Peace activist David Adams records on his website Global Movement for a Culture of Peace in the section dealing with the Early History of the Culture of Peace that: it was at the preparatory meetings for a UNESCO conference that … Continue reading →
We are a newly established group of singers who meet monthly on the first Saturday of the month from 10.30 -12.00 noon in Earlsdon, Coventry. Attendance varies from 15-20 people and we have a break for coffee. We started singing … Continue reading →
Can football be an agent of peace? Football for Peace believes so. It is an international movement that wants to foster lasting peace, equality and integration between communities around the world, and show governments and policy makers how the simple concept of … Continue reading →
RISING Global Peace Forum publishes valuable videos recording the speakers of the talks it organises over the years. Below is a video of the Keynote address by Hilary Benn from RISING 2015. For a complete list of their videos see … Continue reading →
Guiding Principles on Young People’s Participation in Peacebuilding These define nine overarching principles to ensure meaningful involvement of young people in building peace and helped shift policy discussions towards the recognition of young people’s role for building peace. More information here. The … Continue reading →
United Nations Association Coventry Branch has created two workshops for schools on behalf of the Coventry Schools Peace & Justice Forum. The first workshop deals with the topic of War, and focuses on the life of a child soldier. This … Continue reading →
In 2014 the West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF) held investments in four manufacturers of cluster bombs. Their investments come from Council Tax money, collected across the West Midlands region. But the 2010 Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Act forbids all forms of support … 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 →
Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative (GCGI) was created and is currently managed by Coventry-based Kamran Mofid. To understand, appreciate, and face the challenges of the contemporary world requires us to focus on life’s big picture. Whether it is war … 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 →