Equality & Social Justice

When three people got together in the Red Deer to talk about Sheffield’s LGBT+ history, they didn’t really have a plan. A few years on, Steel City Queer History has a zine, a website, delivers talks and has exciting plans for the future.

Sheffield’s BAMER communities have become fed up of being used as 'Tick Boxes' and have been forced to fight back during the pandemic.

Sheffield Feminist Archive’s Women in Lockdown project is calling for submissions about women’s experiences of Covid-19 for a digital archive.

Local campaign Our Bodies Our Streets is pushing Sheffield Council to improve poor lighting and make parks feel safer for women.

This year’s census is making history as it asks questions about LGBT identities for the first time. Here’s everything you need to know.

As she prepared to move on from her role at Voluntary Action Sheffield, Chief Executive Maddy Desforges gave us her thoughts on achievements and learning from Sheffield’s voluntary sector since 2016.

Social work is rarely discussed in conversations about race and racism, so Wayne Reid and Siobhan Maclean put together Outlanders, a book that showcases the lived experiences of social workers of colour.

Racism in healthcare is leading to reduced vaccine uptake amongst racially minoritised communities. We can start decolonising healthcare by ending the legacy of denying care to migrants in the UK.

Kevin Hylton, Chair of the Sheffield Race Equality Commission, tells us about what the commission is doing and why – and how people in Sheffield can get involved.

The E.D.E.N. Digital virtual project will empower participants to ‘tell their own stories’ through film.