Protest

Four-day demonstration The Big One aims to bring 100,000 people to London this weekend (21-24 April), with Sheffield groups involved and shared transport available.

Sam Baker takes a look at the changing nature of protesters in Sheffield, speaking to an eclectic mix of demonstrators in the city centre.

We don't want to study at an institution that actively makes the world a worse place, write student activists who are occupying the University’s Diamond building in protest.

Writer and campaigner Morag Livingstone told us more about Charged: How The Police Try To Suppress Protest, co-authored with criminal defence solicitor Matt Foot, ahead of the launch event.

The action group founded in 2007 recently released their annual report detailing a number of campaigns

Activists gather to protest outside Sheffield’s Vulcan House which hosts a visa and immigration service

This week the draconian Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill passes through the House of Lords. Extinction Rebellion activist Hazel Bober talks about the importance of resisting the legislation and the action being taken in Sheffield to oppose it.

Hosted by a group of local organisers, the Carnival of Resistance aims to spread awareness about the Justice for Simba campaign and NHS migrant charges this weekend.

With the Policing Bill back in Parliament this week, Sheffield Against the Policing Bill have organised a demonstration protesting the bill this Saturday.

Students from both Sheffield universities were part of a recent campaign to protest rent fees and an alleged lack of support for students. Here's why.

As the government tries to restrict our right to protest, we must remember what protest is and why it's important – in Sheffield and everywhere.

Sheffield Against Asylum Evictions and South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group recently organised five days of action to highlight housing issues facing migrants.

Like many across the UK, people took to the streets of Sheffield this weekend to protest the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

Reclaim Sheffield Streets “heartbroken and angered” by South Yorkshire Police decision to block in-person event on Devonshire Green, remembering Sarah Everard and other victims of gender-based violence, due to Covid restrictions.

As the battle for Sheffield's trees continues to play out across the city's streets, in its courtrooms, newspapers and online, it seems a good time to ask: in England's greenest city, how did it come to this?