Regather co-operative’s organic farm is on Lightwood Lane, just off the ring road between Gleadless and Norton. On Mondays and Fridays volunteers who can spare a little time are welcome to help, and very much appreciated. Volunteers can learn skills at all levels, seed sowing, planting, weeding and harvesting vegetables and many other odd jobs. If you’re interested find out…
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Sheffield medical staff were interviewed at a protest against mandatory vaccines outside the Town Hall in January 2022. Hear their side, as they face the government’s threat of job loss for jab refusal, in this 11 minute video.
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Section 9 of the Nationalities and Borders Bill exempts the government from giving notice of decisions to deprive people of their citizenship – leaving people in a vulnerable and precarious state, possibly without even being informed. Just like the Windrush scandal this is a racist and divisive piece of legislation, it must be opposed. Over 300,000 thousand people have signed…
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Alt-Sheff urges readers to sign and circulate the petition to stop the Government’s dangerous new Policing Bill. It will give police more powers to shut down protest, stop and search without suspicion, and criminalise Gypsy & Traveller communities. After the bill had mostly passed through parliament and could be properly debated, the government slipped in a series of terrifying amendments to…
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Sheffield Council uses hundreds of litres of dangerous Glyphosate herbicide on the city’s pavements and greenery, (according to a freedom of information request). This toxic substance, best known as Monsanto’s ‘RoundUp’ is very dangerous to insects, plant life and humans. It has been described as ‘The most toxic product ever invented’ and a documentary by Australian public broadcast service ABC shows…
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Peace in the Park is a Sheffield festival that promotes peace and understanding by bringing together communities through artistic, musical and vocal expression. It’s organised by a group of artists, musicians, students, events organisers and other everyday Sheffield folk, working together in a not-for-profit collective. Due to covid-19 it’s been cancelled for a couple of years, but now they are…
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