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Creative Hub Launch: What is African Theatre?

Online
Utopia Theatre presents its Creative Hub Programme online as part of the 2020 Festival of Debate. An introduction to their programme with Artistic Director, Mojisola Elufowoju and Creatives offering snippets of what is to come in the next 6 months. Free to attend, donations welcome.  
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XR says Government Learn Your Lesson!

City centre & online
  On the day that the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report is released (Thursday 25th June), there will be a co-ordinated national Extinction Rebellion (XR) action. The report is on the UK Government’s progress in achieving its own woefully inadequate target to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The response has got to be ‘Government Learn Your Lesson!’. Sheffield Climate…
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Green Party Yorkshire Regional Conference

Online Zoom
An opportunity to question and discuss within the Green Party at regional level. This is their 2nd online conference. Speakers include:- Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of the Green Party Douglas Johnson, Green Councillor, Sheffield Molly Scot Cato, Green MEP for the South West and Gibraltar Ramus Andersen, MEP Kevin Foster, Councillor Karen Allison, Kirklees Council Ed Carlisle, Green Party Target…
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Festival of Debate Online: How Can We Build a Wellbeing Economy?

Online Facebook Live & YouTube & Sheffield Live! (community radio/TV station; this event will be on Freeview TV & online)
  Thur 18 June 7-8pm, Facebook Live & YouTube. GDP and wealth creation has traditionally been the main measure for the health of our economy, but is there another way? How can we transition to a society that values the wellbeing of its citizens above economic growth? Liz Zeidler (Centre for Thriving Places), Dawn Snape (Deputy Director of the Office…
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Special training on lobbying - Sheffield Climate Alliance

Online
With a new date announced for COP 26, November 2021, Sheffield Climate Alliance is now focused on preparing to add to the pro-environment voices, and calling for a ‘Green Recovery’. Join them at Hope for the Future specialist training on working effectively with politians, on climate change. This workshop will cover how to lobby town councillors, the regional mayor, and…
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Drop Debt, Save Lives: Coronavirus and global south debt 

Online
Webinar with Jubilee Debt Campaign, with speakers from around the world talking about the impact that Covid-19 is having in their countries, how they are campaigning for debt cancellation and what action we can take to support their campaigns from the UK. Speakers include: Chenai Mukumba, Director of CUTS International in Lusaka, Zambia, Abdul Khaliq, CADTM Pakistan, Patricia Miranda, Global…
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