Friday 17th October “Stand with Palestine” rally
5pm to 6pm outside Sheffield Rail Station. Organised by Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid. The current ceasefire is very fragile and there is great uncertainty about what happens next. Freedom and security for Palestinians still remains a distant goal. We have to keep campaigning to make sure the Palestinians are not sold out yet again.
Saturday 18th October Sheffield March for Palestine
Assemble 13.45hrs Ellesmere Green S4 &DN (above Spital Hill). Rally at Town Hall 15.30pm. Organised by Sheffield Friends of Palestine and supported by Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid.
Boycott Divestment and Sanctions against Israel. We will not forget or forgive the genocide in Gaza. Bring your banners
Wednesday 22nd October “What Next for the Gaza Strip and Palestine?”
7pm Central United Reform Church, Norfolk Street S1 2JB. Organised by Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid. Public meeting with talk by Ilan Pappe, renowned historian and author
Thursday 23rd October Climate Conversations
7pm – 9pm Doors at 6:40pm 38 Mappin St Sheffield City Centre S1 4DT
Climate Conversations Sheffield presents the Barstool Project findings. What does the average citizen think about climate change and what to do about it? We present our research from the streets of Sheffield.
“We (Lauren Jones and Dr “Kathy Aston) are Climate Conversations Sheffield, and we have spent over three years listening to ordinary people in shopping centres, markets, sports centres, parks, and other public spaces talk about climate change. We asked them three open questions: how did they feel about it; what did they think had the biggest effect on climate change; and what did they think should be done about it – and by whom. The answers might surprise you!”
Saturday 25th October “The Precarious Migrant Worker” Book launch and discussion
7pm – 8.30pm, Broomhall Community Centre, Broomspring Lane, S10 2FD, Sheffield, and online. Please see the attached flyer for more information.The Precarious Migrant Worker 25th october
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Sheffield branch is hosting Panos Theodoropoulos (IWW & Interregnum media collective), author of ‘The Precarious Migrant Worker: The Socialisation of Precarity’ (2025), for a discussion on his recently published book and its themes. Panos’ book as well as IWW merch will be available for purchase at the event. Free entry. Joining online?
Register here https://cloud.iww.org.uk/apps/forms/s/JSrnsWTTXNom4HFCmJXZXyym
For queries, contact: sheffield@iww.org.uk
Please share far and wide and hope to see you there! In solidarity, Georgios (he/him) IWW Sheffield Branch Secretary Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), https://IWW.ORG.UK
Monday 10th November Sheffield Climate Vigil
12 noon till 1pm Outside Town Hall
Saturday 15th November COP30 Sheffield rally and events
THIS WORLD IS OURS! RESIST. RECLAIM. RISE UP FOR SYSTEM CHANGE!
11am Assemble Devonshire Green (S1 4GT) for MARCH then RALLY at City Hall
“Save the date for the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice – please share the leaflet attached with friends, family, communities and all your organised groups and email lists.
COP30 in Belém, Brazil is set to be one of the most consequential climate summits in recent years. With key commitments up for renegotiation and the summit taking place in the heart of the Amazon – a key symbol in the fight against climate breakdown – it’ll be a crucial test for the power of our movements. With record heat in our atmosphere and oceans driving climate disasters across the globe, billionaire wealth soaring ever higher and billions left behind in poverty, there is no time left to lose. If we’re to have any hope of a liveable planet, we must end our reliance on fossil fuels – fast, fair and forever – and transform our economic systems to work for people and planet. This is also a great opportunity for groups from across the climate movement to build solidarity with migrant justice amidst the rise of the far right and the deepening hostile environment.”
Lucinda Wakefield CJC South Yorkshire and STUC Delegate (Climate Coordinator)
In 2024, the TUC voted to back a Year of Trade Union Climate Action, engaging with community and climate justice groups. This has been backed by a large number of national unions. Sheffield Trade Union Council has also passed the motion and signed up to this. It will kick off this autumn, with a key moment of global solidarity in November (14th November Day of Action) during the UN climate negotiations, COP30, in Brazil. We want active support from as many local trade unions as possible – a really powerful year of action can only be built from the grassroots up.
Saturday 29th November National Palestine Day
We have had confirmation that Sheffield Town Hall will be flying the Palestine flag on this day and that Palestine Ambassador H.E. Husam Zomlot will attend. We expect there to be a public meeting and/or a rally outside Town Hall. The details are to be worked out and publicised in due course so please make a note in your diaries
Friday 28th – Sunday 30th November Sheffield Transformed Festival
Sheffield Transformed Festival is back for its second year! Join us between Friday 28th November and Sunday 30th November 2025 for a weekend festival of trade unionism, left-wing politics, music and culture.
The programme will include around 40 sessions over three days on topics ranging from grassroots trade unionism and combating the far right through to Palestine solidarity and climate justice.
The festival is a chance to meet people, join workshops and share in collective action, as we consider some of the biggest issues facing South Yorkshire, the UK and the world. And don’t miss the Sheffield Transformed Saturday Night Party on Saturday 29th November! You’ll be treated to amazing live acts and DJ sets!
Tickets are now on sale! Tickets for the daytime festival are on a sliding scale of £0/£8/£15/£20, while tickets for the Saturday night party range from £5/£8/£12. Book now!
The festival is only possible through voluntary effort. If you can help us to deliver the festival over the weekend, please complete our volunteer form.
And please consider submitting this motion to your trade union branch to help support our work. We will have a space for stalls that attendees can browse throughout the day; please do let us know if you or your organisation or campaign group would like a stall by completing this form:
https://forms.gle/HXcCUU9swMei6xTT6
Please share with your contacts!