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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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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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Show Your Heart
Over the coming weeks and months, you’ll hopefully start noticing orange hearts appearing around Brum. You may have already spotted them on social media. But what’s it all about? The orange heart is the symbol adopted by Together With Refugees – a new coalition of national and local organisations, refugees living in Britain, and people…
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Dicey DSEI
For four days in September 2019, the international weapons industry plans to set up shop in London at a huge arms fair, DSEI. According to Campaign Against Arms Trade: “DSEI last took place in September 2017, and featured 1,500 exhibitors from around the world, displaying arms ranging from sniper rifles to tanks to combat aircraft…
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Take your #NewUnionFlag selfie!
Our current theme at Peace Hub ‘Be the Friendly Face of Brum‘ is all about celebrating and welcoming refugees into our community. As part of the theme, we’re delighted to be displaying the New Union Flag in our window. It’s been designed by artist Gil Mualem Doron as a celebration of our diversity. The flag…
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Show the Love for our shared environment
5th – 24th February is the time to #ShowtheLove! Pop into the Hub to join in with Climate Coalition’s annual campaign.
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What Parts of our Local Environment do you Love?
There are many parts of our local environment that we share and enjoy together, but sometimes take for granted. These spaces that we love are under threat from issues such as air pollution, poor waste management and loss of green spaces: our local environment needs us to stand up for it! It starts by sharing and…
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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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Fairtrade Fortnight: Come On In!
26th February – 11th March 2018 is Fairtrade Fortnight! According to the Fairtrade Foundation: “Fairtrade Fortnight is a fun-filled highlight of the year, when campaigners, businesses, schools and places of worship show their support for the farmers and workers who grow our food in developing countries.” And as always Peace Hub is joining in! The…
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What does Our Shared Future mean to you?
As we near the end of Refugee Week 2017, it’s time to start looking forward to the future, and how we can build welcoming communities. Refugee Week have produced this short video featuring a whole range of ideas about what ‘Our Shared Future’ means. Why not check out the video, and then add your thoughts:…