{"id":2848,"date":"2026-06-10T19:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:23:22","slug":"chai-and-chat-around-the-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/2026\/06\/10\/chai-and-chat-around-the-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chai and Chat Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Celebrate Refugee Week with conversation, culture, and community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for <strong>Chai and Chat Around the World<\/strong>, a welcoming and interactive Refugee Week event taking place in Lancaster city centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Wednesday 17 June<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 1.30\u20133.30 pm<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong> St Thomas Church Centre, Lancaster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This free event offers a wonderful opportunity to connect with people from diverse backgrounds, share stories, and celebrate the richness of our communities. Enjoy a cup of delicious chai, sample a variety of cuisines from around the world, and take part in friendly conversations that foster understanding, friendship, and cultural exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re new to Lancaster or have lived here for years, everyone is welcome to come along, meet new people, and learn about different cultures and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Registration is free but required. Open to the public. Click to register<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/stthomaslancaster.churchsuite.com\/events\/zwsqix1y\">Chai and Chat (17-Jun-2026) \u00b7 ChurchSuite Events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This event is supported by St Thomas Church Asylum Seeker and Refugee Support Network, the Decolonising Lancaster University Network, and Lancaster City Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Refugee Week with conversation, culture, and community Join us for Chai and Chat Around the World, a welcoming and interactive Refugee Week event taking place in Lancaster city centre. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1978,"featured_media":2849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[87,53,63,50],"class_list":["post-2848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upcoming-events-public","tag-chai-and-chat","tag-decolonising","tag-decolonising-lancaster","tag-lancaster-university"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/files\/2026\/06\/Chai-and-Chat-Wed-17-June-2026.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1978"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2850,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2848\/revisions\/2850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}