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Staying Together as Brum
Birmingham builds on national anti-racism march with renewed local action. Birmingham organisations and activists are calling for sustained local action following the historic Together Alliance march in London on Saturday 28 March, which brought together hundreds of thousands of people in a national show of unity against the far right. People from across Birmingham travelled…
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Stay – Move – Resist
On 29th November, people from the West Midlands concerned about climate justice and migrant justice came together in Birmingham, to explore the intersection of these issues. We thought about how we can work together locally, to ensure that everyone has three key rights: the right to stay, the right to move, and the right to…
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It’s a Penalty
It’s a Penalty is an organisation using the Commonwealth Games to take a stand against human trafficking. Does sport have the power to change the world? Today (29th June), It’s a Penalty have launched their official campaign for Birmingham 2022, with England netballers Sasha & Kadeen Corbin talking about why they support the campaign (photo…
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Take Action for Climate & Economic Justice
It’s been great to support the Relay to COP26 as it passes through Birmingham this week. This November, world leaders are meeting in Glasgow for important climate negotiations called COP26. On Friday 11th June, a group led by Young Christian Climate Network (YCCN) began walking from the G7 summit of wealthy nations hosted in Cornwall,…
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Tyseley: Refuse, Rethink, Recycle
Let’s challenge Birmingham City Council to stop burning 75% of the waste that they collect from households and businesses. Tyseley Incinerator is where Birmingham’s general waste is currently burned – the plant is the biggest single source of carbon dioxide emissions in the city. The contract for this rubbish burning will soon be running out,…
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Catch up with Fair Tax Councils
Over 30 people participated in an online event on Fair Tax Councils on 27th June 2020, organised by Central England Quakers Peace Committee and Peace Hub. John Sheldon chaired the event and introduced our speakers. David Haslam (Church Action for Tax Justice) set the context on tax justice and inequality in the UK and worldwide.…
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Love, Live and Forgive this Christmas
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…
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We’ve Relaunched!
Thanks to everyone who braved the snowy weather on Sunday to join our Relaunch Celebration. People from across the West Midlands took part in creative activities for peace, learned about Peace Hub’s current theme Peaceful Brum, caught up on our recent themes, and of course shared some celebratory tea and cake! Following a viewing of…
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Look out for Junior Peacemakers’ message on the buses
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…
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How to engage with COP23
On Tuesday 24 October we held a live Skype conversation Lindsey Fielder Cook, Representative on Climate Change at the Quaker United Nations Office. Lindsey will be attending the COP 23 United Nations climate conference in November 2017. Lindsey provided us with an update on the issues that will be on the table; the role that…