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A "collective response" to the disproportionate impact of the rising cost of living on disabled people, The Many Costs of Living is a national creative billboard campaign coordinated by Shape Arts. Laura Elliott spoke with Chesterfield artist Bella Milroy about her piece, which explores how a brown envelope from the DWP is far more than "just another bit of post." The billboard installation is on Fitzwilliam Street in Sheffield until 26 March.
This week we've launched a new series called Agency in the Workplace with an interview with Ellie from Wicker Pharmacy, which has served the city every day for seven decades. We're trying our hands at generative journalism techniques to bring out the richness of worker-owned and worker-controlled organisations in South Yorkshire, in partnership with the Ownership Hub. More to come!
At the moment we're also working on reimagining what Now Then is and what more the platform and the team can do to help achieve positive social change, in the city and beyond. This is a big bit of work(!) that we hope to share with you before the process is complete.
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A "collective response" to the disproportionate impact of the rising cost of living on disabled people, a Shape Arts project has brought an artistic billboard campaign to Sheffield and four other cities.
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“an extraordinary example of the alchemy of art in action” |
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Launched in 1997 by statistician Christopher Stride and his wife Gill, the club night "not for people who like music, but for people who love music" was rekindled during the pandemic.
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In a new series, Wicker Pharmacy Managing Director Ellie Bennett tells Now Then about the employee-owned venture which has served Sheffield every day since 1952.
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“we've got a commitment to continue to offer a service to the people of Sheffield” |
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The University of Sheffield has hired private investigators to look into whether two students were involved in occupying the Diamond building in October in protest against its links to the arms industry, it emerged this week. A piece in the Guardian claims that both students can prove they weren't in the city during the occupation, and that they believe they have been profiled due to involvement in past protests. The action by the uni has drawn criticism from the likes of Olivia Blake MP and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), who said of the uni's links to arms companies: "It's time for university authorities to take a new, ethical approach, and to explore partnerships that actually benefit the climate and help build peace." Sheffield Action Group (SHAG) wrote for Now Then about the reasons for their occupation back in October: There’s no place for arms companies at our university. |
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The Festival of Debate 2023 programme has been announced, with 60 events taking place from 12 April to 26 May across Sheffield and online. Keynote speakers include music royalty and ideas man Brian Eno, housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa, journalist Gary Younge, author Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti and drug law reform advocate Prof David Nutt, alongside many community and grassroots events. We're really proud of our colleagues in the FoD team for bringing together another great programme and we're looking forward to sharing exclusive interviews and coverage before, during and after the festival through Now Then. |
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Sheffield is set to unveil its Covid memorial on the National Day of Reflection next week (23 March). Located in Balm Green Gardens next to the City Hall, the metal sculpture is based on a willow tree and has been designed by George King Architects. Its part of wider memorial activities in the city, which we have been involved in through the Stories From The Pandemic project and the recent, well-received A Lasting Testimony From Sheffield exhibition at Millennium Gallery. |
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