The guide to Sheffield's
radical, alternative, ethical
business and groups
Deadline 28th August 2018
Sheffield Renewables is committed to making Sheffield a low carbon, resilient and sustainable city. They believe this can only be done through together taking real practical and positive action collectively. Despite a period of uncertainty in the renewable...
June 2018
South Yorkshire supporters of the socialist newspaper the Morning Star are currently planning a public meeting, in late summer. The discussion will be around football and sport and where it fits in socially, in the community, in politics etc.This is where...
Unwrapped is a zero waste grocery shop based in Crookes, Sheffield. Customers can fill their own containers with a huge variety
A group promoting co-housing, where residents create and live in intentional communities. Each household has a self-contained pr
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Events Listings
On now til Sun 7 Oct 2018, Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate S1 2PP
The Millennium Gallery in central Sheffield is showing "Art Against War: Peter Kennard and the CND Movement". Peter Kennard made powerful photo-montages for the peace movement in Britain through the 1970s and 80s. The exhibition is worth seeing, both as a look back and as an inspiration in the struggle for a better world in the future.
Opens Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm, Bank Holidays 11am-4pm. Free entry (donations welcome).
Event details at Museums Sheffield
Sat 22 Sep 2018, 6-9pm, Foodhall, 121 Eyre St. S1 4QW.
The National Food Service is a new idea. This symposium is for individuals and groups involved with the network of social eating spaces across the country. It is the first step in developing the concept, through free talks, meals and events, inviting experts and people active in the food sharing movement and those who are passionate about the topic.
Part of Festival of the Mind, one of a series of events. If you would like to contribute to the symposium in any way please contact through the Foodhall Facebook page. Further details at the link below.
Foodhall
Wed 26 Sep 2018, 6-9pm, Foodhall, 121 Eyre St. S1 4QW.
Part of Festival of the Mind, presentation of research to inform the discussion towards a National Food Service. This is also an opportunity for you to contribute to the dialogue.
Robin Dunbar, Emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford. His recent Breaking Bread report revealed that regularly eating alone is the biggest single factor for unhappiness besides existing mental illness, one reason why Foodhall promotes public communal eating and cooking spaces.
Professor Megan Blake will share research she has been undertaking on this topic and insights from the Food justice MA in the University.
After the talk is a large open, public community meal cooked by volunteers allowing experience of the idea in action, and informal discussion. Further details at the link below.
Foodhall
