Events Calendar

 

Sat 29th Oct – Play “For Conscience Sake”

Quaker Meeting House Chester Union Walk, Frodsham Street, Chester

A play by Plain Quakers Theatre. Thought provoking and humorous, the play explores the choices faced by conscientious objectors in World War 1 against the backdrop of growing militarisation today.Invite your friends, young and old. Entry is free.  https://www.facebook.com/plainquakerstheatre/

Tues 8th Nov – CWDF Forum meeting

The Unity Centre Cuppin Street, Chester

Our regular bi-monthly meeting at The Unity Centre. This will be an opportunity for us to reflect on the various issues raised at the sessions on 21st September and 7th October and what these may mean for CWDF’s future priorities.

Tues 15th Nov – “Compassion – who cares?”

Binks Building, University's Parkgate Road Campus Parkgate Road, Chester

West Cheshire Interfaith Forum is pleased to invite you to their "Open Mic" Launch during Interfaith week. The aims of the event are: To present brief information on the viewpoint held by different faiths and non-faith regarding various key themes and topics. To provide a safe space for people of various backgrounds to ask questions […]

Thurs 17th Nov – “How Change Happens” (and how to make it happen)

Best Building, University of Chester Exton Park Campus, off Parkgate Road, Chester

Oxfam's Duncan Green makes a return visit to Chester in the wake of the launch of his latest book, How Change Happens. How Change Happens explores how political and social change takes place, and the role of individuals and organizations in influencing that change. He discusses the challenges to traditional aid practices, and argues that activists, […]

Sat 19th Nov – Fairtrade Christmas Fair

Stockport Guildhall 169 Wellington Road South, Stockport

This is the Stockport Fairtrade Group's big annual event. Stalls available at their Christmas Fair on 19th November. Contact them at info@stockport-fairtrade.org.uk for an application form, or visit www.stockport-fairtrade.org.uk  for more information

Mon 5th Dec – Amnesty International “Write for Rights” 2016

Members and friends of the Chester & Wrexham  Group of Amnesty International are meeting at 7.00pm for a card signing session to write messages of support to people around the world who are suffering  injustice or imprisonment, showing that their causes are not forgotten. For local details contact Peter Hobson 01244 341906. For the wider […]

Tues 6th Dec – “Open Bethlehem” Film Show

Garden Lane Uniting Church 66 Garden Lane, Chester

The film 'Open Bethlehem.' It is described as a big film about a small town, and by Jon Snow of Channel 4 News as 'one of the most remarkable and moving documentaries I have seen.' The film lasts for 90 minutes and hopefully there will be time for some discussion afterwards. Please help to advertise […]

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Sun 15th Jan – “Give Peace a Chance” World Religion Day Celebration

The Unity Centre Cuppin Street, Chester

You are warmly invited to a World Religion Day Celebration Sunday 15th January 2017 at 2pm at The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester CH1 2BN Inter faith readings, prayers and music followed by refreshments “Give peace a chance” We hope to see you there. All welcome! Organised by the Baha’is of Chester Any enquiries to […]

Tues 17th Jan – CWDF Forum

The Unity Centre Cuppin Street, Chester

Our regular bi-monthly meeting at The Unity Centre, the first of the New Year. Speaker Stephen Maund, with an update on his micro-finance initiative in Malawi aimed at moving communities toward true self-sufficiency and away from dependence on aid. Please note: this date is a departure from our usual pattern of Forum dates: this is the […]

Thurs 19th Jan – “Can you do development without faith?”

Best Building, University of Chester Exton Park Campus, off Parkgate Road, Chester

A talk by Dr Nick Henwood, who works for Community Health  Global networks and is seconded to  Tearfund. He will look at the effectiveness of various aid agencies / aid delivery and  draw from his working at a Community Health and Development programme and then an HIV / TB project in Nepal (very contrasting projects). He also has […]

Wed 25th Jan – Chester Friends of Palestine

Room 204, Riverside Building, University of Chester Castle Drive, Chester

The next meeting of Chester Friends of Palestine will be on Wednesday 25th January at 7.15 pm in the Riverside Building of the university in Castle Drive. Jane, one of our members, has recently been to Palestine and will be sharing some of her experiences.  Best wishes Katy

Sat 18th Feb – “Feeding the Darkness”

Quaker Meeting House Chester Union Walk, Frodsham Street, Chester

Lasting 65 minutes in total, the live performance Feeding the Darkness takes its title from the words of the 17th century Quaker James Naylor. It is presented as a series of ‘ministeries’ (monologues, duologues and poems) written from extensive research into state-sanctioned torture-and hopefully challenging our ignorance and avoidance of this disturbing aspect of humanity. […]