Prosperity in East London: a citizen’s view

Join us in a collective space of dialogue, where communities, policymakers, academics, artists, and businesses are invited to converge. Gain insight into vital topics surrounding regeneration, including housing inequality, the evolving face of racism, inadequate support for individuals with special educational needs and disabilities, safety concerns, rising crime rates, and mental health challenges.

Exploring the impact of large-scale urban redevelopment on diverse communities, we ask poignant questions: “Who truly benefits and how?” “What obstacles hinder prosperity for different groups?” and “What does prosperity mean to local communities?”

Exhibition Launch
Date: 14th July 2023
Time: 18:00 – 20:00 (drinks and light dinner reception afterwards)
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Come and celebrate the launch of the exhibition, Prosperity in east London: a citizen’s view – an interactive exhibition igniting dialogue on housing inequality, racism, support systems, safety, crime, and mental health in east London. Artist Alaa Alsaraji and citizen social scientists working on the the Institute for Global Prosperity’s Prosperity in east London 2021-2031 Longitudinal Study will explore themes of the exhibition, the research findings that inspired their work, and their experience of the co-creative process. Drinks and light dinner will be served afterwards so please join us to chat and mingle!

Community Drop-in Café
Date: 16th July 2023
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: Main Table, Applecart Arts Café
No tickets needed

Anyone can drop-in for coffee, tea and a chat about the exhibition with the organisers!

Mini Talks on Creative Place-making and Committed community-building
Date: 17th July 2023
Time: 17:00-19:00
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Community organisations and grassroots movements with a committed track record and creative approach to place-making and community-building will share their approach, recipes for success, challenges and hopes for the future in a series of mini-talks that will culminate in a panel Q&A session. This series of talks guarantees to offer you a wealth of inspiration and invaluable strategies to effectively support and nurture thriving local spaces and communities!

This event is part of the wider interactive art exhibition “Prosperity in east London: a citizen’s view”, which tells the story of the obstacles to prosperity that communities in east London face amid large-scale urban regeneration. Through captivating print and textile artworks, alongside interactive installations, this exhibition brings together the creative vision of local artist Alaa Alsaraji and residents from east London who were trained as citizen social scientists to conduct qualitative research on prosperity in east London as part of the Institute for Global Prosperity’s “Prosperity in east London 2021-2031 Longitudinal Study,”

Exhibition Talk and Drinks Reception
Date: 20th July 2023
Time: 18:30-21:00 (Drinks will be served)
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Explore themes of the exhibition, the co-creative process, and research approach underpinning the Institute for Global Prosperity’s Prosperity in east London 2021-2031 Longitudinal Study . The talk will take place in the Main Theatre, then head to the Main Hall where you can explore the exhibition at your leisure. There will be a drinks reception afterwards so please join us to chat and mingle!