13 April 2024 Launch of Just Space manifesto: 1100-1300h
In person. Book at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-space-manifesto-launch-tickets-873450573177

2 May 2024 Who Owns the City? Online seminar with Nick Bano and Isaac Rose. How do we fight back against the effects of rentier capitalism on urban living? At UEL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-owns-the-city-tickets-873254707337

July 21st 2024 Land Justice Campaign event in Myatt’s Field Park, Camberwell. Save the date and consider contributing ideas, activities.

30 November 2023 1800h Putting the Blame on Planning: Housing Crisis and Reform in Ireland. Public lecture followed by drinks at UCL @UCL_BSP Free but reserve a place https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/planning/events/2023/nov/putting-blame-planning-housing-crisis-and-reform-ireland

18 November 10.00 all morning, Just Space meeting open to all in preparation for the next London Plan. Details in our first newsletter https://mailchi.mp/652e987abd5c/just-space-gathering-sat-18th-nov?e=90885f5a36

Past events —oldest first— which have taken place Since January 2020 moved down from the top of the page. Events in earlier years have been archived here for 2013-14 and here for 2015-August 2016 and here for September 2016 to December 2017 ; here for 2018  and here for 2019.

The People’s Land Policy project is organising a series of three
seminars around the issue of land, communities and the ecological
crisis, on 28 July, August 4 and a later date in August. These are listed together, AFTER the next item.

On Wednesday 5 August, at 2 pm, London Tenants Federation and Just Space are organising a Zoom meeting  for tenants and leaseholders of estates that are facing estate regeneration / demolition of their homes. This meeting follows the launch of a website  Estate Watch  that provides research and resources on estate regeneration / demolition  of council housing, a collaboration with  Professor Loretta Lees of Leicester University. The meeting will provide an opportunity for tenants and leaseholders in this situation to share and exchange and consider ongoing mutual support and effective working together. Free but it is essential to book to get the link:

The People’s Land Policy project is organising a series of three
seminars around the issue of land, communities and the ecological
crisis, on 28 July, August 4 and a later date in August. These seminars will explore an understanding of the national context of land use and management in the UK, as well as local Scottish case studies that demonstrate how rethinking land management can empower local communities and deliver climate justice. We also appreciate that the UK is embedded in an international context in respect to land, due to its history as a colonial power, and its role in driving international demand for extracted resources. Our final seminar will explore extractive mining internationally and the relationship of the UK to international land injustice, and how policy changes at home can help communities abroad.

 July 28th Tuesday at 7 pm. Seminar One: Climate change and the
ecological crisis: land use in the UK led by a speaker from Friends of the Earth who
will address the question of what land use changes are necessary in the
UK in order to deal with the threats to our environment. He will
highlight the problems created by the fragmentation and despoliation of
urban, suburban and rural land, which have been fuelled by
hyper-mobility, urbanisation and poor land use practices.  He will
examine how harmful agricultural and forestry practices have contributed
to the degradation of the environment. This session will give us the ideas to help develop an effective strategy for change.  Sign up at:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-communities-and-the-ecological-crisis-tickets-113441797470 For more info: https://peopleslandpolicy.home.blog/

August 4th: Protecting wild land and empowering communities through land
management: lessons from Scotland led by Mike Daniels, the head of policy and land
management of the John Muir Trust (JMT). The JMT is based in Scotland
and has purchased a number of key properties which it manages with the
aim of conserving and promoting wild land. However, their unique
approach is founded within engagement in partnerships with other
organisations, addressing policy on issues such as wind farms and land
reform, while working closely with communities to ensure that
conservation efforts enhance rather than alienate communities. Mike will
focus on two developing projects: Langholm Estate in southern Scotland
where the community is working on buying this former grouse moor with
the aim of managing it for conservation and rewilding. He will also
discuss the Yeearnstane project close to Glasgow which involves large
urban communities fringing a wild land area.

This session will give us some inspiration of what could be done if we
owned and controlled land.

