University of Manchester event, 8 December
I’m attending an event at the University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute this week – their seminars and discussions are always fascinating and this one should be no...
View ArticleHuman Rights Day 2011
December 10 is Human Rights Day. In 2011 you watched as people around the world stood up for their rights and their freedom. Maybe you did too. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights belongs to all...
View ArticleWhat do you think?
If you’ve been to the Build the Truce displays at IWM North or London we’d love to know your thoughts. Completing this short online survey will help us plan future projects so please let us know your...
View ArticleOver to you
Have you seen Build The Truce displays at IWM London or North? Had time to think about it? Share your ideas by completing this short survey which will help us planning future projects. Really look...
View ArticleAnnouncement: News: Freedom From Torture
Freedom from Torture is the only organisation in the UK dedicated solely to the treatment of torture survivors. It provides medical consultation, forensic documentation of torture, psychological...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Build the Truce 2012 programme
Belfast mural reflects the peace process: Nothing about us, without us, is for us Build the Truce public programmes 2012 begin on July 24 as we open a new audiovisual display at IWM London A short...
View ArticleAnnouncement: IWM London display opens
Delighted to hear visitors have been interested in Build the Truce’s film and touchscreens at IWM London, if you have been to the display let us know your thoughts. …
View ArticleAnnouncement: Amazing storytelling weekends – guest blog
Richard and IWM London staff with characters from the family storytelling sessions I have had the most amazing weekends at the Imperial War Museum North and IWM London this month, working with families...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Director’s Cut: guest blog by director Mat Norman
I directed the Build the Truce film now installed at IWM London, having worked on the project for several months with curators Catherine Roberts at IWM and Dr Tim Jacoby (University of Manchester)....
View ArticleAnnouncement: Aung San Suu Kyi Nobel Peace Prize
Aung San Suu Kyi delivering her Nobel Lecture at the Oslo City Hall, 16 June 2012. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2012 Produced by NRK The Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Aung San Suu Kyi in 1991. 21...
View ArticleAnnouncement: June News
As Build the Truce goes public with a gallery installation at IWM London and a Big Picture Show at IWM North for July 20th, we’ll be updating the blog regularly so please give us a steer on what you...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Big Picture Show at IWM North
[See image gallery at blogs.iwm.org.uk] Visitors to IWM North have been watching the new Big Picture Show for Build the Truce – a 360 degree projection of images and footage across the 27 foot high...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Olympic Truce
During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, all the nations taking part agree to support global truce. The host nation shows support for the Truce through practical and cultural activities (see June...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Personal Stories of Truce and Conflict 1
Build The Truce displays at IWM North and IWM London are based on interviews with real people. They have lived and worked in the aftermath of violent conflict from Kosovo and Northern Ireland to Iraq,...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Over to You
Have you visited IWM North or IWM London lately? Had a chance to look at Build The Truce’s film, touchscreens or Big Picture Show? Let us know what you think of Build the Truce displays by completing...
View ArticleAnnouncement: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2012
Help us mark the International Day of Peace 2012 – join us at IWM London or IWM North for a programme of film screenings, talks and performances linked to conflict, truce and conflict resolution. We’ll...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Starting in Neutral: panel discussion 22 September
We’re delighted – and privileged – to host a panel discussion on neutrality in NGO and peacemaking activities at IWM London on 22 September, as part of our International Peace Day programme. Starting...
View ArticleAnnouncement: London Boroughs Faiths Network – news
Great to see our friends (and neighbours!) at the London Boroughs Faiths Network making International Day of Peace an occasion of celebration and invitation. We’re delighted that a short film about...
View ArticleAnnouncement: IWM North: Director’s view
IWM North suffers from an identity crisis. As a museum with the words Imperial and War in the title, some people think that we must be about military campaigns, dates and victories. Nothing could be...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Build the Truce Wrap-Up
This blog archives some of the key events from IWM’s Build The Truce project (2009-2012). You can’t add comments and queries but you may still contact IWM staff to find out about new projects and...
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