Join Now Then magazine and the South Yorkshire Ownership Hub to explore what’s been uncovered in their shared ‘generative inquiry’, for which they are interviewing people in worker-owned and worker-controlled organisations in the region. How are distributed power, voice and financial gains affecting people and organisations? What new potentials can we unlock to grow and deepen people’s agency and control…

Across the world, grassroots activists in the global North and the global South are combining in a rapidly growing network of interconnected campaigns – for debt justice, climate justice, women’s and workers’ rights and empowerment, and others – a movement of movements. There is a growing unity to bring an end to the historical and continuing asset-stripping system of neo-colonialism…

An event for the 2023 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHoBiT). Its aim is to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBTQ+ rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBTQ+ rights work worldwide. The date of May 17th was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. For over…

A former government advisor on drug policy, Professor David Nutt specialises in research exploring the potential medicinal uses of drugs including LSD, MDMA and psilocybin. Professor Nutt will talk about the barriers to researching controlled substances in the UK and their untapped potential for treating mental health conditions. Part of Sheffield’s Festival of Debate 2023. Tickets £10/12+booking fee.

This session in partnership with Sheffield For Democracy will offer participants an opportunity to discuss and debate how citizens in Sheffield can become involved in campaigning and effective engagement to end the climate crisis. For many people, the climate crisis can generate a feeling of being overwhelmed and powerless, even fearful. Others have been involved in organisations and groups to…

Dr Kenneth Gibson will officially launch his new biography of Arnold Freeman (1886-1972), The Life of Arnold Freeman Philosopher, Teacher and Social Reformer. Arnold Freeman was a unique man who made Sheffield his adopted home. He became a ‘folk legend’ here, in the first half of the twentieth century, because of his infectious enthusiasm in promoting the arts, culture and…