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The third Manchester Peace Awards - the OSBAs - took place tonight at the Ramada Piccadilly hotel in the city centre. The Outstanding Social Behaviour Awards recognise and celebrate individuals from the community who work for peace and for the benefit of young people, or who have made personal progress. It was a glittering occasion with over 200 guests, including the Lord Mayor Cllr. Alison Firth, Tony Lloyd MP, The High Sheriff of Manchester Christian Wewer and GMP Chief Constable Peter Fahy, all there to honour the finalists and winners of the 6 awards. A special award was also given by Carisma and the High Sheriff to Helen Gatenby, Director of the M13 Youth Project for “Outstanding Service to Young People”. Photos will be added soon here and at the OSBA website.
Posted on Mar 14.10 to Peace Awards, awards, celebration Add Comment »
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 The Lantern Parade for Peace last night was a great success, despite a few hiccups (like lack of lanterns for Longsight!). Once again, we had dry weather. The two marches converged on Whitworth Park from Moss Side and Longsight, led by samba bands and attracting loads of interest and positive comments. In the park we watched the release of lots of colourful Chinese lanterns, which were a lovely sight as they floated up into the early evening sky. Then off to Manchester Academy for soup and snacks and drinks and encouraging remarks from Tony Lloyd MP. Great fun! More photos here.
Posted on Mar 13.10 to Community, Family, Longsight, Moss Side Add Comment »
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PeaceWeek has been featured in the Manchester Evening News (see one of the articles here), Granada News, and the BBC Radio Manchester Breakfast programme. Further coverage is planned for the Lantern Parade and OSBAs. On Sunday 14th there is an interview with Rev Nims Obunge on “Sunday Breakfast”, from about 7.50am. Nims was the guest speaker at several events earlier in PeaceWeek.
Posted on Mar 12.10 to media Add Comment »
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 The PeaceWeek 2010 Launch event was a brilliant evening, a real success. Lots of young people and their parents turned out. Great acts, lots of fun, and one or two surprises. More photos here.
Posted on Mar 07.10 to Community, Family, Music, Young People Add Comment »
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 The final PeaceWeek 2010 planning meeting will be on Thursday March 4, 10am at the Millennium Powerhouse, 140 Raby Street, Moss Side (NOT the Amani Centre). As always, everyone welcome. Final details, last-minute stuff… The culmination of a lot of hard work!
Posted on Mar 03.10 to Meeting, Planning, Uncategorized, programme Add Comment »
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 The WearPeace project stems from an existing relationship between the School of Art and Design, CARISMA (Community Alliance for Renewal Inner South Manchester Area) and the Police’s Xcalibre Task force looking at ways to change people’s perceptions and attitudes towards guns.
The aim of the WearPeace Project is to create a range of clothing and accessories under the WearPeace label that can sold locally/ nationally / international to promote the “save a life not take a life’ message. It is envisaged that all the clothes / accessories will contain a small quantity of decommissioned gun metal or metal from an unused bullet – as designer tags or fashion details, to reinforce the message of every garment purchased will help to take another gun out of circulation.
Check out some of the designs at the WearPeace blogsite.
We are planning to showcase some of the fashion work done so far with pupils from Cedar Mount, Trinity and Whalley Range Schools at this year’s OSBAs on March 13.
Posted on Feb 26.10 to Resource, Schools, design, fashion, partnership Add Comment »
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 First Transport and Greater Manchester Police have invited Primary 6 pupils from eight schools in the Cheetham Hill area to take part in a football tournament at the Maccabi Centre on Wednesday 10th March 2010. This is the second tournament that has been put on and we hope to repeat it every year and expand the number of schools involved.
On Thursday 11th March and Friday 12th March 2010 Police Officers from the Neighbourhood Engagement Team and First Group will visit all of the schools to give a brief educational talk about safety and the consequences of anti social behaviour on public transport, present trophies to all teams and football boots to the winning team. More info: 234 3388.
Posted on Feb 25.10 to Events, Football, Schools, Young People Add Comment »
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| March 13, 2010 | | 6:00 pm | to | 11:30 pm |
If we can punish anti-social behviour, why not reward Outstanding Social Behaviour?  That’s the basis of the OSBAs, Manchester’s Peace Awards. Now in their third year, the OSBA Award Ceremony and Dinner will be on Saturday March 13 at the Ramada Hotel, Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Have a look at the OSBA website for photos of last year’s glittering event. Ticket details and more information available soon. If you would like to book your place now, or just register interest, contact the Carisma Office. Email or phone 0161 226 9905.
Posted on Feb 24.10 to Community, Events, Manchester, Peace Awards, awards Add Comment »
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| March 11, 2010 | | 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
What will make the difference in YOUR community?
“Redeeming Our Communities” (ROC) is a national initiative by Christian organisation, CityLinks. It’s aim is to be a catalyst for community transformation by promoting prayer and policing in partnership for crime and disorder reduction. After a big city-wide event last year, the ROC Conversations are a series of local events designed to bring churches, communities and police together to discuss practical ideas and ways of working together for the good of the community. The central Manchester event is during PeaceWeek and we are pleased to include it in our events schedule and encourage lots of you to go along (even if you’re not part of a church). Hear about existing projects that could be used in your area, dream up new ideas and get them kick-started. 
Venue is the New Covenant Church, Matthews Lane, Levenshulme M12 4QW (near Netto on the A6). Time: 7.30pm. Admission free.
Email for more information. Find out more about ROC here.
Posted on Feb 24.10 to Community, Discussion, Events, Forum, crime Add Comment »
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| March 7, 2010 | | 11:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
This year’s PeaceWeek Shield 5-a-side football tournament is on Sunday March 7th, 11am-4pm at the Manchester College Nicholls Football Centre, Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester M12 6BA. There will be two competitions, for school years 6 - 8 and for years 9-11.
Some great prizes being lined up, so why not get a squad together (5 players + 1 reserve) and enter? Phone 07799763857 or email if you’re up for it.
Posted on Feb 24.10 to Events, Football, Sport, Young People Add Comment »
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