Throughout recent years the UK has seen a worrying growth in violent crime – specifically knife crime. Official figures showed 2019 had the highest recorded knife crime cases in England and Wales since data collection began in 2010 [1]. Knife … Continue reading →
The Peace Education Programme (PEP) is a media-based educational programme, created by The Prem Rawat Foundation. The purpose is to help participants explore the possibility of personal peace and discover inner resources – innate tools for living such as inner … Continue reading →
The following is a Peace Charter produced by the pupils Cardinal Newman Catholic School. Other schools could produce their own charters.
Continue reading →Every year since 2018, Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation, Coventry Cathedral, SACRE and the United Nations Association Coventry Branch have invited children aged 16 or less on 30 November who live or go to school in Coventry or Warwickshire to submit … Continue reading →
The book “How to Be a Peaceful School : Practical Ideas, Stories and Inspiration” edited by Anna Lubelska (the founder of the Peaceful Schools Movement) includes a chapter “Our Peaceful Secondary School” which deals with Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Coventry The publisher … Continue reading →
Science4Society Week is a collection of science education activities, coordinated by Scientists for Global Responsibility, and designed to inspire young people from Key Stage 2 to 4+. The activities focus on the contribution that science, design and technology can make to peace, … Continue reading →
The Housmans World Peace Database is an authoritative listing of peace and related organisations around the world. It’s the most comprehensive and up-to-date database of its kind. The regular updating of the database relies on the co-operation of many of … Continue reading →
The Peacemaker Project exists to help create a more peaceful world, with more caring and resilient communities. We want a world where people are equipped to deal non-violently and creatively with the inevitable conflicts that arise. Our contribution to promoting … Continue reading →
The following peace-related days are officially recognised by the United Nations. Click here for the complete list of all UN observance days, weeks, years and decades. Note that many other days are not observed by the UN, such as Hiroshima … Continue reading →
Coventry is the city of peace and reconciliation, but how can these issues be addressed in schools? The Coventry Schools Peace & Justice Forum has developed a database of resources to help teachers and others to introduce these themes in an educational … Continue reading →