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Happy New Year from Peace Hub
At Peace Hub we hope that you had a happy and peaceful time over the festive period, and that the new year has begun well for you. For us, 2025 marks the beginning of a new chapter, as we start bringing our work encouraging action for peace out into Birmingham’s communities. We have two exciting…
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10 Years of Peace Hub!
Looking back at a decade of Encouraging Action for Peace, and to exciting changes starting in January 2025. A big thank you November 2024 marked 10 years since Peace Hub first opened our doors to the public. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey…
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Join us in Telford tomorrow
Peace Hub will be closed tomorrow (Weds 20th Nov) as we join in witness against the Telford arms fair – join us! We will be gathering alongside Quakers, CAAT, Extinction Rebellion, Palestine Solidarity and others in non-violent protest, starting at 11am, with a programme throughout the day until 4pm, including street theatre, drumming, speakers and…
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Refugee Action Report: Asylum in the UK is a racial justice issue
A new briefing has been published today by charity the Refugee Action which brings together our current theme Facing the Past, Building the Future; and our most recent theme on Together with Refugees. The report, titled Asylum in the UK: a Front Line for Racial Justice sets out how “racism plays a powerful role in…
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Top tips on Changing the Message
As part of our theme Who We Are, we’ve been supporting City of Sanctuary’s campaign to Change the Message about welcoming refugees. There are lots of suggestions of positive messages you can share via both traditional and social media: Welcome is everyone’s business – and everyone benefits. Everyone wins when compassion, kindness and fairness are…
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Climate Justice – how can we think global, act local?
The scale of the climate emergency can sometimes feel overwhelming – what can we do in our communities and city to make a difference? In June 2019 Birmingham City Council joined cities around the world by passing a motion declaring a Climate Emergency. The motion calls for a ‘just transition’ to net-zero carbon for the…
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How can we reduce violence and build peace?
The West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) brings people together to reduce violence, vulnerability and exploitation in our region. They are doing a survey to help better understand how people feel about current levels of youth violence in the West Midlands. The idea is to listen to communities and use this information to support the…
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Peace begins with all of us!
We’re pleased to announce that our new theme for the next three months is: Peaceful Brum – how can we create peace in our city? There’s lots of great work for peace & justice happening across our city. Sometimes it’s obvious, other times we may be walking past a peaceful place every day without thinking…
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Can we Unite to Survive?
Our current theme at Peace Hub is all about responding to the energy & climate crises. We’re looking at initiatives at the community level, like Footsteps Energy Champions, and calling for change at national government level, with Friends of the Earth. Now a major climate action is bringing these strands together – uniting people from…
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Can we Unite for Warm Homes?
Our theme Warm Homes, Cool Planet is asking: how can we address the immediate energy crisis, while building a long-term response to the climate crisis? Birmingham Friends of the Earth (BFoE) are calling on the UK government to provide emergency support to keep people warm this winter, and make long-term changes to transform our energy…