate … Continue reading →
Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation are seeking to widen our membership by including young people and those from ethnic minorities, religious groups and peace activists. These are exciting times for this Committee as we review our current … Continue reading →
As I take over as Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation, my first thoughts are to thank Ruth Longoni who has led the Committee so well during the past five years. Her term in office included … Continue reading →
Canon Dr Paul Oestreicher delivered the following speech in Coventry Cathedral on 13 November 2017. They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their nuclear weapons into MRI scanners NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE (Micah 4:3 adapted) We … Continue reading →
Ruth Longoni, Chair of Coventry Lord Mayor’s Peace Committee, gave this talk during the Hiroshima Day Commemorations in Coventry Cathedral on 6 August 2017. Monday August 6th, 1945 brought about a new era in human history. Since then we have … Continue reading →
Coventry City Centre Peace Trail is a guide to a walking tour of 30 sites associated with peace in conveniently located within Coventry city centre and describes each of them. It begins with the ruins of St. Michael’s cathedral, blitzed … Continue reading →
On August 6, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. American President Harry S. Truman called for Japan’s surrender 16 hours later, warning them to “expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of … Continue reading →
This article by Carol Rank is based on a piece originally prepared for the Fifth International Peace Museum Conference 1-6 May, 2005, Guernica, Spain and subsequently published on the International Cities of Peace website (see References below). References to the notes below are … Continue reading →
Lord Mayor of Coventry’s Annual Peace Lecture has been presented by many distinguished speakers over the years. Previous speakers have included: 2013 Satish Kumar “Three Dimensions of Peace” 2014 David Porter “Dancing at the Cross Road” 2015 Jonathan Porritt “Reshaping the Security Agenda” … Continue reading →
