[Anarchafeminists] housing crisis event saturday

[nickdrake]

hi all,

Workshop/Discussion on the Housing Crisis this Saturday 21st Jan 2pm 
- 4pm at the 'Bank of Ideas' (Sun Street, Hackney), with the launch of 
Corporate Watch's latest magazine: Housing Crisis?.

http://www.bankofideas.org.uk/events/event/workshop-on-housing-past-and-present-with-presentations-and-discussion/

address/map: 
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Sun+Street,+Hackney&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Sun+St,+Hackney,+Greater+London,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=0

hope to see you there!


Workshop on Housing, Past and Present, with Presentations and 
Discussion

Background and Aim

The current housing crisis is possibly the worst since the war and a 
crucial cause of social tensions and imbalance. The urgency of the 
problem is widely acknowledged. Astronomical rent and property prices 
place a heavy burden on disposable incomes and have become 
unaffordable for many who are often those in a position of greatest 
need, i.e. young families. While rising housing prices have been 
viewed as a wealth creator during the boom, they have in fact 
destroyed wealth for the population as a whole as the average 
expenditure on housing as a proportion of incomes has soared. Since 
the recession, the construction of new housing slowed down 
significantly, yet London’s population still increases at a rate of 
about 50.000 per year. The workshop includes presentations and a 
discussion on the current crisis, London’s housing past and possible 
approaches to a better future.

Programme

Start 2pm , Saturday, 21.01.2012 at the Bank of Ideas

1)   Beth Lawrence, Corporate Watch

Launch of the latest Corporate Watch magazine entitled 'Housing 
Crisis?' with Comments on Housing Privatisation, Corporate Profiteers 
and the Changes to Housing Benefit which will Reshape our Cities

2)   Ben Campkin, Urban Lab, UCL

 From Defensible Space to Sink Spectacle: the Aylesbury Estate as 
Archetype

3)   Sofie Pelsmaker, Energy Institute, UCL

A Discussion of the ‘Green Deal’

4)   David Kroll, Centre for Metropolitan History, UoL

A Historical Perspective: The Minet Estate or How to Accommodate a 
Growing Population in Victorian London

5)   Open Discussion

Finishes about 4pm




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