East End Public Walk, Saturday, 26th April, 1-5pm. Start, Bridgeton Cross
FREE PUBLIC WALK IN THE EAST END
Saturday, 26th April, 1-5pm (12.45 for 1pm start). Meet at Bridgeton Cross Umbrella, Bridgeton
Regeneration is always imposed from above by local councils, government, land developers and property agents. The organisers of the Commonwealth Games 2020 and Clyde Gateway regeneration projects tell us that everyone will gain a social and economic legacy from the Games and redevelopment in the East End. But is that true? What is that claim based on?
We say that ‘regeneration’ is just a sugar-coated name for gentrification: the working of land and property markets and the displacement of poor people with the aim of supposedly ‘higher end’ values. Large mega-events and regeneration projects like the Commonwealth Games and Clyde Gateway are prime examples of that process.
Find out for yourselves! Join Glasgow Games Monitor 2020 and local residents on a public walk to investigate these claims.
In a collective ‘territorial inquiry’, or investigation from below, we will examine the power relations and money behind planning and policy documents, regeneration agencies, land ownership, housing privatisation, welfare ‘austerity’, and the organisations that claim to represent community members.
Rather than looking above for solutions to these problems, we aim to discuss and organise collectively with all those who struggle against urban injustice. We will emphasise first of all the experiences of those most directly affected by urban development (through compulsory purchase, displacement, closure of vital services, environmental disruption, road-building, etc). The lesson from similar large-scale urban projects is that people get the best gains (in terms of social housing, services, public space and amenities) when they resist the privatising logic of ‘regeneration’ and organise effectively for better conditions.
ALL WELCOME. ESPECIALLY LOCAL RESIDENTS
Glasgow Games Monitor 2020: https://gamesmonitor2020.org/
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