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- A packed Zion Arts Centre for the superb PeaceWeek Launch event, showcasing the gifts and talents of local young people.
- Thousands of young people seen in around twenty special Assemblies, workshops and discussions in local schools on the theme of Forgiveness.
- A wide-ranging programme of events and activities right across the area involving Churches, Faith Groups, local community organisations and businesses.
- Young people in schools and community centres made over 250 lanterns for the "Lighten Up" family peace walk to Platt Fields. The rain stopped 15 minutes before the start! We were welcomed by the Lord Mayor, before throwing the things we wanted to get rid of onto the 'Burn the Bad' bonfire.
- 3 shotguns, 6 revolvers and ammunition and 16 knives handed in for the 'Good Riddance' Weapons Hand-In.
- A Peace Book was produced featuring contributions from local schoolchildren and young people writing about peace. 10,000 copies were distributed to 50 schools in the area. We have a few spare copies,
if you'd like one. Download 4 sample pages. (PDF format)
- Four weeks of positive sounds on PeaceFM (Want more local radio?
us and say so)
- Positive reports in the press, radio and TV.
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'Citizenship here, there and everywhere' - how one school used the PeaceWeek theme in classes and assemblies. More...
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