Encouraging Action for Peace
Today (17th May) is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). As part of our current theme Sharing Common Wealth? we’re taking a look at the history of LGBTI+ rights in the Commonwealth, and sharing solidarity with people standing up for Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights today. 35 of the 54 Commonwealth countries […]
We’re pleased to announce our new peace & social justice theme in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games: Sharing Common Wealth? How can we understand our past and build a more equitable future? Birmingham is hosting the Commonwealth Games in July and August 2022. The Games give us a chance to think critically about the […]
Our current theme Live, Love, Learn is all about sustainable education – but how can we make complex issues around the climate accessible and understandable? Young people in Birmingham have been making their own contribution, working with researchers to develop a game that helps players learn about the role of the built environment in the […]
Our current theme Live, Love, Learn is all about peaceful & sustainable education. Questions of peace are at the forefront of our minds right now, but what does ‘peaceful education’ mean in practice? Our sister organisation Peacemakers works in schools to help children and staff develop the skills to understand and resolve conflict. For primary-age […]
This International Women’s Day we look at how our current theme Live, Love, Learn connects to struggles for equal education for girls and women. Across the world, more than 130 million girls are out of school today. There are many reasons girls do not continue their education, and we might stereotypically think of traditions that […]
As we reopen for 2022, our first theme at Peace Hub is Live, Love, Learn – all about sustainable education. Education helps us to gain skills and knowledge that allow us to work and support ourselves. But it’s about much more than that. Education helps us to understand the world the world we live in, […]
Happy New Year! Peace Hub is back open for 2022. Pop in for a cuppa and a friendly chat about our latest peace & social justice theme: Live, Love, Learn – how can we provide sustainable education for everyone? We’re open 11am to 5pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays. Although we’re happy to be open, we’re […]
At Peace Hub our theme Who We Are is coming to an end, but there are still many ways that you can continue to stand Together With Refugees. The Nationality and Borders Bill has passed through the House of Commons and will now go to the House of Lords early next year. It can be […]
Refugees have always been a part of the UK, and of Birmingham. It’s who we are. Visitors arriving in the city by coach are greeted by a sign declaring ‘A Hundred Thousand Welcomes’ (photo above by ell brown is licensed under CC BY 2.0). Here are just a handful of the generations of refugees who […]
White Poppies are now available at Peace Hub for 2021 – pop in to get one for a donation, to wear in the run-up to Armistice Day & Remembrance Sunday. What are white poppies, and why do people wear them? This video, made by one of our volunteers Jacob, explains: White poppies are produced by […]