As winter approaches, Sheffield has a network of Welcome Places where you can go to stay warm and safe, and get support, shown on this useful map of street level groups and community hubs collected by Voluntary Action Sheffield. There is also a Community Helpline provided by Sheffield City Council to support anyone struggling with the cost of bills or…

In a new project, a series of videos reveals the truth behind the University of Sheffield’s “international” branding and its complicity with the genocide in Palestine. It examines the experiences of international students who travel across borders and study in Sheffield. The videos refer to a report from SCCP on the university, and a report from CEI on the experiences…

Sheffield College is running two fully-funded short courses from October to December, for South Yorkshire residents aged 18+. The first, Level 2 Understanding Domestic Retrofit offers 50 places to anyone working within retrofit construction, or energy efficiency sales. It gives a “comprehensive knowledge and understanding of retrofit principles, with a specific focus on building insulation.” The second course, Level 3…

Haider Eid, a Palestinian activist, professor, writer and singer spoke at the founding conference of the Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid in 2022. He was born in Nuseirat refugee camp and was raised in Gaza City, after his parents were expelled from their village, Zarnouqa, in 1948. Now he has made a new 14 minute documentary film, “Returning to…

Brambles housing co-op in Sheffield is looking for three new members: rooms available in Burngreave, please share with your networks. They are looking for community-minded people to live in this large housing co-op with 8 bedrooms for members and one room for solidarity/guest space. It has a beautiful big garden and lots of exciting work and projects planned. Members are…

Rural communal living opportunities exist at a housing co-op in High Bentham, North Yorkshire. The house is empty and needs people. It has public transport, garden, and solar panels. For more details, email highbenthamhousingco-op@riseup.net.

If you are in a position to have some spare savings that you would like to invest usefully and ethically, or you know someone who is, please consider investing in ‘Share Instead’. This is a long-established Sheffield housing co-operative working on eco-development. Part of the aim is to provide affordable rented accommodation. They offer interest at the end of a…

The People’s Assembly is re-launching as a membership organisation, and all supporters are invited. Please consider joining the organised fightback and movement for change against this vicious right wing government, and catastrophic cost of living crisis. No one is going to do it for us – we will just have to do it ourselves! The People’s Assembly is all about…

Did you miss out on an event you wanted to see at the Festival of Debate 2022? Many of the 2022 online events are now available for you to watch again. Catch up now at https://festivalofdebate.com/2022  

Share Instead is looking for new members to join their 5-person housing co-op. It’s a supportive community which shares a large and cosy home in Sheffield, managed co-operatively. The co-op is a member of the Radical Routes network and aim to create a place to live securely, affordably and gently, working for social change. They need new members keen to…