Today is the opening day of the Great Big Green Week Festival in Grosvenor Park! Many local organisations and community groups will be there with their stalls - including CWDF. Do come along if you can to have a chat with us, or if you can spare an hour, join the rota of volunteers at […]
CFOP's next meeting is on Monday 26th September at 7pm at Wesley Church Centre, St John Street, Chester. We have a very special speaker, described by those who know him as inspirational. Please save the date and be there! Here is some information about the speaker: Mohammad Tamimi is a well-known, Hebron-based, Palestinian activist and […]
Coinciding with "COP 27" the University of Chester, Storyhouse, and Chester Cathedral will be putting on various talks, workshops and special performances. These include Friday 11 November: Climate Youth Conference Saturday 12 November: Chester Sustainability Forum exhibition in Chester Cathedral. Look out for further details of these and other events. * * * * About […]
We have arranged for Paul Tacon to give a talk, via Zoom, on “Global migration: unpacking superficial narratives”. This talk will explore some of the challenges and controversies concerning the impacts of global migration in recent years. Paul is a specialist in the Migration Team based in the Geneva headquarters of the International Labour Organisation. […]
There will be a variety of Fairtrade products for sale, cards, jewellery, goods from Traidcraft, cakes, bags and fashions from Chifundo, a raffle, craft activities and a workshop on Christmas floral arrangements. Free admission, refreshments are available. For more information, contact Susan Flynn, tel 381490.
Wed 30 Nov: online talk by William Bell at 7pm Organised by Christian Aid, Liverpool Cathedral, Together Liverpool, and United by Hope, William Bell, head of Christian Aid’s Middle East region, will give an online talk on the subject of “Israelis and Palestinians: Hope, Justice and Equality”. Book through Eventbrite to gain access to the […]
Wednesday 30 November: Panel discussion at Storyhouse at 7:30pm Chester Greenpeace will be hosting a public event focused on the cost of living and climate crises. This will begin with the short film The Cost of Living made by Greenpeace and the New Economics Foundation. The film highlights the impact the cost of living crisis […]
This musical event has been organised by Chester Friends of Palestine in association with PalMusic UK. Refreshments will be available. This concert is part of an exciting UK Tour by Faris Ishaq , Internationally acclaimed Palestinian Nay Master, Global Jazz Flutist and Composer, currently based in London, and Tamer Al- Sahouri Palestinian Oud Master and […]
Originally, we had planned to have our annual session with our City of Chester MP, but by next month we will have a new MP who is going to be very busy indeed getting to grips with their new responsibilities. So, stepping into the breach, Gill Miller has volunteered to give a talk highlighting key […]
Wednesday 25 January: from 4:30 to 5:30pm at the Best Building, University of Chester, Parkgate Road Campus. Dr. Rich Waller, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Keele, will give a talk on “Contemporary Energy Crises and Sustainable Energy Futures”. This meeting is organised by Gill Miller on behalf of the Geographical Association […]
Chris Ablett, Community Volunteer Coordinator at Chester Zoo, will give a talk on their Nature Recovery Corridor Project. This is a free event, all are welcome to come and find out about how we can help to protect and nurture our local wildlife and environment. It is suitable for children age 10+, and there is […]