August 11th or 18th- to be confirmed. Exporting the problem:
international mining and its colonial legacy.  This seminar will be led by speakers from the London Mining Network and their partners, including speakers from Yes to Life, No to Mines and the Anti-Coal Network. We will examine how global mining corporations devastate the environment and the health and well-being of local communities. We will also consider how this relates to the UK. Not only is mining still an issue in this country, for example through fracking,
but the UK has effectively exported many of the problems mining brings to other countries. Communities in the global south have to deal with the ecological, health and social consequences of a brutal mining industry, many of these mining corporations being based in the UK. This session will place our struggle for land rights firmly in the international context, facilitating a movement for land rights that challenges the colonial legacy and is based on solidarity.

September 8 and 9 2020: Planning Research Conference of all the planning schools in the British Isles, hosted this year at The Bartlett, UCL (online). Community participants are warmly welcomed in any/all of the sessions: we are, after all, among the main people who depend on university research and on the people educated to be planners. Free but booking (and programme) at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planning-research-conference-2020-tickets-118516834041.  Do take care to click within the eventbrite page for the conference guide. This PDF has full details of the events including 2 Monday evening events – with separate links not covered by the Tuesday/Wednesday access links.

wed 11 Nov 1200-1300h LSE Seminar on DENSITY – how it is designed, experienced, represented. Free https://mailchi.mp/886fb1b20e2f/london-talkshow-does-planning-deregulation-impact-neighbourhoods-4139121?e=67bf6845b9

Book September for mid-October start: 6 x Saturday mornings course on Housing Rights for Refugees. https://lawforlife.org.uk/blog/housing-rights-for-refugees-online-public-legal-education-course  Michael Marmot Open virtual lecture: Social justice, health equity and COVID-19 Wed 16 September 2020, 10:30–11:30 free booking at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/events/2020/sep/virtual-event-social-justice-health-equity-and-covid-19

27 October Seminar on Financial Crisis, Inequality and prosperity for East London, zoom, free but must book https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/igp/events/2020/oct/igp-presents-financial-crisis-and-inequality-east-london

Land and Food: Social Justice and Ecological Responsibility
The People’s Land Policy is holding a series of four seminars in which we will hear from speakers and discuss what needs to be done in order to achieve a food and agricultural system which produces healthy food for all as well as facilitates environmental objectives such as reducing CO2 emissions and increasing biodiversity. With Brexit and the new
Agricultural Act, it is crucial that we all understand the issues. Food is a basic necessity, with many people not having food security. And agriculture takes up over 70% of land in the UK. For these reasons, how we organise agricultural production affects us all and is interlinked closely with environmental and social issues.
The seminars are:
February 9th 2021: 7 pm Post-Brexit Agriculture: What are the implications for farmers, food
justice and the environment?  Register:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seminar-series-land-and-food-social-justice-and-ecological-responsibility-tickets-135663183233
February 23th: 7 pm  Land and Agriculture in the UK   Register:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-and-farming-in-the-uk-second-seminar-in-land-and-food-series-tickets-136147166841
March 9th: 7pm Urban growing and peri-urban farming
March 23rd: 7 pm UK’s Role in the Global Food Justice Movement
For full details see the Eventbrite links and website:
peopleslandpolicy.org

Housing Action Day 27/28 March 2021 by the European Coalition for Rights to Housing and the City is coordinating actions across the continent. https://housingnotprofit.org/housing-action-day/Cancelled

March 29 workshop at 8PM hosted by AltonAction, to share knowledge about the London Mayor’s policies on housing, environment, estate regeneration and communities. http://ucl.zoom.us/j/97672282303

11 April 1700h Southwark & Lambeth hustings for Assembly candidates. details & link at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gla-election-hustings-southwark-lambeth-tickets-148952483889

19th April. SW London GL Assembly Candidate Hustings | ListenToLocals Video catch-up after the event at https://www.listentolocals.co.uk/video-catch-up

