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The threat to Brick Lane, heartland of British Bangladeshi culture

This event has finished Took place on: Monday, 22nd Mar 2021

 Free

This is an online video event, please check the organiser for details about how to watch.

A discussion of Brick Lane's cultural significance for the Bangladeshi community, its history and the challenges which threaten it.

About this Event

Speakers include PROFESSOR CLAIRE ALEXANDER, author of the Runnymede Trust report Beyond Banglatown - Continuity, change and new urban economies in Brick Lane, DR FATIMA RAJINA and TASNIMA UDDIN, co-founders of Radical Socialist Bangladeshi Group Nijjor Manush, and COUNCILLOR ABDAL ULLAH, founder of the BBPI Foundation, whose first address was Brick Lane.

As the point of arrival for waves of immigration, Brick Lane is the nearest we have to an ‘Ellis Island’ in this country. It represents centuries of struggle by generations of migrants seeking to build a life and belong, creating the multicultural Britain of today. Yet it is currently under the shadow of redevelopment that threatens the authenticity of Brick Lane, driving up rents and pushing out the local community. We ask what can be done to prevent the undermining of such an important cultural location of national significance.

This session will be used as an opportunity to gather and provide insights to the Mayor of London's Culture at Risk Office on these timely issues.


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This event has finished Took place on: Monday, 22nd Mar 2021

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2021-03-22 2021-03-22 Europe/London The threat to Brick Lane, heartland of British Bangladeshi culture A discussion of Brick Lane's cultural significance for the Bangladeshi community, its history and the challenges which threaten it. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2021/03/22/the-threat-to-brick-lane-heartland-of-british-bangladeshi-culture-253302 ,,,

This is an online video event, please check the organiser for details about how to watch.

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