Zest and Upperthorpe Library present the Sheffield Educational Settlement Upperthorpe Project exhibition with the launch at 3pm at Zest. The event runs till 6pm. It showcases the history, injustices and development of Upperthorpe, and Educational Settlements which were forerunners of today’s working class community education and entertainment organisations. The event includes a performance from local folk legend Ray Hearne. All…
Sheffield Transformed organises radical, collaborative and creative political education events to promote left-wing activism at a local level, through discussion, arts and culture. The Visions festival is a chance to inspire each other, build our movement, and express our collective vision for the future. Come and hear new ideas, take part and get organised to support our communities, fight oppression,…
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.…