20 April 1930h BST Wandsworth and Merton hustings with their Assembly candidates Details and bookings https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/merton-wandsworth-hustings-london-assembly-elections-2021-tickets-147821882229

21 April G15 big housing associations host a virtual housing debate on 21 April will be chaired by Dave Hill with panellists GarethBaconMP (Con), Sian Berry (green),James Murray (Lab) Dawn_Barnes (LD). Register to attend at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/37609

21 April 2021 1900-2030h Thames Ward Community Project + Planning Aid for London Workshop on how a resident-led forum could help shape new development and planning processes, so that local people are not forgotten. Details and link at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/having-a-say-in-new-housing-development-in-thames-ward-tickets-149152062835

From 22-25 April 2021, the COP26 Coalition will host From the Ground Up: Taking Action, our second global gathering for climate justice. This will be a four day online gathering with 18 sessions dedicated to some of the key issues facing our movements today.

Register Now

• To emphasize bottom-up planning as part of transition from fossil fuel based economy be part of the Just Transition session session held Friday 23rd, 6.30 – 8.00pm BST.

During this session The New Lucas Plan (UK) in conjunction with Green Jobs Oshawa (Canada) and JustSpace (London, UK) will lead one of the breakout workshops to discuss how transition can be lead from the community and the workplace

  Discussion and Q&A format with speakers: 

• Hilary Wainwright, New Lucas Plan, Red Pepper Magazine editor, author
• Rebecca Keetch, Green Jobs Oshawa
• Richard Lee, JustSpace

HEAR the Equalities and Human Rights Network is holding a series of events in the week of 19 – 23 April, culminating in a hustings for mayoral candidates on 23rd at 1600h GMT.  Cancelled because of illness.

New date: 28 April 1800-2000h BST Mayoral hustings for community groups. Details at https://www.listentolocals.co.uk/event-details/local-community-hustings-online
(to order a (free) ticket click on + beside the 0) moved from earlier date because at least one of the candidates withdrew on account of royal bereavement.

28 April 1300h at Bartlett UCL Inclusive Spaces: Join this interactive session to explore how ethnic minority spaces in London are being impacted by gentrification and ‘hipsterfication’. Saif Osmani, Mama D, Richard Lee https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-spaces-why-is-cultural-heritage-under-threat-in-london-tickets-140296437421?aff=Twitter

Fostering Borough-wide Alliances of Community Organisations Zoom meeting at 6.30 – 7.45 pm on Wednesday 26th January
Zoom link for the meeting (there is no need to register in advance):

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83877163233?pwd=bEh6Uk0xY3BSZHVzZlFmUklTT3NNZz09
Meeting ID: 838 7716 3233, Passcode: 923564

We have three lead speakers for the event, all of whom have considerable experience of building and sustaining such alliances or umbrella organisations:
Gordon Massey – Federation of Residents Associations in Barnet
Kay Garmeson – Ealing Matters
Eileen Conn – Southwark Planning Network
This is a meeting of the London Forum of Civic and Amenity Societies (members of Just Space, as are two of the three spekers).

People’s Land Policy
Making Participatory Democracy a Reality: Building a Movement

Seminar Three: Monday November 22^nd 7 pm

This seminar is in many ways the most important of all our seminars. Whether you are involved in environment, food, or housing struggles, the key issue is how to build an effective movement for systemic change. 

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seminar-3-making-participatory-democracy-a-reality-building-a-movement-tickets-198871499007

• Speakers: 

Thiago Ávila, one of the founders of the Movimento Bene Viver. This is a movement of diverse struggles in Latin America which shows how effective people can be when united. 

Kate Swadefrom Shared Assets. Shared Assets has been at the forefront of building a movement for land justice. They helped organise the Land for What conference and have recently undertaken a project on how to build a land justice movement.

