Every Thursday lunchtime (when there is not an evening event) we share thoughts on what’s happening in the world ... often based on relevant magazine or newspaper articles.

While this is not possible physically we meeting virtually via Zoom - if you would like to join us please email  dde@globalcentredevon.org.uk for details.

Wednesday 21^st April at 6pm to 7:30pm

Dr Eirene Williams will give an illustrated talk about her visit to Tibet with her daughter who was working in China at the time and speaks Mandarin. This was a rare opportunity which would not be possible at present.  

Eirene is an ecology lecturer who spent most of her twenties lecturing in Malawi followed by ten years researching and teaching at Exeter University and finally twenty years lecturing at Seale-Hayne College. She has now retired to her childhood home in North Devon.  

Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/96312766475?pwd=Zm8zRlJUV2pHUU9iU2FsN212NExIdz09

Global Book Club - Monday 26th April at 6pm

Join us to discuss Going Home A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation by Raja Shehadeh

In this book, Orwell Prize winning author Raja Shehadeh travels through Ramallah and records the changing face of the city. Walking along the streets he grew up in, he tells the stories of the people, the relationships, the houses, and the businesses that were and now are cornerstones of the city and his community. As he grapples with ageing and the failures of the resistance, Shehadeh notes the ways that the past still invades the present.

Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/91765369071?pwd=NzhBUHVpaU5vTVk0MmtOWmRxRVRTZz09 

Meeting ID: 917 6536 9071 Passcode: 441814

Celebrating Windrush in Devon 2021

Bananas, St Vincent and Fairtrade : Exploring the Fairtrade Primary Schools Conferences - Tuesday 9th March 2021 https://youtu.be/59KyfAeaAyY

Celebrating Fairtrade in the Caribbean - Thursday 4th March 2021 https://youtu.be/8k5XaXQjA4M

COVID, the NHS and its effects on the Windrush and BAME Community - Thursday 18th February 2021 https://youtu.be/VcyVYbwh0Rs

Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago - Thursday 28th January 2021 https://youtu.be/ObLqw2iGNew

Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks and my family’s involvement in UK Civil Rights - Thursday 21st January 2021 https://youtu.be/77PzMTDPb-Q. There is a 'gap' in this  video where copyright materilal has been removed.

World at Six Talks

Fridays for Futures - Green New Deal  - Thursday 22nd October 2020 https://youtu.be/AAc0DJ3lX7E

Sustainable Beekeeping in Africa - Thursday 12th November 2020 https://youtu.be/rRXqx7KtnS8

The Impact of Period Poverty on Girls in Kenya - Thursday 26th November 2020 https://youtu.be/oY6CQqbAegU  

Gown meets Town

Immigration Detention in the UK - Thursday 10th December 2020 https://youtu.be/4O-SIQoZJiA

Telling our Stories: Finding our Roots - Devon's Multicultural History

The Polish Navy in Okehampton - 23rd November 2020 https://youtu.be/cwqHXMXghno

In Conversation with ... stories from Bideford https://youtu.be/v16SnLUzH5E

Celebrating Black History Month in Devon: Start the Week Talks 2020

Telling Our Stories - Finding Our Roots:Devon’s Multi-Cultural History Monday 5th October 2020 https://youtu.be/NskTPD0Bi1k  

Celebrating Windrush in Devon:Our Windrush Stories Monday 12th October 2020  https://youtu.be/dMTfARNLFYQ

Is there still a place for Black History Month? Monday 19th October 2020  https://youtu.be/KaAnXKJS6cY  

Black Futures: A discussion about taking action and campaigning for change Monday 26th October 2020  https://youtu.be/igmWMYs_ALs

These the recordings of the Zoom sessions are unedited