The food we eat in Sheffield will be totally different in ten years

Plus mayoral elections and the war in Sudan

Sam Gregory continues the Honest Conversation series this week with a fascinating piece about how Sheffield could be at the centre of a food transition revolution, inspired by George Monbiot's book Regenesis and by the number of breweries in the city. Another piece from Sam looks at how next week's election for South Yorkshire Mayor will be the first since the government changed the voting system for metro mayors to First Past The Post – which electoral reform campaigners and four out of five candidates for mayor are against.

Sam Walby spoke to three people from the Sudanese community in Sheffield about the impact of the civil war in the north African country on people here, exploring what the Sudanese Community Association in Sheffield is doing to offer support and what help the community needs from the wider city. We have also launched our Right to Thrive series today with an interview with musician, podcaster and writer David Bramwell, reflecting on the connection to the River Don he built through his multimedia project Cult of Water.

And Elim Lau has spoken to researcher Nabila Cruz de Carvalho about AI, trust, inequality and the changing role of the journalist ahead of her free online talk at Festival of Debate tonight.

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Honest Conversations

The food we eat in Sheffield will be totally different in ten years' time

South Yorkshire is ideally placed to lead a new gastronomic revolution – and it might just save us from extinction.

“Sheffield is the best-placed city in the UK to lead this new gastronomic revolution”

"What we really need is support": The impact of the Sudanese conflict on the Sheffield community

The civil war in North Africa is being felt by many people here. By bringing the community together, the Sudanese Community Association in Sheffield is trying to stop the war coming to our city too.

“At this moment, what we really need is support”

Right to Thrive

David Bramwell: "It feels right to treat the river as a living thing"

The Doncastrian writer, podcaster and musician expores his connection to the River Don in our new generative interview series looking at nature's right to thrive in South Yorkshire.

Nabila Cruz de Carvalho

Artificial Intelligence: What are the threats and opportunities for the media?

Mind the (emissions) gap

Elsewhere:

The BBC has written about the British Asians who stood with striking miners in the 1980s, with a focus on Mukhtar Dar, a founding member of the Sheffield Asian Youth Movement who supported the strikers at Orgreave while also facing racism from them. The Asian campaigners saw parallels between the oppressions each group faced, with Dar explaining: "What you had was a convergence of all of these different struggles beyond the coal fields… We had no choice but to find common ground and come together."

In this Lesbian Visibility Week, Sheffield charity SAYiT has shared the iconic photo of the Sheffield: Lesbian Capital of the North sign that was part of anti-Section 28 campaigns.

Next Tuesday 30 April, Sathnam Sanghera will be appearing with Désirée Reynolds as part of Festival of Debate. They'll be discussing "how deeply British imperialism is baked into our world, and why it’s time Britain was finally honest with itself about empire," at the Showroom at 7pm.

Wednesday 1 May will be a Workplace Day of Action for Palestine. The Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (Gaza) are calling for the international trade union movement to "take a stand in solidarity with Palestine by joining us in collective action to disrupt business as usual," with plenty of suggestions for actions workers can take.

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