Kerima Mohideen from the London Mining Networkwhich works in solidarity with communities harmed or threatened with harm by the activities of large mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and its subsidiary, the Alternative Investment Market.  LMN is made up of a disparate group of people with different political views and different religious beliefs (and none) who work together in formal and informal networks. We are united by our shared commitment to challenging and calling the mining industry to account, sometimes with a degree of success that takes even us by surprise given how small we are. How do we do this? Come and find out!

People’s Land Policy. 8 November, 1900h. Seminar #2

Register:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/participatory-democracy-in-practice-in-the-uk-tickets-198864006597
Speakers: Richard Lee from Just Space, Carlos Burgos from Wards Corner,
Angela Langholm Initiative, Speaker on Participatory Budgeting, Matthew
Herbert from Rhizone. Save Latin Village.

If you are interested in Seminar 3 on Movement Building on Nov 22nd,
here is the link to register.
Making Participatory Democracy a Reality: Building a Movement
Register:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seminar-3-making-participatory-democracy-a-reality-building-a-movement-tickets-198871499007

Speakers: Thiago Ávila and he is one of the founders of the Movimento
Bene Viver, Shared Assets, and the London Mining Network

The eventbrite page linked above also outlines the second and third seminars in this series on 8 and 22 November.

Local Authority Housing Provision. April 30th 2 p.m. on zoom.
Speakers: Janice Morphet/Ben Clifford Joe Penny https://thelabourcampaignforcouncilhousing.org/2022/04/17/zoo

GLA consultation on draft plan for an Opportunity Area – Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside. 7 Feb -21 March 2022 with 1-hour online events on 3 March pm, 12 March am and 15 March pm. Documents and details at https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/implementing-london-plan/opportunity-areas/londons-opportunity-areas/royal-docks-and-beckton-riverside-opportunity-area [ The sign-up links are not asll working on 10 Feb and we have written to tell them. ]

Tuesday 1 November 2022, 5-6.30 pm UK time at LSE Gentrification and Public Policy: Comparative Perspectives A hybrid event to mark the launch of a new bookThe Commodification Gap: Gentrification and Public Policy in London, Berlin and St. Petersburg by Matthias Bernt. Discussants include Michael Edwards (UCL) and Loretta Lees (Boston). Chaired by Hyun Bang Shin (LSE) http://theurbansalon.com/2022/09/26/gentrification-and-public-policy-comparative-perspectives

November 9 2022 Hybrid launch of new online archive of the magazine Community Action in person (Sheffield) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-action-past-present-future-in-person-tickets-438972808487 or online https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/copy-of-community-action-past-present-future-online-tickets-438992537497

September 7 2022, 1400h at City Hall: Meeting of the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committe about Covid recovery plans. The agenda is not out yet but the meeting is expected to have contributions both from the Mayor’s Recovery project and from Just Space about the community-led recovery plan. Details will appear online and the meeting can be attended by anyone without booking, online or in person. https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/londonassembly/meetings/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=441&MId=7224&Ver=4

Wednesday 23 November 1000-1300 at City Hall London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee meeting to scrutinise the London legacy Development Corporation LLDC and consider what lessons can be learned. Attend in person or by video. Details and Just Space submissions here.

Tuesday 8 December at U of Westminster, opposite Baker St station, Important conference on the history of industrial relations, 1630-1900h. Free but please reserve a place https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buira-history-of-industrial-relations-study-group-tickets-456899838717. Very good speakers.

19th July – 12th August UNION, a black comedy / property developer losing her mind on the Grand Union Canal / community and the ravages of development at the Arcola in Hackney https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/union Just Space people use discount code: LOCALUNION to save half on tickets. Two post show Q and As (July 26th and 2nd of August, 8.30pm) with London red/green political panel.

