Let’s talk about peace

Rebecca Hardy reports on some uplifting activities

Take 1,000 children, five primary schools and what do you get? Answer: a room full of noise, which is ironic, considering we have come here to talk about peace. I am sitting in ‘The Light’, the Large Meeting House at Friends House in London on 9 November, two days before the centenary of Armistice Day. Bob Marley’s ‘Redemption Song’ strums gently over the tannoy as the room fills with the bustle of children. The air has an excited, anticipatory feel.

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