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ROGER McGOUGH & STAN SKINNY
May 21
ROGER McGOUGH & STAN SKINNY
THE GUILTY FEMINIST: LIVE
May 23
THE GUILTY FEMINIST: LIVE
STEVE SILBERMAN: NEUROTRIBES
May 25
STEVE SILBERMAN: NEUROTRIBES
PAUL MASON - CLEAR BRIGHT FUTURE: A RADICAL DEFENCE OF THE HUMAN BEING
May 29
PAUL MASON - CLEAR BRIGHT FUTURE: A RADICAL DEFENCE OF THE HUMAN BEING
JULIA UNWIN: POWER IN OUR HANDS?
May 30
JULIA UNWIN: POWER IN OUR HANDS?
 
 
 
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A round-up of Festival of Debate 2018, featuring Yanis Varoufakis, Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd, Reni-Eddo Lodge and plenty more.

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Festival of Debate can only happen with the help of many volunteers from across Sheffield. If you’re enthusiastic, passionate and eager to help, please fill in our volunteer form and we’ll come back to you with more details.

Whether you’re skills are in planning and organising, or getting stuck in at events, we can find something for you. This year Festival of Debate will run from 19th April to 1st June 2019.

If you have any questions, drop us a line on hello@festivalofdebate.com.

WE NEED YOU - VOLUNTEER IN 2019
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Founded in 2015, Festival of Debate is a series of panel discussions, debates, Q&As, artistic responses, keynote speeches and other public events in Sheffield, UK, exploring politics, economics and society.

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Founded in 2015, Festival of Debate is a series of panel discussions, debates, Q&As, artistic responses, keynote speeches and other public events in Sheffield, exploring politics, economics and society.

Festival of Debate is coordinated by not-for-profit company Opus Independents in collaboration with over 40 partner organisations across the city. 2019's programme will take place from the 19th April, through May to the 5th June and will feature over 70 events of all shapes and sizes.

This year's Festival Strands are Who We Are, Living Together, Our Democracy, Our Planet and Looking Forward.

Great conversations happening tonight at the Rethinking Security event with CRESST and SCRAP. #Security #WeNeedToTalk #FofD
We're super excited to be kicking off the Our Planet Hub Day on Saturday 11 May @theatredelishef with a delicious vegan breakfast made by @turningearthfood. The Turning Earth Vegan Breakfast Club will be on from 11:30am-1pm. Pay as you feel. Find tickets for the Our Planet Hub Day at www.festivalofdebate.com. #WeNeedToTalk #FofD #vegan #breakfast
Sellout event tonight on sustainable construction with Natalie Bennett and Professor Sandy Halliday @learncreatesell. #WeNeedToTalk #FofD
Our panel discussion on local democracy & radical neighbourhoods is in full swing with Active Citizen Nigel Slack, Ruth Hubbard from @itsourcitysheffield, @sheffieldcitycouncil's Jim Steinke, @BarnsleyCouncilofficial's Kate Faulkes and Maddy Desforges from Voluntary Action Sheffield. #WeNeedToTalk #FofD
What a day it's been so far at the Our Democracy Hub Day! And we've still got the Radical Neighbourhoods panel event to come at 5pm. Come & join us at The Circle. Everyone welcome. Find out more at www.festivalofdebate.com. #WeNeedToTalk #FofD
Local democracy affects us all. Join us on Saturday 27 April to explore how local democracy is changing and the new forms of local neighbourhood democracy that are emerging. Suggested donation £5, find tickets at www.festivalofdebate.com #WeNeedToTalk #FofD #democracy
We Need to Talk. Big thanks to @evolutionprint for printing our brochures. They're winging their way across Sheffield and into independent outlets as we speak. #FofD
We've got a fantastic line-up of keynote speakers at this year's Festival of Debate including James O'Brien of LBC, Paul Mason, Ash Sarkar, Afua Hirsch, Steve Silberman, George Monbiot and George Marshall, Roger McGough, Lord Mayor of Sheffield Magid Magid and The Guilty Feminist. Find tickets for all events at www.festivalofdebate.com #FofD
Join @afuahirsch at MelaninFest on Thursday 18 October for a discussion on her Sunday Times Bestseller, Brit(ish). Free entry. #blackhistorymonth
Thank you to everyone who performed at & came to the Festival of Debate Closing Party on Friday, it was a fantastic end to another amazing season. #FofD
The Festival of Debate Closing Party is happening tomorrow night and we'll be joined by the wonderful @salena.godden, Helen Pankhurst, @holliepoetry, @beforebreakfastmusic, Verse Matters and @girlgangsheffield DJs. Tickets: www.festivalofdebate.com #FofD
 
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