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Writing for Peace: No Time Like The Present
Margaret Storm Jameson (1891-1986), pen name 'Storm Jameson', came to my attention for the first time when researching women peace writers for the Writing in times of conflict exhibition....
23 Oct 2019
Hearts and Minds: Einstein and Freud’s Quest for Peace
When the League of Nations - the first worldwide cross-government peace organisation - was set up in 1920 as part of the agreement of the Treaty of Versailles, it had one main mission; maintain world ...
11 Oct 2019
Uncovering the Truth of 'The Disappeared'
The extraordinary courage of many of those involved in protest was one of things that most struck me whilst doing the research as a co-curator for the exhibition Writing in Times of Conflict....
13 Sep 2019
Greenham Common: The Power of Protest
The Greenham Common protests were of seminal importance to the peace movement and the changing nature of protest itself, making them a crucial component of our latest exhibition Writing in Times of Co...
14 Aug 2019
New exhibition explores power of writing for peace from end of the Great War in 1919 to Greta Thunberg in 2019
From the end of the Great War in 1919 to Greta Thunberg in 2019, a new exhibition Writing in Times of Conflict explores the power of words in striving for peace and reconciliation during conflict over...
17 Jul 2019