The Sheffield Autism Partnership Network (a network of Voluntary, Community, Private and Public sector organisations who work with Autistic and Asperger people and their families) share ideas to create a better Sheffield and world for Autistic people. Part of the Festival of Debate 2022 which runs from 19th April – 31st May. For full listings see https://festivalofdebate.com.
A safe space conversation exploring who Gypsies and Travellers are, and what impact will/does the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill have upon the communities and the systems which surround them. The session will allow open and honest dialogue exploring a group of communities who are often demonised or romanticised. Tickets free. Part of the 2022 Festival of Debate in partnership…
Sheffield Students' Union, Nelson Mandela Auditorium
In Britain today, trans people make up less than 1% of the population, and yet they are the subject matter of relentless, dehumanising ‘debate’. In her powerful debut book, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice, Shon Faye draws our attention instead to the harsh realities of trans life from childhood to old age – exploring work, family and healthcare,…
Union Street: 18-20 Union St. Sheffield City Centre S1 2JP
Robin Grey presents “The Land Question” – a further work in his radical working class examination of land ownership, with music and words. Robin has toured Britain with “Three Acres & A Cow” – a history of land rights and protest told in folk song and story. Check out this website for more details of land ownership: Investigating land ownership:…
Union Street co-working space, 18-22 Union St. S1 2JP
A talk about co-operatives. For many people, the past two years have been a time of isolation, loss and rising inequality. As we emerge from the pandemic, these societal divisions have the potential to grow and cause a landslide of further hardship. We believe a more collective and co-operative future would address societal rifts and resource inequality. There is power and strength…
A presentation by Natalie Bennett, as part of Festival of Debate 2022. “Take back control” was the slogan in 2016. But the levers of power remain firmly out of the people’s hands in our Westminster-centred, unrepresentative system. Deliberative democracy offers one positive way forward. It’s been used in the Climate Assembly, with great success in Ireland on the issues of…
