"Coffee with a Cop": The Chur City Police invites you to coffee and open dialogue

From April 2025, the Chur City Police cordially invites the population to talk directly to the police officers in a relaxed atmosphere with the "Coffee with a Cop" campaign. The aim of this initiative is to further promote and strengthen the active partnership between the population and the police.

Internationally proven format
The "Coffee with a Cop" concept was first implemented in California in 2011 and has since established itself worldwide. The Chur City Police now joins the list of cities that are adopting this successful format.

Open ear for all concerns
At nine selected neighbourhood locations, police officers from different departments are ready to listen and answer questions in person – without a fixed agenda. The informal get-together over a cup of coffee offers space for concerns, ideas and open conversations. Of course, there is also syrup and tea for the little guests. To ensure that older people can also participate in the dialogue, the Chur city police are also visiting the city's retirement homes this year.

Proximity as the key to effective police work
A close connection between the police and the population is essential for successful police work. Through direct exchange, concerns can be identified at an early stage and solutions can be worked out together. Examples from other regions, but also our own experience, show that such initiatives strengthen trust in the police and increase the sense of security of citizens. The Chur City Police is looking forward to numerous encounters, good conversations and a lively exchange.

Other locations and dates (3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Heiligkreuz Church: Wednesday, 09.04.2025
Kurfirsten car park: Wednesday, 30.04.2025
Quaderwiese: Wednesday, 07.05.2025
Fürstenwald: Wednesday, 11.06.2025
Fontanapark: Wednesday, 25.06.2025
Haldenstein Playground: Wednesday, 13.08.2025
City West: Wednesday, 20.08.2025
Rheinau School Building: Wednesday, 10.09.2025
Freihof car park: Wednesday, 29.10.2025

"Coffee with a Cop": The Chur City Police invites you to coffee and open dialogue

From April 2025, the Chur City Police cordially invites the population to talk directly to the police officers in a relaxed atmosphere with the "Coffee with a Cop" campaign. The aim of this initiative is to further promote and strengthen the active partnership between the population and the police.

Internationally proven format
The "Coffee with a Cop" concept was first implemented in California in 2011 and has since established itself worldwide. The Chur City Police now joins the list of cities that are adopting this successful format.

Open ear for all concerns
At nine selected neighbourhood locations, police officers from different departments are ready to listen and answer questions in person – without a fixed agenda. The informal get-together over a cup of coffee offers space for concerns, ideas and open conversations. Of course, there is also syrup and tea for the little guests. To ensure that older people can also participate in the dialogue, the Chur city police are also visiting the city's retirement homes this year.

Proximity as the key to effective police work
A close connection between the police and the population is essential for successful police work. Through direct exchange, concerns can be identified at an early stage and solutions can be worked out together. Examples from other regions, but also our own experience, show that such initiatives strengthen trust in the police and increase the sense of security of citizens. The Chur City Police is looking forward to numerous encounters, good conversations and a lively exchange.

Other locations and dates (3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Heiligkreuz Church: Wednesday, 09.04.2025
Kurfirsten car park: Wednesday, 30.04.2025
Quaderwiese: Wednesday, 07.05.2025
Fürstenwald: Wednesday, 11.06.2025
Fontanapark: Wednesday, 25.06.2025
Haldenstein Playground: Wednesday, 13.08.2025
City West: Wednesday, 20.08.2025
Rheinau School Building: Wednesday, 10.09.2025
Freihof car park: Wednesday, 29.10.2025

"Coffee with a Cop": The Chur City Police invites you to coffee and open dialogue

From April 2025, the Chur City Police cordially invites the population to talk directly to the police officers in a relaxed atmosphere with the "Coffee with a Cop" campaign. The aim of this initiative is to further promote and strengthen the active partnership between the population and the police.

Internationally proven format
The "Coffee with a Cop" concept was first implemented in California in 2011 and has since established itself worldwide. The Chur City Police now joins the list of cities that are adopting this successful format.

