Opus Independents

Opus works to create and support responses to achieve urgent systemic change.

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We're letting our company Twitter account go dormant.

We don't get engagement on here these days, plus all the other obvious reasons for not using this platform.

You can keep up with our work by following us on Bluesky, LinkedIn or Facebook, or signing up to our newsletter.

[Now Then Magazine @nowthenmag]

"There's lots of things nature needs that it doesn't get from the systems we have now"

Working out of a hideaway in the Loxley Valley, @WildSheffield has tasked Andrew Vickers with creating ‘eco-niches’ for threatened species to call home.

✍️ @SamMGreg https://t.co/n0uDjTL3ll

[Festival of Debate 2026 @FestOfDebate]

For centuries, our legal systems have treated nature as something to be owned and exploited. But a bold new movement is challenging this paradigm ✊

Still a few tickets left for @JessicadenOuter in #Sheffield at Festival of Debate tomorrow night.

➡️ https://t.co/tSB0c3CXsn

[Now Then Magazine @nowthenmag]

“It’s partly a coming-of-age story, But it’s also about re-enchantment. About recognising that magic exists in everyday life.”

@DrBramwell brings his innovative new show 'The Haunted Moustache' to @PerfVenuesSheff this Thursday.

✍️ Wayne Hoyle
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The final instalment of our 'History of Now Then' series is live now on the Opus Blog.

In part three, we look at exciting plans to return our community media platform @nowthenmag to print, and how it will contribute to a just transition in Sheffield ⤵️

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[Now Then Magazine @nowthenmag]

Sheffield has rarely been associated with jazz. Yet, quietly and with increasing momentum, a new generation of artists, promoters and audiences are beginning to reshape that narrative.

✍️ Ashley Moules
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[Festival of Debate 2026 @FestOfDebate]

📅 Jessica den Outer: The Forest Fights Back, A Global Movement for the Rights of Nature

On Thursday, @JessicadenOuter will discuss her new book which explores the groundbreaking global movement to recognise the rights of nature to exist and flourish 👇

https://t.co/qgePh9it6g

[Festival of Debate 2026 @FestOfDebate]

📅 Retrofit and Residential Energy Systems: A stocktake

On Tuesday, we're hosting a free all-day workshop designed for anyone involved in retrofit and residential energy transformation in South Yorkshire 👇

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[Festival of Debate 2026 @FestOfDebate]

A few photos from our event last week with @ProfKEPickett and @SimonJDuffy discussing 'The Good Society' – thankyou to everyone who came along for a fascinating evening.

We've got two more events coming up next week – details below ⤵️

📸: ADVA Photography

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Next Thursday, our friends at @GranthamCSF are screening 'Outgrow the System', with Q&A after ⤵️

This film introduces new economic perspectives, and envisions a world where social movements can rally behind positive visions instead of opposing dystopias.
https://t.co/V6cY5Dqhw1

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🔎Ahead of her talk at Festival of Debate next week, @nowthenmag has an exclusive extract from @JessicadenOuter's new book The Forest Fights Back: A Global Movement for the Rights of Nature

https://t.co/nAWFbGWBkd

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Social enterprise Ammi's Kitchen are hosting the next edition of their brilliant monthly Supper Club on Weds 20 May 🍲

Expect an evening of great food, community and connection at Samuel Worth Chapel – this month's theme is 'A taste of Iraq'.

Tickets ➡️ https://t.co/dUhW31I07k

[Now Then Magazine @nowthenmag]

"In recent decades, more and more legal systems around the world have begun to recognise the Rights of Nature"

Ahead of her joining us at @FestOfDebate next week, we have an exclusive extract from @JessicadenOuter's new book 'The Forest Fights Back' ⤵️
https://t.co/6swwDIPiPU