We focus on a broad range of peace & justice themes, exploring the issues involved, and highlighting groups that are making a difference. Find out more about all the themes we’ve highlighted at Peace Hub, and how you can get involved.
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Brummies for 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 and changed its name to ‘SDSC’ after widespread protest. They came to Telford International Centre (just north-west of Birmingham) last November instead –…
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Facing the Past, Building the Future
Birmingham hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Amongst the fun and competition, the Games prompted us to think critically about the Commonwealth: How can we understand our past and build a more equitable future? In his book ‘Empireland’, Sathnam Saghera suggests that we need to develop ‘Empire awareness’ by addressing these questions. In recent years…
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Who We Are
How we treat refugees reflects who we are. At our best, we are welcoming and kind to those facing difficult times. If any one of us feared for our lives or the lives of our loved ones, we’d want to know that others would help us to safety. Unfortunately, Britain’s refugee system has become ever-more…
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A Burning Issue
How can we build Climate Justice? Communities, governments and international bodies around the world are declaring a ‘climate emergency’. Here in Birmingham, our city council made a declaration in June 2019, with unanimous support. But what does this mean, and how can we build justice in response this emergency? ‘Climate justice’ means protecting everyone’s environment,…
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Peaceful Brum
Peace begins with all of us! There’s lots of great work for peace & justice happening across our city. Sometimes it’s obvious, other times we may be walking past a peaceful place every day without thinking about it. Photo: Birmingham’s Peace Garden, by Elliot Brown CC 2.0 BY. What can we do to create peace…
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Taking a Stand
Let’s support freedom of conscience and build peace & justice. 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 we honour these people, and all those affected by the many conflicts since?…
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Warm Homes, Cool Planet
How can Brum respond to the energy & climate crises? 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 governments. Supplies…
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Safe & Sound?
Traditionally we see security as safety from threats. Fear can make us favour short-term solutions that take away the immediate threat, but don’t solve the underlying problems. If we see security as ‘freedom to live’, rather than ‘avoiding threats’, could it help us to take a long-term approach that creates a just and peaceful world…
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Refuge & Freedom
Modern slavery is a crime that reaches into every community. It includes all forms of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation. Medaille Trust For the remiander of 2020, we’re partnering with Medaille Trust, for our theme of Refuge & Freedom. How can we work together to combat modern slavery? It’s a tough subject to talk about,…