Open ear for all concerns
At nine selected neighbourhood locations, police officers from different departments are ready to listen and answer questions in person – without a fixed agenda. The informal get-together over a cup of coffee offers space for concerns, ideas and open conversations. Of course, there is also syrup and tea for the little guests. To ensure that older people can also participate in the dialogue, the Chur city police are also visiting the city's retirement homes this year.

Proximity as the key to effective police work
A close connection between the police and the population is essential for successful police work. Through direct exchange, concerns can be identified at an early stage and solutions can be worked out together. Examples from other regions, but also our own experience, show that such initiatives strengthen trust in the police and increase the sense of security of citizens. The Chur City Police is looking forward to numerous encounters, good conversations and a lively exchange.

Other locations and dates (3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Heiligkreuz Church: Wednesday, 09.04.2025
Kurfirsten car park: Wednesday, 30.04.2025
Quaderwiese: Wednesday, 07.05.2025
Fürstenwald: Wednesday, 11.06.2025
Fontanapark: Wednesday, 25.06.2025
Haldenstein Playground: Wednesday, 13.08.2025
City West: Wednesday, 20.08.2025
Rheinau School Building: Wednesday, 10.09.2025
Freihof car park: Wednesday, 29.10.2025

"Coffee with a Cop": The Chur City Police invites you to coffee and open dialogue

From April 2025, the Chur City Police cordially invites the population to talk directly to the police officers in a relaxed atmosphere with the "Coffee with a Cop" campaign. The aim of this initiative is to further promote and strengthen the active partnership between the population and the police.

Internationally proven format
The "Coffee with a Cop" concept was first implemented in California in 2011 and has since established itself worldwide. The Chur City Police now joins the list of cities that are adopting this successful format.

Open ear for all concerns
At nine selected neighbourhood locations, police officers from different departments are ready to listen and answer questions in person – without a fixed agenda. The informal get-together over a cup of coffee offers space for concerns, ideas and open conversations. Of course, there is also syrup and tea for the little guests. To ensure that older people can also participate in the dialogue, the Chur city police are also visiting the city's retirement homes this year.

Proximity as the key to effective police work
A close connection between the police and the population is essential for successful police work. Through direct exchange, concerns can be identified at an early stage and solutions can be worked out together. Examples from other regions, but also our own experience, show that such initiatives strengthen trust in the police and increase the sense of security of citizens. The Chur City Police is looking forward to numerous encounters, good conversations and a lively exchange.

Other locations and dates (3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Heiligkreuz Church: Wednesday, 09.04.2025
Kurfirsten car park: Wednesday, 30.04.2025
Quaderwiese: Wednesday, 07.05.2025
Fürstenwald: Wednesday, 11.06.2025
Fontanapark: Wednesday, 25.06.2025
Haldenstein Playground: Wednesday, 13.08.2025
City West: Wednesday, 20.08.2025
Rheinau School Building: Wednesday, 10.09.2025
Freihof car park: Wednesday, 29.10.2025

"Coffee with a Cop": The Chur City Police invites you to coffee and open dialogue

From April 2025, the Chur City Police cordially invites the population to talk directly to the police officers in a relaxed atmosphere with the "Coffee with a Cop" campaign. The aim of this initiative is to further promote and strengthen the active partnership between the population and the police.

Internationally proven format
The "Coffee with a Cop" concept was first implemented in California in 2011 and has since established itself worldwide. The Chur City Police now joins the list of cities that are adopting this successful format.

Open ear for all concerns
At nine selected neighbourhood locations, police officers from different departments are ready to listen and answer questions in person – without a fixed agenda. The informal get-together over a cup of coffee offers space for concerns, ideas and open conversations. Of course, there is also syrup and tea for the little guests. To ensure that older people can also participate in the dialogue, the Chur city police are also visiting the city's retirement homes this year.

Proximity as the key to effective police work
A close connection between the police and the population is essential for successful police work. Through direct exchange, concerns can be identified at an early stage and solutions can be worked out together. Examples from other regions, but also our own experience, show that such initiatives strengthen trust in the police and increase the sense of security of citizens. The Chur City Police is looking forward to numerous encounters, good conversations and a lively exchange.

