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We've got two really important and well-crafted pieces from Philippa Willitts this week. She spoke to two local indie musicians about Askern Festival's decision to give a main stage slot to Tom Meighan and the message this sends to both domestic abuse survivors and women in a still heavily male-dominated industry. She has also documented a Festival of Debate event "navigating the messy problem of food waste," with vital contributions from Beanies Wholefoods, Food Works and Future Greens.
Sam Gregory has done a long-form interview with Olivier Tsemo, Chief Executive of community organisation and event space SADACCA (Sheffield And District African Caribbean Community Association). The generative piece looks at Olivier's work lifting the organisation out of debt, his hopes for SADACCA, and his unorthodox views about focussing on inequality and not race. The third interview in our Right to Thrive series sees Sam talk to archivist and curator Ella Barrett, who is working on SADACCA's Bantu Archive Programme, about her connection to the River Don.
A couple of good reviews for you too - one of a recent record-breaking Frank Turner gig at the Foundry and another of Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Back, which our reviewer Samuel Quarton wasn't enamoured with...
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What is it like for indie musicians in Sheffield when someone who admitted to domestic violence is given a top slot at a local festival?
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“I think it's a cop out. You just want to listen to his music” |
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How do we move away from guilt-inducing moral superiority to actually solving the problem?
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“Marginalisation and poverty play a significant role in how much an individual person can realistically do” |
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We spoke to archivist and curator at the Bantu Archive Programme Ella Barrett about the connections between Sheffield's Yemeni community, the River Don and the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal, and how being near water can offer a radical act of healing.
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Next Wednesday (15 May) is Al-Nakba day, which marks the time in 1948 when 750,000 Palestinians were driven out of their homes and villages. A series of actions are planned in Sheffield, from a march and a demo outside The Light Cinema on the Moor against Eurovision on Saturday, a hot air balloon flight to raise funds and awareness on Tuesday, and a rally outside the Town Hall on Wednesday after the council refused to debate the petition signed by 7,500 people calling on them to issue a statement of solidarity with Palestinians. Full information on each event is available via Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid. |
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There's a really interesting update from It's Looking A Bit Black Over Bill's Mother's on some citizen science happening on Sheffield's rivers. Anti-pollution campaigners have been sampling mud from the River Porter to monitor riverfly. The group have been sifting through their samples with turkey basters and magnifying glasses, looking for eight river invertebrate groups, and sending the data over to the Environment Agency. |
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New research from Sheffield Hallam has found that 61% of social housing tenants have been cutting back on essentials to pay their rent, while one in ten said they had sold personal possessions to afford their rent. The researchers highlighted that those who are struggling but still managing to pay their rent may be missed by support services because they are not in arrears. |
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On Thursday 16 May, Global Justice Sheffield will partner with Festival of Debate to deliver an event with campaigners, activists and academics to discuss how we can better build campaigns and actions to end – and rebuild from – the devastating climate impacts and other existential corporate threats to people, communities and the environment, both locally and in the Global South. It will take place in Central United Reform Church and tickets are free – but booking is required. |
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