UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

Sheffield Bookfair: Tracking Corporate Complicity in the Occupation of Palestine

Chris | 22-05-2010 22:52 | Palestine | Sheffield

Attached is a recording of a workshop run by Corporate Watch at the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair, titled Tracking Corporate Complicity in the Occupation of Palestine which was held on 22 May 2010.

Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair: What is a Social Centre?

Chris | 22-05-2010 22:23 | Free Spaces | Sheffield

Attached is a recording of a talk run by the Sheffield Social Centre Collective at the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair, titled What is a Social Centre? which was held on 22 May 2010.

Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair: An Activist Guide to the Web

Chris | 22-05-2010 22:00 | Indymedia | Technology | Sheffield

Attached is a recording of a session at the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair on 22nd May 2010, titled, An Activist Guide to the Web, a talk exploring the potential advantages (and dangers) of new technologies to political activists.

Sumac Vegan Beer Festival Saturday 5th June and Sunday 6th June

A Vegan | 22-05-2010 10:21 | Animal Liberation | Sheffield

Come along and sample quality ales and beer, with a clear conscience, at the first ever Sumac vegan beer festival.

Beyond Capitalism: Common Wealth for a sustainable society

Chris | 21-05-2010 23:33 | Globalisation | Sheffield

Attached is a recording of Martin Large discussing his new book, Common Wealth -- For a Free, Equal, Mutual and Sustainable Society

http://www.hawthornpress.com/book.php?isbn=9781903458983, which was held in Freeman College, Sheffield on Friday 21st May 2010.

The Coming Greenhouse World

Alex Smith | 20-05-2010 19:31 | Climate Chaos | Sheffield

We are drilling, mining, and burning our way to a horrible climate shift. Can Gaia save us? Dr. Melanie Lenart, U of Arizona on her book "Life in the Hothouse." Plus clips from "What Awaits Us In the Greenhouse World" by Prof George Kennedy, & review of book "The Cretaceous World"

Culture without the working class is no culture..

underclassrising.net | 20-05-2010 09:29 | Sheffield

Sheffield is an incredibly warm and characterful city. There are some great places to eat and drink and lots of interesting sights to see… you just need to know where to look…

Workers rally against the strike-busting agenda of the courts

underclassrising.net | 19-05-2010 07:51 | Sheffield

As the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) joined the British Airways Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA) in having their rights pissed on by the anti-worker stance of the High Court.
As they report;

Sheffield Temporary Autonomous Arts Saturday Night

Chris | 16-05-2010 16:37 | Culture | Sheffield

Some photos from the Sheffield Temporary Autonomous Arts space on Saturday 15th May 2010.

Nakba Day Protest in Sheffield

Chris | 15-05-2010 12:04 | Palestine | Sheffield

There was a protest outside Sheffield Town Hall on Saturday 15th May 2010, organised by the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign to commemorate Nakba Day.

Sheffield Temporary Autonomous Arts

Chris | 14-05-2010 15:35 | Culture | Sheffield

A couple of interviews and some photos from the Temporary Autonomous Arts in Sheffield which is running till Saturday 15th May 2010.

Temporary Autonomous Arts
Wicker Arches, 1 Saville Street, S4 4UD

Sheffield Bike Festival 19th June 2010

Chris | 14-05-2010 15:11 | Culture | Sheffield

Sheffield Bike Festival will be on the 19th June 2010 from 12pm to 6pm on Devonshire Green.

A fantastic celebration of cycling in Sheffield, with loads of exciting biking activities for everyone to try.

Whether your a seasoned cyclist or just up for a taste, come and have some fun on bikes!

Communist Discussion Group: Imperialism and the National Question

Attached is a recording of the Sheffield Communist Discussion Group on Imperialism and the National Question which was recorded on Tuesday 11th May 2010.

Defend the Right to Protest Israeli War Crimes.

There is disturbing evidence that laws are being used to stifle
political protest; especially when it concerns protest against Israel.
The severity of the sentences passed on demonstrators outside the Israeli
Embassy during the bombing of Gaza is unprecedented. Charges of racist
conduct against demonstrators in Scotland have been rejected by the courts.

DEGROWTH - Planned Contraction - 1st N.A. Conference

Drastic reduction of footprint before we collapse. 1st North American Degrowth Conference April 2010, Vancouver. Intro by Rex Weyler. Tom Walker on Barcelona Conf. Overview of peak fossil fuels by ASPO'S Dave Hughes. Maximum sustainable human population, Jack Alpert. Radio Ecoshock 100514

Motherland Simon Roberts @ Bank Street Arts

underclassrising.net | 13-05-2010 10:08 | Sheffield

The photographs of Britain's Simon Roberts from his series Motherland are, paradoxically, both bleak and raw and yet almost distressingly pleasing to the eye and a kick to the brain... walk into Bank Street Arts based in Sheffield City Centre at a formative stage of development, housed in listed Georgian terraces only a stone’s throw from the market and the Cathedral.

The Logic of Occupation: demand nothing, occupy everything!

Really Open University | 12-05-2010 13:48 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Sheffield

Throughout history, and all over the world, people have reclaimed space by taking it, occupying it and putting it to use for ends other than those dictated by capitalism... from the Paris and Shanghai Communes to Reclaim the Streets parties, Guerrilla Gardening and autonomous social centres.

Public Meeting: Defend the right to protest against Israeli war crimes

Thur 13 May 2010, 7.30pm Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James St. S1 2EW (near Anglican cathedral)

Talk arranged by Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) with Mick Napier, chair of Scottish PSC, Joanne Gilmore of University of Manchester Department of Law and Yasmin Ali, Gaza Demonstration Support Group.

Sheffield Temporary Autonomous Arts - Thurs 13th - Sat 15th May

TAA | 08-05-2010 21:24 | Culture | Free Spaces | Sheffield

Four days of open access art space. Come and bring your art to display: painting, sculpture, photography, film, interactive art, performance, fashion, and whatever else you can imagine and make happen! There will also be nightly events, like film nights.

Social Centre Fundraiser, Lynwood Gardens, 9th May

Sheffield Social Centre | 08-05-2010 21:19 | Sheffield

There will be a meal at Lynwood Gardens tomorrow, 5pm, Sunday the 9th May, to raise money for Sheffield Social Centre.

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