Peace Hub

Facing the Past, Building the Future

Pop into Peace Hub throughout June, July & August 2024 to:
📖 Read local & global stories and find out more;
🗣 Have your say about Empire awareness;
🕰 Explore how our past, present and future are linked;
📢 Call for .

http://peacehub.org.uk/themes/commonwealth/

Our friends at City of Sanctuary are encouraging people to contact local media outlets, with positive stories that show how compassion and welcome towards refugees are more popular than cruelty and division.

They're focussing on the local media, which is more widely consumed and trusted than national media - and which is often actively looking for local stories, letters to the editor and phone-in opinions.

Check out the resources on the City of sanctuary website, or pop into Peace Hub for a chat about these issues and how you can get involved.

http://peacehub.org.uk/news/2024/02/29/time-to-change-the-message/

Who We Are: how we treat refugees reflects who we are.

Pop into Peace Hub throughout Spring 2024 to:
- Read personal stories & find out more;
- Have your say;
- See our Orange Heart display, and make your own;
- Stand up for a kinder, fairer system.

http://peacehub.org.uk/themes/welcome/

Peace Hub back open for 2024!

Pop in Tues, Weds, Thurs between 11am and 5pm, grab a cuppa and have a chat about our latest theme – A Burning Issue, which will continue until the end of January.

http://peacehub.org.uk/news/2024/01/09/peace-hub-back-open-for-2024/

Peace Hub will be open as usual until Thur 21st Dec 2023, and then closed for a festive break until Tues 9th Jan 2024.

Pop in this week for a chat about sustainable Christmas tips and a festive cuppa!

http://peacehub.org.uk/news/2023/12/19/happy-christmas-from-peace-hub/

Birmingham City Council: honour your commitment to net zero by 2030.

We'll be joining the hand-in next Friday - pop into the Hub before then, or sign online 👇

On Friday 8 December, we will be joining members of the Brum Climate Justice Coalition in telling Birmingham City Council to honour their commitment to net zero by 2030.

Take action by adding your voice to petition: https://www.change.org/p/birmingham-city-council-honour-your-commitment-to-achieve-net-zero-by-2030-brumcjc

Explore Climate Justice at Peace Hub this winter 🌍
Join us for our latest theme A Burning Issue 🔥

Pop in Tues, Weds, Thurs between 11am & 5pm on Bull St, central Brum to learn more, have your say and take action.

https://mailchi.mp/799d63bf6889/explore-climate-justice-at-peace-hub-this-winter

This year's Coventry Peace Lecture will be given by Marc J Gwamaka - 'Lessons from the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda'. A timely opportunity to learn from Marc's experience of developing programs to fight against genocide.

Fri 10th November, 7pm St Mary's Guildhall, Cov

Organised by Coventry City of Peace and Reconciliation

Coventry Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture 2023 Coventry Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture 2023 will be held on 10 November in St Mary’s Guildhall during Coventry Peace Festival. Entry to venue at 6pm. Event starts at 7pm. Please book your seat(s…

How can we reduce violence and build peace?

As part of our theme peaceful Brum, we’re working with the West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership – have your say on their survey, and meet the team on Weds 23rd & Weds 30th Aug between 12 and 2pm.

http://peacehub.org.uk/news/2023/08/17/how-can-we-reduce-violence-and-build-peace/

Peaceful Brum - how can we create peace in our city?

We’re pleased to announce our new theme for the next three months. http://peacehub.org.uk/themes/peaceful-brum/

Pop into Peace Hub in August, September & October 2023:

Share a small act of kindness
Pledge to Pay it Forward
Get top tips on dealing with conflict

📷 Photo: Birmingham’s Peace Garden, by Elliot Brown CC 2.0 BY.

Peace Hub is pleased to share our annual report for 2022 ☮️📃

We hope you enjoy reading about our work last year, engaging the public with peace and social justice:

http://peacehub.org.uk/news/2023/07/12/annual-report-2022-fundraising-appeal/

You will see in the ‘Future Plans’ section on page 7, that we have exciting ideas that are being put into action this year and into the future - and these need your support!

Please consider making a donation to our work, details in the report or on our website.

