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Make Music, Not War
How is a company in Wolverhampton linked to destruction in Gaza, a musical cousin in the US, and a seizure of shipments in Belgium? Find out more about Moog, and how you can take action. A tale of two cousins You might associate the name Moog with synthesisers – in the 1950s Robert Moog decided…
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Action on the arms trade
Recent news has been a reminder about the dangers of the arms trade, and importance of supporting other ways to resolve our conflicts. Quakers in Britain have called on the UK government to focus on building a just and sustainable peace in the Middle East. In February, the Peace Hub Action Group focussed on the…
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Action for Peace in 2026
Join us, StopSDSC, Peace Pilgrimage and Quaker Roots to challenge the arms trade in the West Midlands. Witness against the arms trade in 2026 2026 began on a difficult note for peace, with news of military intervention, fuelled by the arms trade. Hearing about violence around the world can feel overwhelming, but there’s lots we…
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Happy Christmas from Peace Hub
Looking back at an exciting and challenging year, and ahead to action for peace in 2026. Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas from Peace Hub. Our coordinator will be away from 19th December to 6th January 2026, so apologies if we are not able to respond to messages during that time. Looking back at…
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Opportunities for Action Summer 2025
Peace Hub is supporting events to take action for peace & social justice in the coming weeks. Stop SDSC We were please to be at Telford International Centre TIC earlier this month, engaging people attending a LEGO event there, to raise awareness that the SDSC arms fair takes place at the same venue. Many attendees…
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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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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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Stop the Telford Arms Fair
Make a Peace Dove to send a message: no to arms and yes to peace. For three days in November 2024, the weapons industry plans to set up shop in Telford at an arms fair called SDSC. The arms fair left the 3 Counties Showground in Malvern after widespread protest. They came to Telford International…
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Brummies for Peace
We’re pleased to announce that our theme for Oct – Dec 2024 will be Brummies for Peace – let’s say ‘no to weapons’ and ‘yes to peace’. Some big changes are coming to Peace Hub, and this will be the last theme we’ll be running in this way. So it’s fitting to be returning to…
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Safe & Sound?
We’re pleased to announce our new theme at Peace Hub, from now until the end of 2022: Safe & SoundHow can we create security for everyone? Traditionally we see security as safety from threats. So often at the Hub, when we’re suggesting actions to support each other, people react with a note of fear: “it…