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…
A talk about Sheffield’s 18th and 19th century reformers and the emergence of the local radical press. Loveday Herridge and Sue Roe from Reading Sheffield, discuss reformers including like Thomas Asline Ward and James Montgomery, and cover developments such as the emergence of Sheffield’s radical press.
An event as part of the Festival of Debate 2022. Stewart Lansley and Kate Pickett will explore how, for most of the last 200 years, Britain has been a high inequality and high poverty country. It has only broken this long cycle once – in the post-war years. Then since the late 1970s thanks to a group of New Right thinkers,…
A fundraiser evening for the Sheffield Festival of Friendship with Palestine (coming up 13th June – 9th July 2022). Come for a great night out with the amazing Free Radicals Band to get you dancing, songs from Janet Wood, Poetry from Angelina Abel, DJ sets by Gee Shakti & Aejaz Zee, a Palestinian Street Market and Snacks from Stella. Hosted…
Showroom Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre S1 2BX
Fight capitalism, one garment at a time! Vintage, retro and branded clothes for just £20 per kilo. All sizes for all genders and all tastes. You can pre-buy an £18/kilo voucher on the website. Everything is sold as seen. Please try to bring your own bag, but don’t worry if you forget – biodegradable carrier bags for 50p and £2…
