Update : NO DATE YET Sheffield Radical Bookfair 2025 remains under discussion, the committee has not announced a venue or date yet. When there is more news, hopefully, the 2025 date will be announced. In 2023 and 2024, very successful bookfairs ran, including political and publication stalls, meetings/discussions and refreshments.
Sheffield Students Union, Gallery Room 2, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TG
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…
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…
Sheffield Culture and Climate Network presents a public meeting focused on shaping a greener future, with a focus on the city’s cultural sector. The event will bring together diverse voices including artists, curators, local sustainability policy leaders, and industry experts, to share insights on environmental best practices and showcase creative responses to the climate crisis. Speakers: Claire Buckley, Programme Lead,…
City of Sanctuary, 37-39 Chapel Walk, Sheffield City Centre S1 2PD
Dr. Christina Tatham and Dr. Tim Herrick will talk about different facets of asylum seekers’ access to education, revealing how the UK’s hostile environment manifests in ways that disproportionately affect this vulnerable group. They draw on research that explores the experiences of people from asylum seeker backgrounds in Higher Education, as well as more theoretical perspectives about what civic responsibilities…
Union St. co-working space, 18-22 Union St. Sheffield S1 2JP
Make some noise for Extinction Rebellion! Five Rivers Rising is XR Sheffield’s samba fusion 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…
