A Compass Webinar, in association with Living Maps Pausing for Thought: Mindful Perspectives on a Multiple Crisis. Wednesday, June 17th 18:30 – 20:00 First there was Brexit. Then the Labour Party goes down to a historic defeat with its most radical Social Democratic agenda since 1945. Then … [Read more...] about Compass Webinar – Living Maps – June 17th
Living Maps - Critical Cartographies of the City
Citizens Atlas of London
We are developing a toolkit of educational resources to support a network of citizen mappers located in the ‘opportunity areas’, designated by the London 2050 infrastructure plan.The network will collaborate on the production of an online Atlas, mapping the past, present and future of these regeneration areas and, outlining an … [Read more...] about Citizens Atlas of London
Livingmaps Network
LIVINGMAPS is an international network of artists, activists and academics concerned to develop the theory and practice of critical cartography . It was founded in 2013 and established as a not- for profit- company in 2015. We collaborate with a wide range of organisations, from community and youth groups, to museums, galleries and university research … [Read more...] about Livingmaps Network
Our Kind of Town
Citizen Social Science, Participatory Mapping and the Struggle for a Just City This is the text of a public lecture I gave to the Institute for Social Research at Birkbeck in October 2014.Thanks very much for the many useful comments made in the discussion following the lecture, some of which have been taken on board in revising this text. I am especially … [Read more...] about Our Kind of Town
Lecture Series
A series of public lectures mapping issues of democracy and injustice in London’s past, present and future . London has a long history of struggle for democratic rights. It has been the birthplace of many campaigns for social justice, and sustained a political culture in which refugees and immigrants have made vital contributions to the intellectual … [Read more...] about Lecture Series