Full Description
London is a major global city which attracts a massive influx of capital while concentrating power and wealth in the hands of the few, with many communities suffering housing shortages, poverty and dispossession. How can its diverse communities fight back against exclusionary regeneration projects?
This accessible book tells the story of the Voice4Deptford campaign in Southeast London, that has taken radical democratic and creative action to resist the destructive influence of neoliberalism at the community level. It shows how top-down change is challenged and, together with case studies from across London, offers powerful ways forward for other urban communities globally.
Contents
Introduction - Roger Green and Keith Popple
1. Neoliberalism and Increasing Inequality - Keith Popple
2. Challenging the Neoliberal Hegemony - Keith Popple
3. 'Cranes in the Sky': The Remaking of London - Roger Green, with Malcolm Cadman, Andy Turner, Marion Briggs and Tony Nickson
4. Deptford: Community and Change - Roger Green, with Marion Briggs, Malcolm Cadman, Warda Farah, Joyce Jacca, Richard Katona, Tony Nickson and Andy Turner
5. Defiance and Resistance: The Voice4Deptford Campaign - Roger Green, with Andy Turner, Malcolm Cadman, Marion Briggs, Vanessa Celosse, Warda Farah, Joyce Jacca, Richard Katona, Tony Nickson, Kenneth M. Thomas and Other Members and Supporters of the Campaign
6. Confronting the Developers - Roger Green, with Malcolm Cadman
7. Whose City? Communities v Capital - Roger Green and Keith Popple
