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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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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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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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White Poppies on Sale
White Poppies are now available at Peace Hub for 2023 – pop in to get one for a donation, to wear in the run-up to Armistice Day & Remembrance Sunday. You can also take a look at our white poppy displays created by local craftivists from Bull St, Hall Green and Walsall Quaker Meetings. And…
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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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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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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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How can we Invest in Peace?
This International Peace Day (21st September 2021) we’re exploring how we can invest in peace to help us all become more secure. If we see others as competitors or enemies, we naturally seek security in out-competing or defeating them. But this can lead to a cycle of destruction– even if we briefly ‘win’ we’re never…
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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…
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Tackle Climate Breakdown
In this article, we’re looking at how we could Tackle Problems like Climate Breakdown. Our most basic security need is to have a liveable planet. Yet climate change is often left down the list of security priorities. Climate breakdown could also make increase conflict, as resources become more scarce. Could tackling problems like climate breakdown…