Welcome to WORLDwrite’s stunning new programme, London Behind the Scenes. If you want to get in the know about the place to be seen don’t miss out on this free public lecture series on the East End. Exceptional speakers, great politics and a new venue at the Vibe on Brick Lane promise to make this series the talk of the town. Book now to get your place and if you want to be seen arrive early for a front row seat as the series will be filmed. For places visit www.worldwrite.org.uk, phone 020 8985 5435 or text 07939 449604.
The lectures will take place at the Vibe Lounge, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6LQ, apart from Trade and the changing nature of production, which will be held at Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS.
Organised by WORLDwrite, Millfields Lodge, 201 Millfields Road, London, E5 0AL
Registered Charity No. 1060869
Tuesday 25th March, 7-9:30pm: The making of the East End
How did a 19th century ghetto become 21st century cool? Now it's the new place to be and be seen, why? What has shaped our view of the East End? Speaker Andrew Calcutt edits Rising East Online and leads the MA in Journalism & Society at UEL.
Wednesday 2nd April, 7-9:30pm: Immigration, identity and multiculturalism
How have attitudes to immigration changed historically? What does modern multiculturalism as policy and lived experience offer us today: a harmonious East End or a divisive focus on difference? Speaker Munira Mirza writes and broadcasts on cultural policy, race and identity. She is a founding member of the Manifesto Club.
Tuesday 8th April, 7-9:30pm: Sustaining the appearance of London
What should our capital city really look like in the twenty first century? Should London be preserved as it is or grow as a Mega-city region of some 20 million people across the South East of England? Speaker Ian Abley is a practising architect and runs www.audacity.org.
Tuesday 15th April, 7-9:30pm: East End Figures
The East End was once a hive of activity for refugees, revolutionaries and radicals. Who were these people, what role did they play, what can we learn from them? Who is making a noise now and what do they have to say? Speaker Alan Hudson is Director of the Leadership Programmes for China, Oxford University, is a fellow of Kellogg College and teaches sociology and contemporary history.
Tuesday 22nd April, 7-9:30pm: Trade and the changing nature of production
How has the nature and role of UK trade and industrial production changed historically? What were the key
components of wealth creation that made London a great city and what are they today? What can we learn from the London experience and its global connections? Speaker Michael Savage is an investment banker in the City of London, a researcher for the Emerging Economies forum and taught International Political Economy at Edinburgh University.
Tuesday 29th April, 7-9:30pm: The Streets of East London
Look closely at the streets of East London and you can begin to unravel a dense social history of Britain and its relations across the globe. Speaker Professor William Fishman is visiting Professor at Queen Mary College, University of London and author of numerous acclaimed social histories of the East End.
Tuesday 6th May, 7-9:30pm: The meaning and impact of regeneration
In the run up to the Olympics, "regeneration" is the buzz word for London's East End, but what does it mean? Should we treat it with caution or celebrate it? Speaker James Woudhuysen is Professor of Forecasting and Innovation at De Montfort University, Leicester, is a board member of the Housing Forum & a director of www.audacity.org.
Tuesday 13th May, 7-9:30pm: Tourism today
As the world descends on the East End to see the games should we heed the call fly less, travel less and see less for fear of carbon footprint size or is tourism a greater good? Speaker Dr Jim Butcher is an author and senior lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University on Tourism and Sustainable Development.
