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Film Studies: Exploring Palestinian Cinema

Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX
The Showroom Cinema offers this Film Studies season exploring Palestinian Cinema, with 4 films and 4 lectures by Professor Anandi Ramamurthy and Mahassen Nasser Elgin. “Film critics have reflected that there is no Palestinian film industry, there are only Palestinian films, given the lack of infrastructure in the national context. Despite these difficulties, the increasing range and quality of films…
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Earth First! Regional Gathering in Sheffield

Sheffield, exact location to be confirmed
The Earth First! Regional Gathering in Sheffield is a weekend of movement building and friend-making! Workshops, discussions, games and socials, sharing skills and building relationships in the struggle for climate and ecological justice. People from outside Sheffield are welcome. Bring warm clothes and sleeping bags. Free hot meals provided (vegan). Free to attend (donations towards food appreciated, but not required).…
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Early Spring Makers Market

The Workstation, Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
For a bit of retail therapy, why not buy your stuff unique and hand-made? Over 60 independent makers will be running stalls today, hosted by Endless Love Creative. ‘A showcase of craftsmanship and creativity, from both emerging and established independent makers from across the UK’. Hosted over two floors fully accessible with public toilets. Dogs on leads welcome. £2 entry,…
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Extinction Rebellion Protest Drummers weekly meetup

Make some noise for Extinction Rebellion! Five Rivers Rising is XR Sheffield’s samba-inspired 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 Moor…
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Extinction Rebellion Sheffield - Main Monday Meeting (MMM)

Union St. co-working space, 18-22 Union St. Sheffield S1 2JP
Extinction Rebellion Sheffield currently has bi-monthly meetings on the first and third Mondays of the month (update 2024-2025). For anyone interested who has not been before, this is the best starting point; a time and space for conversation and food sharing. Arrive 6pm for a catch-up and socialising, followed by the meeting itself 6:45-8pm, which is mainly actions-focussed. You can…
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Play: The Lions of Rotherham

Rotherham Civic Theatre
Breakout Arts presents for one day only in Rotherham Civic Theatre’s packed programme, a play about the struggle against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Men from Rotherham were among those who were motivated to travel to Spain to fight with the International Brigade. This performance is based on their words and diaries, with live music from writer/director Karen Mulcahey…
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