Acclaimed international pianist Margaret Fingerhaut has devised a very special concert that she is performing across the UK to raise awareness of refugee needs as well as to raise funds for City of Sanctuary refugee groups. The programme will feature the music and stories of some of the many composers who were themselves refugees or […]
6:45pm - Coffee & Chat 7:00 - The psychology of apathy about climate change & climate action (Linda & Stewart Shuttleworth) & Climate Action Ideas. Further information: chesterfoe@hotmail.co.uk www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/second-climate-action-event-tickets-71587725815
7.15pm Wesley Church Centre, St John Street, Chester, CH1 1DA This film is an attempt to support the goals of peace and reconciliation in Israel and Palestine. Reconciliation is impossible unless both sides face reality. This film looks at the losers in Palestine a century after Britain’s ‘Balfour Declaration’. And, 50 years after the end of […]
A 2-day conference on the theme “Palestine: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”. This year's Chester Palestine conference is entirely FREE! Just to turn up and at 9am you will be fully updated by experts from the UK and abroad on the current situation of the Palestinian people. The venue for day one, Friday 1st November, 9 am […]
A 2-day conference on the theme “Palestine: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”. This year's Chester Palestine conference is entirely FREE! Just to turn up and at 9am you will be fully updated by experts from the UK and abroad on the current situation of the Palestinian people. The venue for day one, Friday 1st November, 9 am […]
6.45pm – 9.00pm The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN Our second Forum meeting of the 2019-20 season. Speaker Natalia Jancewicz of Transition Chester on the theme “Degrowth” – economic development along ecological lines. The current economic model is based on continual, endless growth, which is not possible in a world of finite resources. […]
Come and find Christmas presents with a difference and help change the world! Fair Trade Products, Cards, Jewellery, Traidcraft Gifts, Chifundo Fashion Bags. Refreshments. FREE Admission. For more information contact Susan 01244 381490 chair@chanasachifundomalawi.org In aid of Chifundo UK Empowering girls and women in Malawi www.chanasachifundomalawi.org
You are invited to view this display of paintings by the Palestinian artist Zohar: “These paintings which I did in the last three years, are my way, as an Artist, to awaken the conscious of people to the endless suffering of the Palestinians.” There will be a Public Lecture at the venue on Thursday 21st […]
Friends of the Earth are hosting their second Winter Fair, now under their new organisation Eco Communities. This is a new venue: St Mary’s Creative Space, an inspiring venue. As with the Summer event there will be a range of stalls, crafts and entertainment throughout the day – plus the opportunity to learn more about […]
The monthly business agends will be preceded by a talk ‘Banksy and Bethlehem’ by Andrew Firman who stayed for a week at the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem earlier this year. He will show pictures of Banksy artworks and talk about their significance for the Palestine debate. The agenda will also include a brief discussion […]
This is a joint meeting of CWDF with the University’s Department of Geography and International Development. Speaker Dr Jane Fisher, local Chester resident who is a senior lecturer on the staff at CAT. This is an excellent opportunity for a mixed audience to gain insights into the long-established work at CAT in Machynlleth, and how […]
Chester City Centre Churches Together will be holding the customary pre- General Election hustings event. Further information: email rev.ken@hotmail.co.uk
