One World Centre Isle of Man

Sadly we have decided to postpone our free screening of 2040 (due to take place on Friday 19th February) given the latest Covid-19 situation on the Isle of Man. We will reschedule again as soon as possible. Apologies to everyone who booked tickets – we will let you know as soon as we can when we will attempt to screen it again. Third time lucky!

Following the lifting of lockdown, we’re pleased to reschedule our free screening of 2040 which will now take place on Friday 19th February, 7.30pm at BHS Studio Theatre.

Presented in association with the Isle of Man Climate Change Coalition, 2040 was conceived by award-winning director Damon Gameau as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter. It explores what the future could look like if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream.

The screening is free to attend but please book tickets through eventbrite at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2040-free-screening-tickets-140849642071

Blein Vie Noa – and what better way to start the New Year than to look ahead to how we’d like the world to be in the future?

We’re delighted to host, in association with the Isle of Man Climate Change Coalition, a free screening of 2040. Conceived as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, this film from award-winning director Damon Gameau explores what the future could look like if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream.

This screening was scheduled to take place at the BHS Studio Theatre on Friday 15th January but has now been postponed because of restrictions on gatherings due to coronavirus. We will reschedule the event as soon as we can.

Did you know there are no ventilators at all in Somalia and only 4 in South Sudan and 5 in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

The DEC Coronavirus Appeal, launched earlier this year, seeks to help the most vulnerable and marginalised communities around the world – many of whom are trying to deal with Covid-19 on top of conflict, natural disaster, poverty and malnutrition.

Our Isle of Man street appeal raised over £2,000 which went directly to the DEC to support the work they are doing. Overall the appeal has now raised some £27m but it remains open as countries struggle to contain the virus. You can read regular updates from the DEC here

Wondering what ideas people have to make the world a better place? We’ve compiled all the suggestions we received during One World Week here for you to browse!

It was great to see so many enthusastic students at our Meet the Charities Day yesterday. This is one of the most difficult parts of the Charity Challenge project – deciding which of the many wonderful charities they want to support!

Thanks to everyone came along, including the local charity representatives who gave up their time to come along and chat to the students, including Ruth from Hands of Hope who joined us virtually for live Q&As! Thanks also, as ever, to our sponsors AFD Software whose generous funding makes the whole thing possible.

Sadly the One World Poetry Slam was unable to take place this year due to the restrictions around coronavirus. However we did throw open a challenge to Year 7 and 8 students to write a poem reflecting on their experiences in lockdown and whether they could find some positives to take forward when thinking about a better world for all. Click here to read the winning entries.