Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) is a peer mentoring programme that aims to create safe and supportive learning environments by challenging bullying and abuse, building relationships and creating partnerships between schools and communities. MVP trains secondary school students to speak out … Continue reading →
Coventry Cathedral offers a host of free and paid-for teacher resources including: How does peace and reconciliation link to my school curriculum? Managing Difficult Conversations Teacher’s Blitz Pack Reimagined Remembrance Assembly Overview of Coventry Cathedral Primary Peace and Reconciliation Programme of Study For the … Continue reading →
Constitution of Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee For Peace And Reconciliation AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation aims to promote peace and reconciliation in the world by: Building on the reputation of Coventry as a … 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 →
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 →
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 →