Coventry University and the Yusuf Islam Foundation will work together to explore what peace means in 2021. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the hit song Peace Train by Cat Stevens – now known as Yusuf Islam. It was … Continue reading →
Anna Frank is murdered, gone. But her diary lingers on And a tourist pays to see To revive the memory At her house in Amsterdam By the water, where the tram Cars rattle and recall The smash of jackboot And … Continue reading →
Enabling communication between people of different nations would help to promote peace and understanding. In addition, if the UK is to make a success of increasing trade with the rest of the world after Brexit it needs people with language … Continue reading →
This report was published as Agenda item 14 for Coventry City Council Meeting at 2.00 pm on Tuesday, 8th December, 2020. Executive Summary: This report requests the Council to agree to a proposal to submit a petition the Cabinet Office … Continue reading →
Coventry Society would like to acknowledge the great work of Marjorie “Mo” Mowlam on the Northern Ireland Peace Conference. She was the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1997 to 1999, the first woman to hold this post, and … Continue reading →
At the Hiroshima Commemoration held in Coventry Cathedral on 6 August 2020, the certificate of friendship from the City of Coventry to the City of Hiroshima shown below was presented by the Lord Mayor of Coventry to Dr Miho Taka … Continue reading →
Throughout Coventry, the ‘Sacred’ can and does manifest in many different ways. Coventry Sacred Space has been established to honour and celebrate Coventry’s ‘arrivals hall’ for communities in need of sanctuary and a new home. It is a space for … Continue reading →
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust are running a survey to find the views of people of ethnic minority backgrounds on what mental health means to them, what their perception/experience is of mental health services, and what barriers there might … Continue reading →
Mindful of centuries of European persecution of the Jewish people and the continuing plight of the Palestinian people The Balfour Project invites the government and people of the United Kingdom to : • learn what the Balfour Declaration and Palestine mean for … Continue reading →
This article was first published on the United Nations Association Coventry Branch website. Can the armed forces be a force for peace? According to the Armed Forces Day [1] website [2]: “The UK Armed Forces defend the UK and its … Continue reading →