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Annual Report 2022 & Fundraising Appeal
Peace Hub is pleased to share our annual report for 2022 – we hope that you enjoy reading about our work last year, engaging the public with peace and social justice. In 2022 Peace Hub built back from Covid, welcoming back first our regulars, and then walk-in visitors as the year progressed. Returning to our…
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Join us to Take a Stand
We’re pleased to announce that our theme at Peace Hub for May, June & July is: Taking a Stand:Let’s support freedom of conscience. During WWI, pacifists refused to kill, and helped to establish the right to conscientious objection in British law. Other people felt the only option was to join up and fight. How can…
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Opening & Closing Easter 2023
Peace Hub will be closing at 2pm this Thursday (6th April 2023) for an early Easter break. We’ll be open as normal throughout the rest of April: Tues, Weds, Thurs, 11am – 5pm. Our coordinator will be away until Tues 18th April, our volunteers will be kindly keeping the Hub open (except for the shortened…
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Warm Homes, Cool Planet
We’re pleased to announce that our new theme for spring 2023 is: Energy prices are rising rapidly and many people are in difficulty paying bills. We are addicted to fossil fuels for our energy, putting the power over our access to heating, lighting and cooking in the hands of a small number of corporations and…
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A Supportive Environment?
The UK government has recently introduced new rules for how we treat refugees. The Nationality and Borders Act represents a major attack on people seeking safety. This is part of the ‘hostile environment’ against refugees and other people arriving in the UK. But people who travel here are simply seeking safety and fairness, as well…
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Keep taking action to Share our Common Wealth
After 12 days celebrating sport and our city, hosting athletes and teams from across the world, the Commonwealth Games closed last night. Our theme Sharing Common Wealth? continues until the end of August, so feel free to pop into town (now that it’s a bit less busy!) and say hello to us on Bull St.…
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Peace Hub Annual Report 2021
Peace Hub are pleased to share our Annual Report for 2021. “In 2021 Peace Hub continued to respond to challenging times, supporting the existing movements for peace and social justice during the lockdown, then reaching out to help build the movement as restrictions eased. COP26, the Together With Refugees campaign, and responding to economic inequality…
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Sharing Common Wealth?
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…
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Back open for 2022!
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…
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Keep Taking Action Together With Refugees
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…