On 6 August 2026, to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the dropping of the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation organised Hiroshima Day activities in Coventry Cathedral including Taiko drumming and the … Continue reading →
On 26 March 2024 United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, told the U.N.’s Human Rights Council in Geneva that she believes “the threshold indicating the commission of the crime of genocide against Palestinians as a … Continue reading →
Standing Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social and climate justice. In the video US Senator Bernie Sanders meets two of the co-founders of Standing Together, Palestinian Israeli … Continue reading →
In the podcast video below, Owen Jones talks to lawyer Daniel Machover about why the case South Africa has taken to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for genocide might actually stop the war. Most people believe that … Continue reading →
Coventry is a city of peace and reconciliation. In November 2019 the United Nations Security Council ran a debate on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace: The Role of Reconciliation. This short video shows remarks by US Ambassador Cherith Norman.
Continue reading →The idea of peace and reconciliation in the world, in the midst of terrorist attacks, mass shootings, racism, political polarization, and ideological divides, can seem impossible. In this short video Johannes Reimer and Manuel Bohm of the Peace and Reconciliation … Continue reading →
Oh let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace And let us be a holy nation Where pride and prejudice shall cease Let us speak the truth in love To the lost and least of these And let … Continue reading →
On 6 August 2023, Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation organised the annual Hiroshima Commemoration in Coventry Cathedral on the 78th anniversary of the dropping of the world’s first atomic bomb. More details below. Manjit Kaur, Member of … Continue reading →
The movement toward peace is an everyday occurrence rarely seen for the persistent and personal force it is. We use media to make visible the reality and possibility of peace in our time – to show the many ways people … Continue reading →
Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) help bring peace to the world? Or, as hundreds of experts from across the world said in a recent statement, it presents a risk of human extinction similar to those from pandemics and nuclear war? First … Continue reading →