A new resource for use in schools, colleges and youth clubs is available from Carisma for free loan. It is a DVD of a TV programme called ‘Teenage Trouble’ which looks at how young people are unfairly perceived in our society. It examines how media ‘bad news’ stories about the minority of young people who [...]

Posted on Feb 28.08 to Resource, Schools, Young People   

Fancy reading something a bit more engaging than your daily newspaper? Then download this list of Peace related books:
booklist.doc
Why not read one throughout PeaceWeek this year. They are all available for free from your local library.
Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict — alternatives to [...]

Posted on Feb 26.08 to Peace, Poetry, Quotation   

[ March 13, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Wherever you’re from, whoever you are, come and make a stand for peace in our community by joining the lantern parade on Friday 13th March from 6-8pm (assemble from 5.30pm).

The parade starts at two points, the adventure playgrounds in Moss Side and Longsight and culminates at Whitworth Art gallery for refreshments and entertainment. A third march [...]

Posted on Feb 06.08 to Community, Events   

PeaceWeek is for everyone in the community.. including the churches. As well as supporting the PeaceWeek activities such as the Family Lantern Parade on March 7, why not put on your own event or tweak existing activities? All of the ideas below have been used by various local churches in previous years.
- Have a [...]

Posted on Feb 05.08 to Community, Peace, Planning