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‘It is hope which can give meaning to life and which will give us the courage to continue on our way into the future together.’
And this is why HOPE is truly what the world is yearning for this Christmas
We must remain positive. We must remain hopeful
We must not despair, we must walk on
'In short, although, this is a turbulent era; paradoxically, it is also a period of tremendous opportunity, a time of enormous Hope for creating a much better future for ourselves, our children and grandchildren, our community, our country, our world. We need to see this Hope for a better future and play our part in building it.'
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‘Coventry has a history of triumphing against adversity, of coming together with a fierce but quiet pride. We love our city and all too often have listened to others putting it down but now is the time to invite the world to venture past our beloved ring road and into a city with a story to tell and experiences to share.
We weren’t sent to Coventry; we chose to come. Coventry is a city of welcome, a city of peace and reconciliation, a city of innovation and invention, a City of Culture.’ Coventry 2021
Coventry named as UK's city of culture for 2021
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Coventry has been named as the next UK City of Culture in 2021, beating competition from Swansea, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and Paisley.
My heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Coventry, the city that inspired me to be who I am, and what I do.
“Father, Forgive” - these two words which I discovered at the ruins of Coventry Cathedral in 1973 changed the course of my life.
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Coventry and I: The story of a boy from Iran who became a man in Coventry
Thank you Coventry, my Coventrian friends, the sources of my inspiration and strength. I cannot tell you how grateful I am to you all.
Coventry for ever,
In gratitude,
Kamran Mofid (The Boy from Iran who became a Man in Coventry)
Co- founder and the Associate Director
The Centre for the Study of Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Coventry University in 1996
Co-founder, Coventry Ambassadors’ Lecture Series
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The telling accounts of mixing the common good with crony capitalism, greed and unjust excess profit. Also a very good read on the damaging and costly Public-Private Partnership (PPP), the cornerstone of the Tories' and New Labour's morally and ecomically obnoxious economic ideology in Britain.
Some ambassador!
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The crumbling Ambassador Bridge connects the United States to Canada. It is privately owned by an aging billionaire who has leveled entire neighborhoods in Michigan and Windsor, Ontario and waged scores of lawsuits against municipalities, the state, and Canada in order to maintain a stranglehold on the crossing—and the tolls that go directly into his pockets. In this very interesting and informative article in Harper’s, Matt Mossman looks at how a gas station owner came to control a key chokepoint in the North American economy (See below)
First, a personal note: I read Matt Mossman’s article with great interest. I learnt many new things about Windsor, Detroit and the Ambassador Bridge. I hold a special place in my heart for Windsor, Ontario. My wife, Annie, and I emigrated to Canada in mid-1970s. We went to Windsor, where my wife got a position at Windsor Cancer Clinic, Metropolitan General Hospital, whilst I went to the University of Windsor, where I studied for my BA and MA in Economics. Our oldest son, Kevin was born in Windsor in 1982. Whilst we were in Windsor, my brother, Kambiz, and my sister, Kiyan, were in Windsor too, studying at the University of Windsor. Moreover, my sister got married to Sasan in Windsor, who was studying at the University with us all. All in all, we were very fortunate to meet and make lasting friendship with many wonderful friends in Windsor. We cherish those wonderful and priceless memories.
And now, Matt Mossman’s article: Crossing Guards When private ownership of a bridge gets old
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