Encouraging Action for Peace
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 […]
Our theme Speak, Listen, Change is coming to an end at the Hub, but there are still plenty of ways to keep taking action to support our collective Mental Wellbeing, and demand equality for people experiencing Mental Health problems. The charity Mind have regular campaigns – you can support their current campaign Fund the Hubs, […]
Junior Peacemakers workshops for Primary School groups. We are delighted to be joining up once again with Peacemakers to host a free workshop for primary schools (Years 5 or 6). The theme of this term’s Junior Peacemakers workshops is: A Sense of Belonging – Welcoming Refugees & Asylum Seekers. We will explore how and why […]
This is the Junior Peacemakers message being shared on 70 buses across Birmingham this Christmas for four weeks from the 10th December 2018. We were delighted to work with our sister organisation Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project) on a new bus poster campaign for 2018, led by children from King Norton Primary, Oasis […]
We are delighted to be working with our sister organisation Peacemakers, to host another set of Junior Peacemakers workshops: Thinking about WW1 – Choices Then and Now The workshops are free for schools to bring 4 children (KS2) and one adult (two if required). There are spaces for 3 schools on each day: Mon 5th […]
Show Someone you Care: Share a Smile 😀 Throughout 2017 we have collaborated with Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project) to run a series of Junior Peacemakers workshops for schools. How can we build peace in Birmingham? …was the question we put to our team of Junior Peacemakers. They have created a poster to share […]
…sorry that means we’ll be closed to the public this Friday. We’re looking forward to welcoming our new teams of Junior Peacemakers from schools across Birmingham this month. We’ve teamed up with our sister organisation Peacemakers to provide workshops to help young people learn about peace & justice, and then apply it in their own […]
Build a team of Junior Peacemakers throughout 2017 We are delighted to be working with Peacemakers to provide workshops for schools again in 2017. The workshops will help to build a team of Junior Peacemakers in your school. We will be learning how to make a difference in our school community, and developing the skills […]
We’re coming to the end of our theme We are Powerful, all about using our power for good to tackle bullying and create a culture of peace. But of course, we don’t want to stop sharing the love! There are plenty of ways to stay involved. Throughout the last few months, you’ve been sharing small […]
Images: Anti-Bullying Alliance & Love Your Neighbour. Next week (14th-18th November 2016) is national Anti-Bullying Week! This will kick-start our new theme: We are Powerful – let’s use our Power for Good to tackle bullying. Anti-bullying week is an annual event, to help schools and other organisations focus on tackling bullying, and building positive, peaceful […]