[ March 2, 2012; 5:15 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The PeaceWeek Family Lantern Parade is this Friday from 5:15pm. Come and walk with us.

There are two start points:

• MOSS SIDE: Millennium Powerhouse, 140 Raby St., Moss Side, M14 4SL. Map.
• LONGSIGHT: Asda Longsight Carpark, Kirkmanshulme Lane, Longsight, M12 4NH. Map.

The two marches meet at around 6:30pm for refreshments and entertaiment on the grass area [...]

Posted on Feb 29.12 to Ardwick, Community, Events, Family, Hulme, Longsight, Moss Side, Young People   

The PeaceWeek Shield Football on Sunday afternoon was a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone who took part, and especially to Rohan for organising.
There was an under 13 competition, won by Stockport Viking Whites, and a 14-16 competition, won by All Stars. In addition there was a blind football match (blindfolds and a ball that [...]

Posted on Feb 28.12 to Football, Sport, Young People   

The Launch Event on Saturday was amazing! Singing, rap, dance, drama, music, lyrics, loads of people having fun.
This is what our community is about.
This is what our young people can do.
Check out the photos on the PeaceWeek 2012 flickr set. Video clip to follow soon.

Posted on Feb 27.12 to Family, Music, Poetry, Young People, dance   

The PeaceWeek 2012 photo album is up and running. The first few added are from the fundraising event on Friday 17th and of various buildings wrapped in our Peace-tape.
Click here to have a look. More photos will be added as PeaceWeek progresses.
P.S. The link to the Programme on the previous post now works properly. Or [...]

Posted on Feb 21.12 to Community, Photography   

View the latest programme for PeaceWeek 2012 here. The list can also be downloaded as a pdf here. The list will be updated as more stuff gets added or if details change.

Posted on Feb 20.12 to Ardwick, Art, Community, Family, Food, Football, Hulme, Longsight, Moss Side, Music, Peace, Peace Awards, Prayer, Schools, Sport, Young People, awards, celebration, programme   

[ February 22, 2012; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ] The final planning meeting for PeaceWeek 2012 will be on Wednesday February 22, 12 noon to 1.30pm at the Carisma Office, St Mary’s Parsonage, 1 Parsonage Street, Hulme, M15 5WD. Map.

We have been encouraged by how everything has come together in the last few weeks (well, nearly everything, but there’s still time). [...]

Posted on Feb 18.12 to Events, Meeting, Planning, programme, publicity, workshop   

Our incident tape with “work, hope, pray, long for PEACE” has arrived and is ready for adorning buildings or whatever other uses (legal and tidy of course) people may come up with. The idea is to stir up a bit of a buzz around the community, get some conversations going, and let people know that [...]

Posted on Feb 15.12 to publicity   

The PeaceWeek edition of the ‘In The News’ free newspaper has been published and will be distributed all over the inner-south area. 16 pages of news, articles, stories and information about PeaceWeek 2012 and looking back at ten years of PeaceWeek. We could do with some help getting copies out around the houses, libraries, shops [...]

Posted on Feb 15.12 to Ardwick, Books, Hulme, Longsight, Moss Side, Uncategorized, awards, publicity   

PeaceWeek featured in last Friday’s Manchester Evening News. Read the article here.
Don’t forget the next planning meeting on Wednesday February 8, 12 noon to 1.30pm at the Carisma Office, St Mary’s Parsonage, 1 Parsonage Street, Hulme, M15 5WD. Map.

Posted on Feb 06.12 to media, news   

[ February 20, 2012; 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. February 22, 2012; 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. February 25, 2012; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] There will be Lantern-Making workshops for PeaceWeek as follows:

Monday February 20 and Wednesday February 22, 4pm to 5:30pm, at the Amani Centre, Quinney Crescent, Moss Side, M15 7DG

Saturday February 25, 11am to 1pm, at Coverdale Church, Coverdale Crescent, Ardwick, M12 4FG

Learn how to make your own lantern and bring it to the PeaceWeek Lantern Parade [...]

Posted on Feb 03.12 to Ardwick, Events, Family, Hulme, Moss Side, workshop