Blurring the Edges is a look at the research on social frontiers through visual art and augmented reality. Social frontiers arise when there are sharp differences in the community groups of neighbouring communities. The exhibition is by Bulgarian-born, Sheffield-based Lora Krasteva, and Rotherham-based Uzma Rani. It includes a community-made soundscape, and artwork which blends national flowers of Bulgaria, Pakistan and…

99% of the global population breathes air with high-level pollutants, including Sheffield with 250-500 deaths per year, largely in lower-income neighbourhoods and due to traffic-related pollution. Three scientists join Graham Turnbull, Founder of Clean Air Sheffield, to discuss the Sheffield Clean Air Zone, and explore the impacts, effectiveness and possible alternatives to the system. Part of the 2024 Festival of…

Reclaim The Power is a UK-based direct action network fighting for social, environmental and economic justice for over a decade. They hold two-day national gatherings across the country to build a broad-based movement, working in solidarity with communities to effectively confront environmentally-destructive industries, and the social and economic forces driving climate change. Don’t worry if you’ve never been to anything…

The monthly meeting of Global Justice Sheffield, which campaigns for the world’s poor, people before profit and a sustainable world. The Sheffield group is part of a global movement, with 60 other local groups lobbying politicians, organising public meetings, both online and street actions, plus stalls at fairs and festivals around Sheffield. If you would like to be more involved…

Sheffield Environment Weeks run from Saturday 27th April to Wednesday 5th June this year (2024). Sheffield can be proud of the hundreds of activities that make up Sheffield Environment Weeks, which has run for many years. They range from talks on a range of subjects, to projects like urban agriculture and wildlife conservation. Volunteers do the hard work all year…

Radical Bookfair 2024 open from 11:00am to 4:00pm, with stalls, meetings/discussions and refreshments. Following on from the very successful bookfair in 2023 it moves to a bigger better venue with better access and facilities, a short walk from Sheffield Station (through Park Hill Flats).