Chester World Development Forum

Sat 24th Sept: Chifundo Fairtrade Coffee Morning
2022-09-24 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Hoole URC, Hoole Road, Chester, CH2 3NT
Chifundo Fairtrade Coffee Morning at Hoole United Reform Church, Hoole Road, Chester from 10 to 12 noon. Admission is free.
There will be a stall selling bags, gifts, jewellery, cards, and fashion items; a cake stall; workshops on flower arranging, card making, and ‘sew a pin cushion’, as well as a raffle.
See poster for more information, or contact chair@chanasachifundomalawi.org or visit the website https://chanasachifundomalawi.org/

Tues 13th Sept: CWDF Meeting
2022-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN
Dr. Mark Bendall, Senior Lecturer in the University of Chester Department of Social and
Political Science will talk about “Challenges in Global Politics: Mis-use and Mis-governance”.
Unfortunately, this will probably not be available remotely via Zoom, but we will try to record the proceedings on audio for our website.

Hiroshima & Nagasaki Flower Memorial
2022-08-06 20:00 - 21:00 | The Bandstand, The Groves, Chester
Hiroshima & Nagasaki Flower Memorial at The Bandstand in The Groves, Chester, 8pm, Saturday 6th August

Organised by Chester Peace Vigil, this annual event is to remember all those who died and suffered as a result of the atomic bombs dropped in 1945, in the firm belief that it must never happen again. All are welcome to come and meet at The Bandstand for readings, silent reflection, and the dropping of flowers into the water. Bring white flowers if you wish.

Peace Vigil at The Cross, Chester
2022-07-30 12:00 - 13:00 | The Cross, Chester, United Kingdom
Saturday 30 July: Peace Vigil at The Cross, Chester, 12-1pm.
This will be the sixth of the Peace Vigils at The Cross held on the last Saturday of the month. The silent vigil will be held between 12 noon and 1 pm, and we will wear black, or dark, clothing if possible. The general theme will be Peace, with a decision to be taken in advance of each vigil as to what the focus will be for the next one, such as Ukraine, Myanmar, arms sales, etc.
Please contact Dai or Margaret Owen (dai.owen.art@gmail.com or tel 01244 679051), or contact Annie Bellinger (annie.bellinger@gmail.com or mobile 07821 192755), for more information.
It is possible that other peace vigils might be held at short notice if situations were to arise that we wanted to respond to quickly. Please let us know if you would like to be on a contact list in order to be advised if any were arranged.

Chester Friends of Palestine meeting
2022-07-29 19:00 - 21:00 | The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN
Chester Friends of Palestine meeting at The Unity Centre, Friday 29 July: 7-9pm.
Chester Friends of Palestine is holding a special meeting. Ayed Abu Eqtaish from Defence for Children International – Palestine will be speaking about ‘Defending Palestinian Children.’ Defence for Children International – Palestine promotes and protects the human rights of Palestinian children. Ayed is the Accountability Program Director and has worked for the organisation for over 20 years so he has a great depth of knowledge and experience.
Please come along and hear at first hand the challenges facing Palestinian families every day.

Northwich Sustainability Festival
2022-07-23 10:30 - 17:00 | Weaver Hall Museum
A Festival for the Future event arranged by West Cheshire Museums and Cheshire West and Chester Council.
Craft Fair, Clothes Swap, Tie-dye station, Upcycling workshops … all drop-in features.
Plus, a screening of The Lorax (PG) at 11am – 12.30pm, booking required.

“Tellus” – Eco-Communities Crowdcast - Every Tuesday at 7pm
2022-07-19 19:00 - 21:00
Every Tuesday at 7pm: “Tellus” – Eco-Communities Crowdcast
Chester FoE runs Eco Communities TV at 7pm on Tuesdays each week. They say: “If you have something you want to say, a community project you are involved in, or you want to talk about anything in the eco/ sustainable world you think people should know about, get in touch. You can follow our Eco Communities TV Channel on Crowdcast.”
For instructions on how to join, click here.

CWDF Meeting
2022-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 | The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN
Tuesday 19 July: CWDF Forum meeting at The Unity Centre, 7pm.
CWDF members Linda & Stewart Shuttleworth will give us an update on their ongoing work in Uganda to improve mental health services in this large developing country.

Malpas Sustainability Festival
2022-07-16 10:30 - 17:00 | Stretton Watermill
Part of the Festival for the Future arranged by West Cheshire Museums and Cheshire West and Chester Council.
Eco storytelling, Wildlife Workshops, Woollen Woods and more …

Chester Sustainability Fair
2022-07-09 10:30 - 17:00 | Chester City Centre
Chester Sustainability Fair at various City Centre locations on July 9th.
July 9th Poster

White Rabbit Red Rabbit
2022-06-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Kingsway Campus, University of Chester, Kingsway, Chester, CH2 2LB
One of the most toured plays in the contemporary history of theatre! No rehearsals. No director. No set. A different actor reads the script cold for the first time at each performance.
Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT is a work about contemporary Iran and of Nassim’s generation. A generation born amidst the hardship of the Iran-Iraq war. A generation of computer-literate, well-informed young people who have never known an Iran other than the Islamic Republic.

