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UnShut Festival

Online, out in the streets, and by post
UnShut is a festival of experimental and radical new performance work, which began in Sheffield in 2017. UnShut 2020 offers twelve performances over three days, including a worldwide street clean, a revolution by postcard, intimate performance, and building a theatre from scratch. UnShut aims to connect people from all walks of life, and bring them together through live art. To…
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Stolen - How to Save the World from Financialisation

Online, Zoom
Grace Blakeley presents an accessible guide to our recent economic and political history: the story of how finance capitalism has been allowed to steal our economies, our environment, and even the future itself, and how we can – and must – change course. Join Grace for an in conversation with James Weinberg. This free event is part of the Fairer…
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Palestinian Lives Matter protest

Symbolic presence outside Sheffield Town Hall 12 noon, and online, pictures on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Iyad al Halak, an autistic Palestinian, was wounded and unarmed when he was shot dead by an Israeli policeman, five days after the killing of George Floyd.  The Eviction Notice for the Sumarin family is taking place on the morning 30th June. Netanyahu has announced that he will annex the Jordan valley into Israel on the first of July. What…
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Virtual lobby for climate and nature

Online
The Climate Coalition is running a virtual lobby, inviting you, and thousands of others to pressure for a green and fair recovery as we build back from the current health crisis. We cannot ignore the climate, species extinctions, inequalities and poverty. Using our voices to call for action is more important than ever. Have a virtual cup of tea with your…
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Creative Hub Launch: What is African Theatre?

Online
Utopia Theatre presents its Creative Hub Programme online as part of the 2020 Festival of Debate. An introduction to their programme with Artistic Director, Mojisola Elufowoju and Creatives offering snippets of what is to come in the next 6 months. Free to attend, donations welcome.  
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XR says Government Learn Your Lesson!

City centre & online
  On the day that the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report is released (Thursday 25th June), there will be a co-ordinated national Extinction Rebellion (XR) action. The report is on the UK Government’s progress in achieving its own woefully inadequate target to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The response has got to be ‘Government Learn Your Lesson!’. Sheffield Climate…
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