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The PeaceWeek 09 review meeting is this Tuesday, 12-1pm at the Millennium Powerhouse, Raby Street, Moss Side. Come and share your thoughts and impressions about PeaceWeek just gone - the good, the brilliant, the could-be-better - and bring your ideas for PeaceWeek next.
 The Lantern Parade (photo by Ian Johns) Posted on Mar 27.09 to Uncategorized Add Comment »
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Another PeaceWeek has come and gone. We’re tired but encouraged by how well it has gone. Starting with a great Launch Event, through the week with various other events and activities, plus assemblies, workshops and classes in around 30 schools across Manchester and Old Trafford, finishing on Friday afternoon with a fantastic Schools Showcase, and on to Friday night and the Lantern Parade, for which the rain stopped - again, and closing on Saturday night with the OSBAs which were a big success.
 - Adding a handprint to the Peace Frieze after the Lantern Parade
Check out the photographs on the right and the Manchester Evening News article and videoclip here.
It was great to be joined this year by Old Trafford, and we hope that is the beginning of PeaceWeek spreading to other boroughs.
A big thankyou to everyone who gave time and effort to help make it all happen and generate lots of positivity about this area and people. Don’t stop now - our hope is that PeaceWeek will inspire many to positive action in the community all year round.
Particular thanks to all our sponsors, and to Whitworth Art Gallery for hosting three events.
Posted on Mar 18.09 to Community, Hulme, Longsight, Manchester, Moss Side, Old Trafford, Peace, Uncategorized Add Comment »
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| March 10, 2009 | | 7:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
 An Urban Miracle is a regular prayer group, primarily for the Gun knife and Gang culture we currently live in.
A place for faith and non faith-based people to come together and pray, focus and visualise together for the young people, families, friends and community members who have been or are affected. Also community leaders and other outside agencies that are involved within this remit.
An evening of prayer stations so that you can either light a candle, write an affirmation/words, say a prayer, meditate, have a quiet moment.
Venue: St Bride’s Church, Blair Street, Old Trafford M16 9AZ. For more information please contact Joe Malaika: 07903 102 620.
Download a poster
Future dates for 2009: 7 April, 12 May, 9 June, 14 July, 11 Aug., 8 Sept., 13 Oct., 10 Nov., 8 Dec. (second Tuesday of the month).
Posted on Mar 09.09 to Community, Events, Old Trafford, Peace, Prayer, Reflect 1 Comment »
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 This year we are delighted to welcome the Old Trafford area into PeaceWeek. Even though this is a separate borough of Greater Manchester, it’s actually right next door to Moss Side and has also had its share of problems with gun, gang and knife crime. So, as well as other activities and assemblies in local schools, the people of Old Trafford will be encouraged to put their ‘Hands Up For Peace’ by coming on the Old Trafford Lantern Parade. This will be happening at the same time as the Moss Side and Longsight marches - Friday March 13. Here are the details:
5.30pm: Meet at Old Trafford Community Centre, Shrewsbury Street.
The route will go down Shrewsbury Street, right on to Ayres Road, then right onto Northumberland Street and straight through Seymour Park and into the Old Trafford Youth Club, where light refreshments will be provided.
Posted on Mar 09.09 to Community, Family, Old Trafford, Peace, Uncategorized Add Comment »
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Dear Carisma
Please accept my heartfelt apologies for my needing to cancel my previously planned meeting with you during the Manchester Week of Peace. As you know I am totally excited about and sold out to the vision, aims and objectives of the Week of Peace as this is also a celebrated programme of events I facilitate in London. Unfortunately in this case, a meeting I had already booked for the earlier part of the week to be with the British Council to plan project activities which are mutually beneficial to social agendas in the UK and 12 participating African countries is now scheduled to take place in Tanzania and not London as I had originally thought. It’s a unique opportunity to interact with key leaders and people from all over Sub-Saharan Africa to explore global and local cultural issues, and put inter cultural dialogue into practice.
It will form a key tread that will influence the inter-cultural dialogue between the UK and Africa and with the African diaspora community.
I do apologise for the great inconvenience caused to many and do hope I can continue to work with you in the future.
I wish you all Gods blessings in the week ahead and pray that the peace will be the anchor that sustains and preserves our communities.
All the best.
Nims
Rev. Nims Obunge MBE
Chief Executive
The Peace Alliance/Freedom’s Ark
Posted on Mar 05.09 to Uncategorized Add Comment »
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Rev Nims Obunge has had to withdraw from involvement in this year’s Manchester PeaceWeek due to an invitation from the British Council to meet with government and community leaders from 12 African nations to set an agenda for the next year for partnership work. The conference is to be held in Tanzania, not in the UK as he had been initially led to believe, and he will not be able to fulfill both commitments. There is really no comparison in terms of the scale of this opportunity for Nims as a committed Christian and Nigerian to bring his influence to decisions being made affecting the future of a very needy continent. For this reason we as Carisma are releasing him from his commitment to us with our full blessing.
All the events Nims was to have taken part in are continuing, with the exception of the Leaders’ Lunch on March 13 which has been cancelled.
Posted on Mar 03.09 to programme Add Comment »
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| March 10, 2009 | | 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Taking place during PeaceWeek, we recommend this event featuring gifted young people from our community.
Part of Contact’s Word Up Festival
Come and support the voices of the future.
These are vibrant, spirited, controversial, young voices, brimful of talent
 In July 09 Young Identity will send six of their brightest and finest poets to compete in Brave New Voices international poetry slam in USA. This competition will guarantee the winner a place on that trip.
DJ: Chris Jam
Contact Theatre, Oxford Road. £5/£3 concessions.
For more information email or phone 0161 274 0600.
Posted on Mar 03.09 to Events, Planning 1 Comment »
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| March 7, 2009 | | 1:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm | | 1:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
International Women’s Peace Week Netball Tournament at the Power House.
Women don’t need to be in teams can just turn up on the day as teams will be mixed to incorporate working and playing together in Peace.
- • Players must arrive by 1.00 to register.
- • There will be a presentation at the end of the day.
- • There will be food, music, on the day.
- • Open age.
Contact Michelle Welch for further info on 0797 1058162 or Jackie at the Power House on 0161 226 4335.
Anyone wishing to volunteer on the day please get in touch.
Posted on Feb 26.09 to Community, Events, Peace, Sport, Women 1 Comment »
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| March 9, 2009 | | 4:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm | | March 10, 2009 | | 4:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm | | March 11, 2009 | | 4:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm | | March 12, 2009 | | 4:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm | | March 13, 2009 | | 4:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
imagine
an hour
free from noise
free from rushing
free from stress
a space
allowing you peace
drenched in grace
safe from fear
a place
in the heart of Longsight
in the heart of God
longing for peace
this Peace Week why not drop in to sacred space and add your hopes, dreams and prayers to our vision for a peaceful city
At: St Agnes Parish Church, Slade Lane, Longsight. More…
Download leaflet.
Posted on Feb 23.09 to Community, Events, Longsight, Peace, Prayer, Reflect 1 Comment »
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