Children of Peace is a non-partisan charity organization for Israeli and Palestinian children, aged 4 – 17, and their communities. Our aim is a shared spirit and well-being through arts, education, health and sports. Working for peace, building trust, friendship and reconciliation. So future generations might live peacefully side-by-side. We…
At this time, with war in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world it is appropriate to let you know that a maquette of the Pity of War sculpture is on display at Hereford Cathedral from Wednesday 25 October until around 11 November. The head of an unknown victim, with ears and eyes covered, but the nose open to the stench of war, it expresses the horror of war. Young people can touch it, as can adults also, but perhaps they will talk to one another and think of another way in which differences can be resolved other than war.
In this time we feel for those affected by the conflict in Israel and Gaza and particularly for children caught up in it. It is easy to feel impotent and helpless faced with such a tragic situation so I felt that I wanted to let you know, with the support of our organising group, about a charity with roots in Herefordshire which I have supported for many years that does positive work towards peace in the region.
This is the start of our new blog page. We’ll be developing things as we go along so do let us know if there are particular things you would like to see here that we could provide. We hope that there will be a variety of contributions that will help…
