Kelham Island & Neespend Community Alliance's Yvonne and Rob spoke to us about the Don's industrial heritage and how we can build access, connection and understanding to the river.
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.
Community Organising Manager at Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Owen Hodgkinson tells us how his work brings him into contact with the River Don, and thinking about nature equity, multi-species justice and new ways of valuing the natural world.
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.
The question of whether nature should have rights is cropping up more in both public and political debate, in particular for the River Don. Where did this movement come from and what does nature having rights actually entail?
Writer, artist and Sheffield's current Poet Laureate Danaé Wellington shares her poem 'Sycthian', commissioned especially for the Writing the Water event as part of this year's Being Human festival.
To close this year's Being Human festival, Sheffield Hallam University hosted a floating poetry workshop that explored Sheffield's relationship with the river it was built on.
The
free show at Weston Park Museum features over 300 artworks and found
objects, exploring how Sheffield’s five rivers have shaped the city
geographically, economically and psychologically.