A talk and Q&A presented as part of this year’s Festival of Debate. Rebecca Jane Morgan discusses her book, Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain. It reveals a rich, overlooked history, from the first legal gender changes in 1944 to the groundbreaking Gender Recognition Act of 2004 and the ongoing battle for reform today, a story of…
Alborada Films presents Jeremy Corbyn, MP and Declassified UK’s John McEvoy discussing the UK government’s role in Israel’s ongoing genocide, and The Gaza Tribunal, an independent, non-governmental public inquiry held in Westminster, London last September. This event includes a short film (also online, see link below), book signing, and a raffle to raise funds for Emergency Relief Fund, a humanitarian assistance…
AND or Abandon Normal Devices is a nomadic, site-responsive digital arts festival with sound, simulation, and participatory events. In this, its 10th year, it comes to Barnsley. Radical international and UK artists use the theme of infrastructure, illuminating the connection between people and place. They examine the networks, historical extraction legacies, and social climates that underpin contemporary life in the…
Mum’s United Community Centre, 19-21 The Wicker, Sheffield S3 8HS (close to city centre)
Sheffield Radical Mutual Aid offers a free monthly meal, made by volunteer activists and served in the canteen behind a community centre shop. It’s open for everyone, pay what you can afford. Come for a chat and a delicious choice of food. This is a Mutual Aid group, working towards radical anti-capitalism, social change and non-hierarchy, rather than just charity.…
Peace Gardens, 50 Pinstone St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2HH
A rally to reclaim the streets for our city and South Yorkshire’s anti-racist majority. As all major cities are having to do, Sheffield is standing up and speaking out against hatred and division, which is being fed by far right influencers, and some of the media and politicians. The location (Sheffield’s Peace Gardens) is notably the site of the Spanish…
Union St. co-working space, 18-22 Union St. Sheffield S1 2JP
Extinction Rebellion Sheffield has meetings on the first and third Mondays of the month. (Except not on 3rd Monday in Sept 2026) For anyone interested who has not been before, this is the best starting point. Arrive at 6pm for hot drinks and socialising, conversation and food sharing, followed by the meeting itself from 6:45 – 8pm. You can also…