13 July 1830h at LSE free hybrid event on mobility and accessibility https://www.lse.ac.uk/Cities/events/2023/0713/Mobilities-of-care-transport-cities-and-gender

13 July all day at City Hall, second open event on Planning for London. Free but must book. https://consult.london.gov.uk/hub-page/planning-for-london-programme

13 July 1400-1500 central London The value of social housing regeneration: launch by the Social Market Foundation of a report sponsored by Clarion, panel discussion https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-is-the-value-of-social-housing-regeneration-tickets-652012104757?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tuesday 21st March 2023 6-8pm at Draper Hall (SE1 6TL at the Elephant). launch of report: ‘Migrant and Ethnic Economies in Times of Crisis: Regeneration, COVID, Brexit and Cost of Living’ by Latin Elephant. Attend free or remotely https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-launch-migrant-and-ethnic-economies-in-times-of-crisis-tickets-559744730557

9 March Eduardo González de Molina, Barcelona City Hall, will talk on Barcelona’s progressive housing policies to secure the right to housing at 6pm UCL. Free reservation at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barcelonas-housing-mission-from-market-fixing-to-market-shaping-approach-tickets-558262818117

2 February 2023 European experience in regulating short-term letting (AirBnB etc). Free public lecture by Prof Claire Colomb, 1800h at UCL. Details and booking https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/planning/events/2022/feb/bsp-public-lecture-regulating-short-term-rental-housing-age-digital-platforms

Opening Thursday 19 January (book) and open (no booking needed) until March, exhibition by and about SE1 activists in 1970s, the opening of @UCL UrbanRoom at Olympic Park https://se1stories.uk/connecting-with-current-urban-battles

19th July – 12th August UNION, a black comedy / property developer losing her mind on the Grand Union Canal / community and the ravages of development at the Arcola in Hackney https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/union Just Space people use discount code: LOCALUNION to save half on tickets. Two post show Q and As (July 26th and 2nd of August, 8.30pm) with London red/green political panel.

13 July 1830h at LSE free hybrid event on mobility and accessibility https://www.lse.ac.uk/Cities/events/2023/0713/Mobilities-of-care-transport-cities-and-gender

13 July all day at City Hall, second open event on Planning for London. Free but must book. https://consult.london.gov.uk/hub-page/planning-for-london-programme

13 July 1400-1500 central London The value of social housing regeneration: launch by the Social Market Foundation of a report sponsored by Clarion, panel discussion https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-is-the-value-of-social-housing-regeneration-tickets-652012104757?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tuesday 21st March 2023 6-8pm at Draper Hall (SE1 6TL at the Elephant). launch of report: ‘Migrant and Ethnic Economies in Times of Crisis: Regeneration, COVID, Brexit and Cost of Living’ by Latin Elephant. Attend free or remotely https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-launch-migrant-and-ethnic-economies-in-times-of-crisis-tickets-559744730557

9 March Eduardo González de Molina, Barcelona City Hall, will talk on Barcelona’s progressive housing policies to secure the right to housing at 6pm UCL. Free reservation at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barcelonas-housing-mission-from-market-fixing-to-market-shaping-approach-tickets-558262818117

2 February 2023 European experience in regulating short-term letting (AirBnB etc). Free public lecture by Prof Claire Colomb, 1800h at UCL. Details and booking https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/planning/events/2022/feb/bsp-public-lecture-regulating-short-term-rental-housing-age-digital-platforms

Opening Thursday 19 January (book) and open (no booking needed) until March, exhibition by and about SE1 activists in 1970s, the opening of @UCL UrbanRoom at Olympic Park https://se1stories.uk/connecting-with-current-urban-battles

Monday 21st August 2023, 10am-5pm Learning from East End Street Markets 1-day conference Hason Raja Centre, Whitechapel E1 Free to attend but booking essential.  https://streetmarkets.evenbrite.com/

3 October 2023 1830-2030 The London Society Sir Michael Marmot, Social Justice and Health Equity, at The London Centre Aldermanbury (Guildhall). Not free: £15 and concessions. https://thelondonsociety.wildapricot.org/event-5341245 Chaired by Clare Delmar

2 March 2024 Just Space conference on getting a better London, at Coin Street.