OWW Events
To see what events are happening in OWW this year, please scroll down this page to the Calendar
To submit your event to go on the calendar go to Submit an event
What is a OWW Event?
The aim of OWW is to bring people and organisations together to raise awareness about global issues of justice, poverty and inequality. Events take place locally all over Britain and in many countries around the world.
When?
Most happen during One World Week, which includes United Nations Day on 24 October, giving everyone a feeling of joint endeavour and building a movement. But you can celebrate it when it suits you and your community.
Who Takes Part?
Local community groups, religious and voluntary organisations, inter-faith groups, environmentalists, human rights and peace groups, youth groups, schools, universities and campaigners or local branches of national organisations create events which are accessible, yet challenging, to all in their community.
You can either tailor a regular meeting of your own organisation to focus on One World Week or collaborate with others.
What?
Any local event you’d like to organise, with reference to OWW's vision and aims, which reflects this year’s theme. This could be an inspiring talk, quiz, debate, film, fair trade fete or coffee morning, walk, global/local meal, vigil, act of worship, arts performance, school assembly or project, inter–faith activity … Whatever - it’s up to your community!
The Theme
Every year OWW sets a theme around a global justice issue, along with a selection of resources and links to related actions initiated by our partners, to give our event organisers focus and material to enrich their OWW events. Our themes are broad to encourage our volunteers to come up with their own interpretations and angle relevant to their communities. For more about this year’s theme visit the Theme page
CHICHESTER: Shadows of the Wanderer
Date: 1 Array 2016 00:00 to 14 Array 2016 00:00
Shadows of the Wanderer
A powerful installation by the acclaimed sculptor, Ana Maria Pacheco.
These outstanding - and thought provoking - sculptures present
ten over life-size darkly robed figures as they witness
the struggle of a young man to carry an older man on his shoulders.
Date & Time: Saturday 16th July – Monday 14th November
Venue: North Transept
Chichester Cathedral
West Street
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO19 1RPH
‘Shadows of the Wanderer’
presents a complex scene of twelve figures, each of them
larger than a human and carved out of a single lime tree.
Ten of the figures stand in the shadows around a young man
who is carrying an older man on his back.
These two central figures have been symbolically carved
out of the same piece of wood and draw from virgil’s Aeneid.
In Virgil’s ancient poem, dating from 29BC, a young man,
Aeneas, carries his lame father on his back and flees from
the burning ruins of Troy.
Pacheco’s contemporary – and challenging – depiction of this
scene resonates powerfully with current debates about exile,
migration, and the displacement of people who are trying to
escape persecution in our own day.
(This exhibition is supported by Amnesty International).k
For more Details go to the Chichester Cathedral Website
Admission : Free
The Cathedral is open
from 7.15am until 6.30pm (Monday to Saturday)
and from 7.15am until 5.00pm (Sunday).
There is no charge for entry.
BRADFORD On AVON - Display - Welcoming the Stranger
Date: 19 Array 2016 00:00 to 29 Array 2016 00:00
One World Week
Welcoming the Stranger
Display and Event
Display runs from:
Wednesday 19th October at 9.30am
to
Saturday 29th October at 5.00pm
Event:
Monday 24th October 2016
Venue: Bradford on Avon Library
Bridge Street
Bradford on Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 1BYy
Displays by Local Community Groups including
Oxfam, Amnesty International, Quaker Outreach
Save the Children, Fairtrade, Climate Friendly Bradford
and Churches Together
There will be information and stories that illustrate global issues
A member of the organising group will be present to answer questions
For more details contact the library
Telephone: 01225 863280 or 01225 868127
BRISTOL: A Refugees Journey
Date: 22 October 2016to 12:00
A Refugees Journey
organised by Thornbury Make Poverty History Group
Date & Time: Saturday 22 October 2016
10.00am - 12noon
Venue: The Chantry
52 Castle Street
Thornbury, Bristol,
South Gloucestershire
BS35 1HBH
Come to hear stories and discuss how best to support refugees.
This seminar is organised in support of One World Week
and will be run by Borderlands Bristol.
All are welcome and there will be separate activities for children.
Borderlands Bristol works especially with refugees and people
seeking asylum in the UK;they support people who have been
trafficked and trapped in domestic service or the sex industry.
They are a charity
who supports disadvantaged and excluded people
to improve their lives and the community in which they live.
Supporting people who face great challenges and live difficult
lives. Borderlands offers hope to people who may see
themselves as lost or abandoned and need support to find a way
forward. They believe that giving someone a little hope when
times are hard for them can make a great deal of difference.