Peace Vigil
2022-06-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-04-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 | The Cross, Chester
Monthly Peace Vigil at the Cross, Chester.
Wear black or dark clothing if possible.
Contact annie.bellinger@gmail.com for further details.

Refugee Week 2022
2022-06-20 08:00 - 2022-06-26 17:00 | Chester City Centre
Refugee week poster final 2022 (1)
We hope that you are able to join in during this week and make time in Refugee week to Choose to Connect.
Details of activities are on the Poster.

Green Expo
2022-06-16 10:00 - 2022-06-19 18:00 | Riverside, Castle Drive, Chester
Green Expo – a date for your diary.
There will be displays, demonstrations, exhibits, and presentations on the latest sustainable technologies for powering future homes and transport. Understand how these technologies will impact our lives and potentially could create large numbers of skilled jobs.
Admission is free.
More information will be available from @greenexpochester and www.GreenExpo.uk nearer the time.

Christian Aid Week
2022-05-15 08:00 - 2022-05-21 17:00

CWDF AGM
2022-05-10 19:00 - 21:00 | The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN
Tuesday 10 May: CWDF AGM at The Unity Centre, 7pm.
The formal business of our Annual General Meeting is to review a report on our activities
over the past 12 months, to discuss the Treasurer‟s report for 2021, and to elect members
of the Committee. Through ill health and job changes, we will shortly be three members
down and really do need to strengthen our Committee.

Chester Friends of Palestine street demonstration
2022-05-07 11:30 - 13:00 | Chester City Centre
Saturday 07 May: Chester Friends of Palestine street demonstration, 11.30am – 1pm.
Meet outside Debenhams in Eastgate Street. Placards will be available on the
theme of „Disappearing Palestine.‟ We will also have a supply of flyers to hand out.

Christian Aid Lunch
2022-04-06 12:00 - 13:30 | St Mary’s Handbridge Centre, Overleigh Road Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HL
Christian Aid Lent Lunch poster 2022

Christian Aid Lunch
2022-04-01 12:00 - 13:30 | Vicars Cross URC, Oldfield Drive, Vicars Cross,, Chester, CH3 5LL

Christian Aid Lunch
2022-03-21 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-03-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Wesley Church Centre, St. John Street, Chester, CH1 1DA

Christian Aid Lunch
2022-03-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Hoole URC, Hoole Road, Chester, CH2 3NT

Sanctuary Seekers
2022-03-11 13:00 - 15:00 | University of Chester School of Education, Exton Parkgate Campus, Chester, CH1 4BJ
‘Sanctuary Seekers’ with Inderjit Bhogal, leading theologian, Methodist minister and founder and president of City of Sanctuary.
Part of the University’s Diversity Festival and open to the public, Dr Bhogal will focus on how he came to found the City of Sanctuary movement. He will also talk about his “wider work on citizenship, of rights and much more”. He will be supported by Robert Gillespie sharing his experiences from the local group. You should register beforehand to attend (free) in person or online.
For in person attendance:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sanctuary-seekers-with-dr-rev-inderjit-bhogal-in-person-attendance-tickets-229310964267
For on-line attendance:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sanctuary-seekers-with-dr-rev-inderjit-bhogal-online-attendancetickets-229313351407
Inquiries: Kathryn Leighton at the University (k.leighton@chester.ac.uk)

Women in Hebron
2022-03-09 19:30 - 21:00 | The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN
Women in Hebron poster 09Mar22
Come and hear Nawal Slemiah, founder of the Palestinian Women in
Hebron cooperative, speak about the struggle to set up and maintain
a co-op that provides work for over 100 women in challenging
circumstances.

CWDF meeting at University of Chester
2022-03-02 19:00 - 21:00 | University of Chester School of Education, Exton Parkgate Campus, Chester, CH1 4BJ
Wednesday 2nd March at 7pm in the Binks Building lecture theatre on the University of Chester campus.

We have a speaker from Christian Aid, Dominic Brain, who will be telling us about “Disaster Resilience and Social Safety in Nigeria”.
For the last 4 years, Dominic has been Christian Aid’s Global Head of Programme Development and Funding, and is based in their London office.

Peace Vigil
2022-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 | The Cross, Chester, United Kingdom

Fairtrade Fortnight
2022-02-21 08:00 - 2022-03-06 17:00
Annual Fairtrade Fortnight – look out for local events.
Monday February 21st 2022 until Sunday March 6th 2022
