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Hi everyone,

Please see below for details of a public event in London which may be of interest to some of you:

The return of the slum: participatory action research on housing and homelessness in East London

Friday, December 2nd, 6.30-9pm

Husk Coffee & Creative Space, 649 Commercial Road, London, E14 7LW

Between October 2015 and May 2016, the Focus E15 campaign took part in a participatory action research (PAR) project with academics from the University of Leeds and Sheffield.

This public event will launch the report of the research which examined people's experiences of housing and displacement in Newham, looking specifically at the conditions in which people are living and the response of the council to requests for support.

We invite you to join us to hear and discuss the findings:

6.30pm Arrival for (complimentary) food.
7.00pm Presentation from researchers, discussion from panellists, questions from the floor.
8.30pm Wrap up

Speakers:
Kate Hardy, University of Leeds
Tom Gillespie, University of Sheffield
Jasmin Stone, Focus E15 Campaign
Emer Morris, Focus E15 Campaign

Panellists:
Joel Benjamin, Debt Resistance UK
Paul Watt, Birkbeck College
Elina Garrick, Focus E15 Campaign

There are a limited number of places available so please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/return-of-the-slum-participatory-action-research-on-homelessness-in-east-london-tickets-29299003107

This event is sponsored by the University of Leeds.

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Tom Gillespie
Department of Geography
University of Sheffield
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