Learn how UK austerity measures have impacted the role of the police force in our communities, increasing the role of a shrinking police force. A paradox: on the one hand, the police were heavily cut during austerity, yet on the other hand, this lecture shows that police still increased their role in British society. A perhaps surprising conclusion: as the…

Learn how to use video and video creation for the purpose of furthering social justice and community building, a necessary step towards successful activism. In an era where social media is seeking to divide us more than ever, it is crucial that we learn to use video and video creation to bring people together. Two-hour workshop by Dr Sammia Poveda…

Professor Rowland Atkinson from the University of Sheffield, School of Geography and Planning, after some years of researching the wealthiest residents of London, offers a big picture analysis of what extreme wealth inequality means for society, politics and climate. The effect of the rich on cities like London, the scale and impact of their mobility and the ongoing questions this…

Steel Valley Project have a vacancy for a full time Environmental Project Officer, to deliver environmental projects, lead a team of volunteers, and support the communities and wildlife in the Stocksbridge area. Steel Valley Project is a charity and a partnership between Sheffield City Council, Bradfield Parish Council, Stocksbridge Town Council and Liberty Steel. Full details at the website below.…

Sheffield 4 Palestine presents this Palestinian Voices Solidarity Meal, joined by Palestinians from the Sheffield community, and from the West Bank via video call. Christians and Muslims will be observing Lent and Ramadan respectively, while Jews will have recently celebrated the fast of Esther.  People of any and of no-faith are welcome providing all are supportive of Palestinian liberation, to…

Make some noise for Extinction Rebellion! Five Rivers Rising is XR Sheffield’s samba-inspired drumming group. They play to support protests – climate-related, and also for other causes such as the injustices of poverty, pollution, war, discrimination, corporate greed, and more. The weekly drum practice starts at Union Street to collect instruments, then a walk to the Top of the Moor…