Admission Details: No charge - donations welcome
Contact email: jbandmwallis@talktalk.net
Contact Telephone: Marian on 01454 412165
or Mark on 01454 419439
CARDIFF: Free Chocolate Tasting
Date: 22 October 2016to 17:00
Free Chocolate Tasting
Date & Time:
Saturday 22nd, Tuesday 25th - Saturday 29th October 2016
10am - 5 pm
Venue: Fair Do's/Siopa Teg CIC
10 Llandaff Road
CARDIFF
CF11 9NJ
Free tastings of Divine Chocolate all week long!
Come and taste this delicious chocolate,
made all the sweeter by the fact that it is fair trade.
Divine Chocolate is a company co-owned by the
chocolate farmers themselves and one of the only
chocolate companies in the world to provide
real fair conditions and wages to their workers,
as well as many other benefits.
Admission Details: Free
Contact Name: Jan Tucker
Contact Email: info@fairdos.com
CHELTENHAM: One World Week Coffee Morning
Date: 22 October 2016to 12:30
One World Week Coffee Morning
Date & Time: Saturday 22nd October
10.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: Bishop's Cleeve Methodist Church
Bishop's Close
Bishop's Cleeve
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 8NT
As well as fairtrade refeshments there will be
Stalls selling
crafts made by the widows of the Rwandan genocide
an extended range of Traidcraft goods
Displays on
Local Refugee Initiatives
Climate Change Issues
Practical Action work in Bangladesh
Admission Details: Free entry
SEAFORD: Street Theatre
Date: 22 October 2016to 11:30
Street Theatre
Date & Time: Saturday 22nd October 2016
at 11.00am and 11.15am
Venue: Outside St Leonard's Church Door
St Leonard's Church
Church St/Place Lane
Seaford
East Sussex
BN25 1HH
A very short street theatre on the theme of
Including You acting together for One World in Peace
Street Theatres for One World Week have been put on outside
St Leonard's Seaford by
Seaford Youth Drama Group
since 1984 the aim being to raise awareness.
Admission Details: Free
SOUTHSEA: Rally Round Runyararo
Date: 22 October 2016to 17:00
Rally Round Runyararo
Date & Time: Saturday 22nd October 2016
2.00pm - 5.00pm
Venue: United Reformed Church
239 Milton Road
Southsea
Portsmouth, Hampshire
PO4 8PH
An afternoon of music and entertainment from
The Polite Mechanicals, a popular local folk/jazz fusion group
and a meal of vegetable curry!
To raise funds to support the Runyararo Children's Project
founded by Florence Chitinhu
supporting a village in Zimbabwe.
The project enables
orphan children to go to school
teenagers to take part in out-of-school activities
and supports agricultural development
to improve self-sufficiency in the village.
Fair trade items will also be on sale
with 10% of all sales going to the project.
Admission Details: No tickets required
but suggested donation : £10
Visit our OWW Events Pages from previous years to see what people got up to
News
Press Releases
Newsletters
(November 2016)
(October 2016)
(September 2016)
(August 2016)
Recently Added Resources
New Funding Opportunity - The Common Good Fund - Application Deadline 27 Feb. 2017 see more here
Organisers' Evaluation form for 2016 events Download from here
Wordsearches for Including You events - download them from here
Press release template for 'Including You' events download here
Quotations about building an inclusive peaceful society - Download from here a 5 page booklet as a word.doc or pdf
Pledges to build an inclusive society - find them here
"Who is a Migrant?" - anactivity/game to get people talking to each other at your events. Download the instructions here
School Assemblies from Christian Aid- link to and download a PowerPoint and notes
Looking for a speaker for your event? Download here a list (pdf) from the Discussion page (posted 12 Sept 2016)
Faith resources relating to "Including You".Download pdf here links to materials offered by OWW's partners and supporters: worship, discussion, films ...plus Prayers for OWW(updated 7 Sept '16)
Presentation "A OWW approach to Migration" Download this PDF version of a 12 slides (15 -20 minutes) powerpoint
Need funding for your event? Apply to Big Lottery Celebrate Fund! NOW or you'll be too late for OWW more here and other suggestions
Poster/ flyer design kit - download from here
2016 Leaflets "Including You" download PDF versions here
Introductory PowerPoint about organising local inclusive OWW events - updated for 2016. Down load ppt here
Migrant crisis or poverty crisis? - A briefing paper from Global Justice NOW Download as a PDF here
2016 - "Including You" - Booklet of ideas, links and resources for interpreting the theme. Dowload a PDF here (updated July 2016)
Learning resource/activity for young people about peace - from Fly Kites not Drones; suitable for activites in or out of school. find links here: schools ; activities (added Nov. 2015 but still relevant for this years events)
Organisers' Evaluation Form for event organisers to complete and send to OWW - down load the word.doc from here