Dispossession: The Great Social
Housing Swindle
Paul Sng, UK,
2017, documentary, English, 82 mins.
This documentary film explores the agenda behind the neglect,
demolition and regeneration of council estates in the U.K. over the past thirty
years. The film reveals how individuals and communities are fighting against
the state and private developers, as they try to save their homes from
demolition, while investigating the decisions that turned a crisis into a
tragedy...
Speakers
: Glyn Robbins, Housing worker, writer, Visiting Researcher at London Metropolitan University
London’s Ancient Markets
– their fight for survival
Dir.
Sandra Shevey, UK,
2018, doc. English, 28 min.
This documentary about the demise of London`s traditional street markets challenges
the cult of globalisation and gentrification of urban food areas and of food
economy. At the Portobello it was listed under `Films We Love’. To encourage
support for street market sustainability, Sandra runs Street Market walks. https://londonstreetmarketswalk.wordpress.com/
Speaker:
Sandra Shevey, film director
Screenings are at Bolivar Hall, 54 Grafton Way, London W1T 5DL.Nearest tube: Warren Street. Overground: Euston.
Buses: 10, 14, 18, 24, 27, 29, 30, 73, 88, 134, 205, 390.
Booking information: tickets are available from 10.20 am on the day and may not be booked in advance.
Admission £10, concessions £8. Annual members £6/£4. Sorry, no credit cards.
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