“I’m being used to whitewash the story of empire and I’m not going for it.”

As he releases his memoir Track Record, George the Poet explains why he turned down an MBE and how the UK's political culture has moved 'in favour of the elites'.

On Thursday we was blessed to hear lyrics from Danae Wellington & Ez Chigbo 🌻 on Love and Social Justice. Shout out UoS Centre for Equity & Inclusion for organising the event and Utopia Theatre on holding the space 🌍

Feeling inspired by the Festival of Debate Love & Social Justice event last night at Utopia Theatre Greatly organised by Alex Rajinder Mason & UoS Centre for Equity & Inclusion Amazing performances by Danae Wellington Ez Chigbo 🌻 Tasnim Hassan Keep the love & the fight up guys ❣🔥 The Racial Justice Network Sheffield Anti-Racist Education (SHARE)

I had an amazing time UoS Centre for Equity & Inclusion 's event in the Utopia Theatre exploring the links between love & #socialjustice . Thought-provoking contributions from Tasnim Hassan Danae Wellington Ezimma Chigbo & powerful performance from Sahba Daf Ensemble with Yousef Sadat.

Really looking forward to this tomorrow ✨🤲🏿🌿💛

Gboyega Odubanjo is our feature poet for issue 13. The issue will feature two poems from his forthcoming collection, ADAM, which will be published by Faber later this year. We love and miss our friend. We can’t wait for you to read the issue 🦆

Feeling such a heavy heart today man. 3 stabbings, one being fatal, and a girl taking her own life all within the space of days in Sheffield. These systems are failing our young people. Sheffield community we need to come together, organise & strategise to protect the children 💔

We’ve just launched our new #DigWhereYouStand website. We unearth #HiddenHistories from the archives and use creative practices to reimagine those lives. Welcome to the archive… 👉🏾 dwys.co.uk #Archive30 #Sheffield

Wicked night on the main stage at
Band on the Wall last Friday 🌤️⭐️
——-
📸 Russell Higginbotham

There is absolutely no duty of care for black women in this country. What a saddening past few days for us black women.

All black women out there, please stay safe🤍

GITA 💚

Dig Where You Stand held a special workshop on Friday, exploring the extraordinary lives of travelling Ayahs in Britain. Thanks to Dr. Arunima Datta for sharing your expertise with us, to WOC Azadi Collective 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 for the sensory connection to South Asian heritage & Sheffield City Archives for hosting us.

Grand Rising people 🌞

Join us for our next 'In The Cut' event ✂️

An online discussion exploring the barbershop's positive impact on the mental, physical and spiritual health in Black communities.

📅 14th March | ⏰ 5:30pm | 🌐 Online

Details 👇🏾

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Macole Lannaman (Macole) will draw further attention to the linkages between the Black barbershop, masculinity and mental health. He will talk about why he felt it was important to launch the 'In The Cut' project, and bridging the gap between academia and community.

🎉 PROGRAMME LAUNCH - Festival of Debate returns to #Sheffield from 16 April - 25 May!

Featuring Sathnam Sanghera Sanghera, Hollie McNish, James O'Brien, Grace Blakeley, Marianna Spring, Jackie Kay, George Monbiot, Natalie Bennett & more.

See the full programme at festivalofdebate.com

Caucasity strikes again 😏

Join us for Telling it Like it's Lived, a true story open mic night at Dewsbury Kirklees Libraries For a 3-5 min. open mic slot, msg me. #stories #spokenword #openmic #community Kirklees Council Creative Kirklees New Writing North Commonword Creative Scene

Join us for our upcoming 'In The Cut' event ✂️.

Highlighting 3 projects in Sheffield & London exploring the barbershop's positive impact on mental & physical health in Black communities.

📅 14th March | ⏰ 5:30pm | 🌐 Online

Details 👇🏾eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-cut-c…