Today (15th may) is International Conscientious Objectors day.

Learn more about those who are opposing war today, in very difficult circumstances:

Who are Conscientious Objectors Today? Today (15th may) is International Conscientious Objectors day. As part of our theme Taking a Stand we’re highlighting those who are opposing war today, in very difficult circumstances. Consci…

Over 100 Years of Conscientious Objection

Our current theme Taking a Stand is all about exploring freedom of conscience. Ahead of on Monday we take inspiration from the people who made sacrifices to establish the right to conscientious objection over a century ago, and by those who are taking a stand today.

Over 100 years of Conscientious Objection Our current theme Taking a Stand is all about exploring freedom of conscience. We are inspired by the people who made sacrifices to establish the right to conscientious objection over a century ago…

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.

Pop into Peace Hub, to find out more and take action:

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 est…

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 Maundy Thursday) but we may not be able to respond to emails or online messages during this time....

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 coord…

Can we Unite To Survive?

Join with a broad range of groups coming together with Extinction Rebellion in Westminster 21-24 April to call for

More info & coaches from Extinction Rebellion Birmingham

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 fo…

Can we Unite for Warm Homes?

We're supporting Birmingham Friends of the Earth as they call on the UK gov to provide emergency support to keep people warm this winter, and make long-term changes to transform our energy system.

Can we Unite for Warm Homes? Our theme Warm Homes, Cool Planet is asking: how can we address the immediate energy crisis, while building a long-term response to the climate crisis? Birmingham Friends of the Earth (BFoE) are ca…

We're pleased to announce that our new theme for spring 2023 is:

WarmHomes, CoolPlanet - how can respond to the & crises?

Pop in to find out more, have your say & take action!

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 energ…

We're back open for 2023!

Pop in Tues, Weds, Thurs between 11am and 5pm

Grab a cuppa and have a chat about our latest theme - Warm Homes, Cool Planet

Back Open for 2023! We’re pleased to announce that after an extended winter break we’re back open for 2023! Pop in Tues, Weds, Thurs between 11am and 5pm, grab a cuppa and have a chat about our latest them…

Peace Hub remains closed this week, due to ongoing waterworks, we will keep you updated, in the meantime our coordinator is here online

Peace Hub remains closed, due to ongoing waterworks Sadly Peace Hub will remain closed this week (10th – 12th January) due to the ongoing waterworks on Bull St that are blocking our front entrance. We hope that these will be resolved soon, and…

Merry Christmas from Peace Hub!

Wishing everyone a safe & peaceful Christmas and New Year.

We hope to be back open on 10th Jan - see you in 2023!

Merry Christmas from Peace Hub Wishing everyone a safe and peaceful Christmas and New Year from Peace Hub. Thanks to everyone who has taken action with us throughout 2022, standing up for climate justice, peaceful education, LGB…

Update: Peace Hub is now closed until the new year.

Sadly due to issues with the water main on Bull St, Peace Hub has been forced to close early for our Christmas & New Year break.

We hope to be back from Tuesday 10th January 2023, watch this space for updates.

Opening & Closing Over Christmas & New Year 2022/23 Update: Peace Hub is now closed until New Year. Sadly due to issues with the water main on Bull St, Peace Hub has been forced to close early for our Christmas & New Year break. We hope to be ba…

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.

What could a kinder, fairer approach look like?

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 envir…

White Poppies are now available at Peace Hub for 2022 – 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, Cotteridge and Walsall Quaker Meetings. And have a look at our Peace Poppy Mosaics, which are now in the garden here at Bull St.

White Poppies on Sale White Poppies are now available at Peace Hub for 2022 – 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 whi…

Happy Peace Day!

This International Day of Peace we're asking: how can we invest in peace?

Taking inspiration from Peacemakers - West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project, AfriNov Ke & Quaker United Nations Office

http://peacehub.org.uk/news/2022/09/21/how-can-we-invest-in-peace/

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 …

Safe & Sound: how can we create security for everyone?

Our new theme at Peace Hub pop in to explore how we create security through equality, justice and peace.

http://peacehub.org.uk/news/2022/08/30/safe-sound/

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 thr…