Monday
15:00-16:30
Black-E
Main Space
Cities in Common: Urban Resistance to Neoliberalism
The World Transformed
Across our cities, for many people it’s a constant struggle to get by. Inequality is rife, housing is unaffordable and development under the guise of “regeneration” is tearing communities apart. Yet we rarely discuss the city in political terms. So what could we discover through looking into urban political struggles? Join a range of thinkers to explore how exciting and dynamic urban projects - both nationally and internationally - are demonstrating real alternatives to neoliberalism.
Press coverage
Write-ups and recordings
Speakers
Raquel Rolnik
Architect & Urban Planner
Architect, urban planner and former UN special rapporteur on adequate housing
St Ann’s Redevelopment Trust
StART is a group of Haringey residents and workers who want to see the St Ann’s Hospital site used permanently for the good of their local community.
Sean Farmelo
Radical Routes
Co-founder of students for co-operation, housing activist and member of Radical Routes