Events Calendar

A lecture by Prof Tony Binns, University of  Otago, New Zealand, drawing on his long standing interest in African community development and the livelihoods and wellbeing of Africans. Lecture arranged on behalf of the Geographical Association. Visitors welcome. Further information: Gill Miller (GA President 2019-20) 07941 629236

 The documentary film "On Her Shoulders" is about Nadia Murad a young Yazidi woman who escaped from ISIS and has helped to publicise the plight of the Yazidi and women and children victimised by genocide and mass atrocities. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. Further information www.storyhouse.com  or  amnesty.chester.wrexham@gmail.com

By putting on this exhibition with Chester Cathedral, the Chester Sustainability Forum aims to display the wide range of responses to the climate emergency that are being planned and implemented by the many faith groups, environmental groups, businesses, and political parties which share the common objective of improving the environmental sustainability of Chester and its […]

Prior to our AGM business we’ll be hearing from Stephen Maund, providing an update on community development projects in Malawi. 6.45pm – 9.00pm The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN

A dance theatre piece created by Claire Henderson Davis, and run in association with the Cathedral Exhibition "Our Journey to Sustainability" More information + tickets available at www.storyhouse.com/event/all-creation-waits.

A workshop run by Chester Quakers as an event associated with the Cathedral  Exhibition "Our Journey to Sustainability" Learn about how the way you spend, save and invest money can make a huge impact on the world around us. Free of charge but please register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/money-makes-change-tickets-99010602377 if you would like to attend.

Our final Forum meeting before the summer break. Speaker TBA MEETING NOW CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

Here is the poster for this year's Hiroshima and Nagasaki Flower Memorial on August 6th at 8pm.  Our usual pattern has been adapted to meet social distancing, so all the group events will take place on The Groves.  If you and your friends then want to walk onto the bridge to drop flowers, or walk […]

Our first meeting of the 2020/21 period takes place in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and before restrictions and constraints have fully eased. This Forum will therefore be run as a Zoom session. Our speaker will be Namrata Bhattacharya-Mis (Namrata), giving a talk "Global Health Update" based on her current research. Namrata is Gill […]

This meeting, like the one that had to be cancelled in March, is to discuss the future of the group.  When this incarnation of CND was set up, there was the possibility of cancelling the next Trident order, but in the current climate, there is no obvious immediate focus for our activities.  The group can […]

2-3.00pm  The Cross, Chester Last month's Vigil was very successful, catching shoppers' attention, the group standing in front of empty shops and conveniently situated for maximum visibility. The Group knows that some avoid these events, feeling uncomfortable handing out leaflets. At this event leaflets are only given to those who approach us. Come and support […]

Joining at 6.00 for start at 6.15pm. Issues to be raised and discussed with Chris include: the Foreign Office/International Development merger; working towards Zero Carbon Britain; post-EU Trade Deals; Covid and developing country Debt. The session will be Zoom-hosted and chaired by Gill Miller. We hope you can join in. To participate please email bernard.payne691@btinternet.com  […]