Our city is built at the confluence of five rivers, and is only a stone's throw from the beautiful Peak District.

But we treat nature with contempt in Sheffield.

A thread 🧵👇

(📸: Bryony Finnigan)

Come and work with us at Opus Independents

We're super excited that The Crack magazine have picked Festival of Debate 2024 as one of their national highlights for April 🥳

Discover the full programme: festivalofdebate.com

#FofD

👋 Job opportunity Opus Independents. We're looking for a Finance Coordinator & Company Administrator. Apply now 👉 weareopus.org/2024/03/27/fin…

Wonderful event this evening with a panel discussion by Ahmed Alnaouq Ahmed Alnaouq, Mariam Elsayeh, Afroze Fatima Zaidi Afroze, and Mustafa Abu Sneineh.

Thank you to the panelists and to P21 Gallery, Opus Independents, and Give Over for inviting us!

🚨 TONIGHT - Last few tickets left for Wordlife Presents: Radical Intimacy ft. Sophie K Rosa & joelle taylor

Join Sophie K Rosa at The Leadmill to explore her book Radical Intimacy, on how capitalism shapes our intimate lives, and what we can do about it.

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Join the River Dôn Project at one of the workshops at the the craft of science for a captivating fusion of creativity, scientific discovery and a rights of nature discussion.

🗓️Thu 14 March 2024 , 7pm-10pm
🏛️Millennium Gallery, Sheffield Museums

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🔥 This year, we commissioned artists Emily Redfearn and Black Lodge Press to design these awesome posters for the festival - have you spotted any out and about in #Sheffield yet?

'I didn't want to dismiss how he was feeling so I said, it's okay to be scared'

We watched #StoriesFromThePandemic , a new film featuring testimony from dozens of Sheffield residents touching on all aspects of lockdown life.

Compassionate Sheffield
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🎉 PROGRAMME LAUNCH - Festival of Debate returns to #Sheffield from 16 April - 25 May!

Featuring Sathnam Sanghera Sanghera, Hollie McNish, James O'Brien, Grace Blakeley, Marianna Spring, Jackie Kay, George Monbiot, Natalie Bennett & more.

See the full programme at festivalofdebate.com

Join River Dôn Project at The Craft of Science on 14 March! 👇

🗺️ Get stuck into the #Sheffield neighbourhood mapping data and help to shape how it's used!

Details below 👇 Just shout if you have any questions.

Our friends at Sheffield Writers for Palestine have another open mic fundraiser tomorrow at the Showroom Cinema collecting funds for a charity on the ground in Gaza

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The health of #Sheffield 's River Don is still “poor” due to sewage and chemical pollution, says The Rivers Trust

Yorkshire Water 💧 plans to ⬇️ discharge 35% by 2030

More ➡️ Sheffield Wire

River Dôn Project DonCatchmentRT Riverlution by RSC Blue loop

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🔥 Save the date! We'll be announcing our 2024 line up next week, so watch this space! ✊

Who would you like to see? 👀

The government has enough money to end absolute poverty in Sheffield, and every other part of the UK. But it chooses not to. Why?

A thread 🧵👇

(📸: Bryony Finnigan)

Please join us this Sunday March 3rd, to mark the Covid Annual Day of Reflection at the Covid Memorial Willow Tree in Balm Green Gardens (next to City Hall). There’ll be speeches following a minute’s silence at midday & a workshop facilitated by @woodwellsheff between 10am-4pm🍃

'Stories from the Pandemic' a documentary film produced by Opus Independents in association with Compassionate Sheffield & Sheffield City Council is screening this Friday at Showroom Cinema📽️📷🎞️There are still some free tickets available via eventbrite.co.uk/e/stories-from… #sheffield

What are the City Goals, and how might they transform Sheffield over the coming decade? 🤔

Sam Gregory speaks to the project's conveners to find out how the goals offer a radical new approach to solving the systemic problems we face.

#SheffieldCityGoals nowthenmagazine.com/articles/these…

💥 Wordlife is back! Come along to the first event in a brand new series, exploring Radical Intimacy by Sophie K Rosa.

With an in-conversation with the author, performance from joelle taylor & panel discussion with local organisations and speakers.

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