We have received the following invitation from a group of people from a number of different faith and social activism traditions Invitation to a Holocaust Memorial Day Citizen’s Commemoration 12-1pm City Square Leeds Sunday 26th January 2025 Never Again for Anyone. We are a group of people from a number of different faith and social […]
Peace
11 Jan – Blessed are the Peacemakers
Commission member Sean Morris is featured in the New Year’s Day podcast called ‘All Kinds of Catholics’. The All Kinds of Catholic podcast is created and hosted by Theresa Alessandro. In each episode, Theresa is in conversation with a different Catholic guest exploring how they live their faith in the world today. Guests will often be people who […]
21 Dec – Pax Christi Peace Sunday
by Lucy Irven, Commission MemberPax Christi England & Wales is a membership organisation operating within Pax Christi International, the Catholic movement for peace and nonviolence. The work of Pax Christi – the Peace of Christ – is based on the gospel and inspired by faith, rooted in Catholic Christianity but open to all who share its values […]
21 Nov – World Summit of Nobel Laureates for Peace
by Matty MaslenFor the final two weeks of September this year, I was lucky enough to be in Mexico. Thanks to the generous support of SPARK, Pax Christi, and the Rotary Clubs of Winchester and Westbourne, I attended the 19th World Summit of Nobel Laureates for Peace in Monterrey.I attended with the PeaceJam Foundation, as […]
01 Nov – Conference of Mayors for Peace
by Sean Morris, Commission member Earlier this week I helped a colleague in organising the Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace held in Manchester. The conference is held every two years with Manchester hosting as a Vice President. On Sunday there was a walk of the Manchester Peace Trail. Manchester is a famous city with […]
30 Sep – SPARK goes to Mexico!
Matty Maslen, a longstanding member of the SPARK community, has spent the last week in Mexico. This was only possible with considerable financial support from a number of organisations – including SPARK Social Justice. However, he wasn’t sunning himself or visiting the remains of ancient civilisations!Matty was part of a group attending the 19th World […]
05 Sep – The Peace Museum – It’s time to go there!
The Peace Museum re-opened its doors during August in its new location at Salt’s Mill in Saltaire. The museum closed its former location in central Bradford some time ago. The photograph shows the bare space before they started working on it. It illustrates why it has taken them quite a while to sort everything out […]