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 →
The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second World War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security. The UN does this by working to prevent conflict; helping parties in conflict … Continue reading →
International Cross of Nails Schools (ICONS) is a growing network of schools around the world that have recognised the opportunity for introducing principles of peace, forgiveness, conflict transformation and reconciliation into their school communities. In October 2019, Coventry Cathedral celebrated … Continue reading →
The Peace Partners Programme grew out of Coventry City Council’s Anti-bullying Strategy which brought together a variety of organisations working together to address ways of providing training to teachers and youth workers on how to address the problem of bullying, … 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 →
Overview by Wyken Seagrave The concept of Coventry as a city of peace and reconciliation grew out of the events following the bombing of Coventry Cathedral which occurred during World War II. The blitz (from the German “Blitzkrieg” meaning “lightning war”) was … Continue reading →
This Committee of about 20 peace-activists works to promote the city’s agenda as a city of peace and reconciliation both within Coventry and more widely. We organise several annual events and projects including the Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture, Hiroshima Commemoration, … Continue reading →