Quaker Peace & Justice Centre
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 […]
Last week we brought you an exciting update about our Taking a Stand theme, from Conscience – The Peace Tax Bill could get a second reading in parliament: find out how you can get involved. We have further good news about one of the people we highlighted who have taken a stand for what they […]
Image: Conscience. Back in May & June 2016 we were showing support for people who Take a Stand for what they believe in: including concientious objectors past & present. We highlighted the Taxes for Peace Bill, and many of you ‘registered’ as modern day conscientious objectors, by opposing the use of our taxes for war, […]
Bitesize Quaker Quest Peace Hub’s commitment to peace & justice comes from our Quaker faith – we welcome people of all faiths and none to the Hub, whilst maintaining our Quaker roots. So who are these Quakers, and what is their way of life? Quaker Quest aims to help you find out, in bitesize chunks! […]
We’re nearly at the end of 2016, and what a year it’s been! Now we look ahead to exciting plans for the year ahead. We’ve mapped out our focus themes for 2017 and are looking forward to sharing ideas with you about them, and standing together to take action. If any of these topic catch […]
We’ll be open as normal up to Thursday 22nd December 2016, then closed for a couple of weeks over the festive period: Tuesday 20th December 2016 11am – 2pm & 4pm – 6pm Wednesday 21st December 11am – 2pm & 4pm – 6pm Thursday 22nd December 11am – 2pm & 4pm – 6pm Friday 23rd […]
Photo: Caelie Frampton. “Bullying is the repetitive, intentional hurting of one person (or group) by another person (or group), where the relationship involves an imbalance of power.” Anti-Bullying Alliance Bullying can happen in schools, workplaces, online or in the community: anywhere where there is a group of people, and some have more power than others. […]
If you’ve been along Bull St today (23rd Nov) you may have noticed one of these funny little boxes on the doorstep of the Hub. Or perhaps you spotted one in 200° cafe or at Cycle Republic on Colmore Row? They’re testing out a project that you can join in with all next week: Something […]
Photo: Sampop S. Anti-Bullying Week & the Birmingham Week of Kindness are here! The theme of the week is ‘Power for Good’, and the Anti-Bullying Alliance are encouraging everyone to use their Power for Good by: “understanding the ways in which they are powerful” and “encouraging individual and collective action to stop bullying and create […]
Many of us are feeling a bit down about the state of the world right now, but we have something small to celebrate: Peace Hub is 2 years old today: thanks to everyone who’s supported us to get this far! Our second year has been a busy one, spreading the word about peace & justice […]