Other locations and dates (3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Heiligkreuz Church: Wednesday, 09.04.2025
Kurfirsten car park: Wednesday, 30.04.2025
Quaderwiese: Wednesday, 07.05.2025
Fürstenwald: Wednesday, 11.06.2025
Fontanapark: Wednesday, 25.06.2025
Haldenstein Playground: Wednesday, 13.08.2025
City West: Wednesday, 20.08.2025
Rheinau School Building: Wednesday, 10.09.2025
Freihof car park: Wednesday, 29.10.2025

Once a year, the Chur yodelling club Calanda organises its rustic folk concert. This year, the Jodelchörli Carschenna from Domleschg has been invited as a guest formation. In addition, the Schanfigger Mix band will play in the church and then in the hall for dancing. These are three accomplished musicians - but also children and young people from the Schwyzerörgelliklassen classes of the Schanfigg Music School. After the concert in the church, the yodelers will be happy to welcome you to food, drink, tombola and dancing in the Comandersaal.

This year we are again organizing a public game day together with the Junggugga Moorschlümpf. Attention, this year the match day will take place on the Caguils schoolhouse square in Domat/Ems.

Festival catering with barbecue, drinks and cake buffet.

The number of fatalities who try to reach Europe via dangerous escape routes is increasing every year and the number of unreported cases is high: Since 2019, the campaign "Call a spade a spade – over 51,000 victims of Fortress Europe" has been commemorating the people who died on the way to Europe and protesting against their deaths. On the weekend of International Refugee Day, we read their names and write them on white strips of fabric that we hang on the façade of St. Martin's Church. The commemorative action will be opened on Saturday, June 21 at 11:00 a.m. with a bell ringing, with music on the hour. The event will end on Sunday, June 22, 2025 with an ecumenical service followed by an aperitif.

The project is growing from year to year and takes place throughout Switzerland in Basel, Bern, Chur, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen, Thun and Zurich. German cities are also participating again: in Berlin, Braunschweig, Dortmund, Essen, Frankfurt and Kehl.

In all 16 cities, churches, civil organizations and committed groups have joined forces because they do not agree with European migration policy. The current policy claims too many lives and distributes the burdens of the countries of arrival unsatisfactory. Politics, churches, civil society, business, academia, the arts and international organisations are challenged to present urgent solutions. Together, we have clearly formulated our demands and appeal to European politicians to put an end to the untenable situation and to look for solutions.

A silent drama has been going on for years on the seas and at the borders of Europe and only occasionally makes it into the media. Since 1993, more than 51,000 children, women and men have died. Or do we have to ask the question of whether they were killed? Of an increasingly harsh policy of the countries of Europe, which prevents these people from legally entering Europe to apply for asylum. They have to flee from life-threatening situations and put their lives at risk. They remain in undignified refugee camps without adequate care or the knowledge of whether, when and how things will continue. We are appalled by this and demand safe escape routes! With various actions and a memorial, we commemorate the victims and publicly protest against the untenable situation.

Take part
In all 16 cities, the organizations are calling on the population to participate. If you want, you can read or write names, or take over a care shift at the Welcome Desk. More information about the campaign can be found on the joint platform www.beimnamennennen.ch/ . You can sign up for a reading shift under the following link: turno.immerda.ch/s/sp1i3cU5FCkfCZU4bR8WIFYrG7Ghv2AW

Cooking and eating together in Chur - at Kulturpunkt, Planaterrastrasse 11, Chur, details to follow

"Brown Water" is the sequel to the novel "Cavardiras". It tells what happened in the years 1912 to 1927 in a small village in the Oberland. During this time, the opening of a cloth factory in Trun took place. The First World War breaks out. The automobile finds its way to Graubünden and a seriously underestimated danger threatens the population of the small village.

Registration: info@gbde.ch, Tel. 081 633 42 68 (during opening hours).

Schanfigger mix with Örgali kids from the Schanfigg Music School
open singing with Christian Klucker