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Charity Launches Prostate Cancer Support Group in Sheffield

Sheffield Prostate cancer Support Group, also known as 1 in 4 SPSG, is a Sheffield-based charity organisation that provides support and information to prevent the recurrence of black men increasingly getting diagnosed with prostate cancer, thus prioritising the inclusion of black men in UK prostate cancer research. The acronym “1 in 4” refers to the fact that one in four black men in the UK will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives.

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South Yorkshire Muslims Celebrate End of Ramadan

Thousands of Muslims across South Yorkshire including Sheffield have celebrated the end of Ramadan known as Eid Al-Fitr on Friday and Saturday. It comes after 29 days of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in which Muslims are not allowed to eat or drink from dawn to dusk.

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Sheffield Faith and Community Leaders Welcome Covid Memorial Unveiling

Members of the faith and BAME community in Sheffield have welcomed the unveiling of a permanent memorial to mark experiences and to remember those who lost their lives to Covid 19. The permanent monument is also a tribute to those who worked hard in the city to keep people safe.

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Progress at Sheffield’s Centre for Equity & Inclusion

African Voices Platform is joined by Dr Alex Rajinder Mason, Project Manager for the Centre for Equity and Inclusion, to discuss the centre’s progress since it’s launch.

The research hub which opened in October 2022 seeks to support postgraduate researchers (PGRs) of colour, across the University of Sheffield whilst challenging racism and other systems of power within and beyond the institution.

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The impact of COVID on African-Caribbean residents in Sheffield

Hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and many were left isolated or separated from their families.

For Sheffield’s “Stories from the Pandemic” project which is serving as a lasting testimony from the city, African Voices Platform spoke to various African-Caribbean residents to highlight the impact that Covid has had on them and their families.

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Asylum charity express disappointment over deportation court ruling

Human Rights activists and leaders of South Yorkshire's Migration and Asylum Action Group have expressed their disappointment after UK's high court ruled on Monday, the government's plan to send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda is "lawful." The court ruled that the scheme did not breach the United Nation's Refugee Convention or human rights laws.

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