As world leaders arrived for the Unity rally in Paris following the recent terrorist killings, Sheffield Live spoke to french journalist, Alexandre Blot Luca of magazine, 54 Etats. He said: “It will make us stronger. We need to continue to do our work and to preserve freedom of speech. It is a symbol in France and in the world.”
A service of commemoration, remembrance and solidarity is to be held on Sunday, 11 January, at 3pm, Barker’s Pool, Sheffield City Centre following the gun attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and at a Jewish supermarket in Paris. The event is “to reflect on the lives of those killed and injured” and has been organised with the backing of Sheffield City Council.
According to the organisers: “The event will be a time for reflection, expression and prayer; we will be taking the opportunity to talk about the importance of free speech, respect, tolerance and support, and how these precious values hold our society together.”
The Lord Mayor is due to attend together with other speakers from a variety of backgrounds, beliefs and ideals.
Sheffield’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Group say local community must stand together against terrorism in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings.
Sheffield based illustrator, James Walmesley, has drawn a cartoon about the Charlie Hebdo attack which has been re-tweeted over 6,000 times.
The Blades Squad has had a couple of light training sessions following their 3 – 0 win over Premiership team QPR in the FA cup.
A quarter of the UK’s population does not have access to a car. With the rising costs of travel fares a protest was held outside Sheffield railway station to ask for the nationalisation of the railways.
Ben Needham went missing 23 years ago in Kos, Greece. His mother Kerry has been looking for him every since. The family have been following up leads and doing their own investigation with very little support from official sources. The Home Office has now given a grant to South Yorkshire police to do a more in depth investigation over the coming year.
High Hopes is a horse riding school for people with disabilities and it is currently looking for volunteers.
Sheffield Ahmadiyya Muslim Association took to the streets of Sheffield on New Years Day to help clean up the aftermath of the New Years Eve Party.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a protest outside Sainsbury’s, as part of a national campaign, to ask customers to boycott goods which are grown in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. The supermarket was contacted but gave no comment.