Is London Gentrification Causing Creative Migration?

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Guy Armitage
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Is the creative class moving (and if so, where are they off to)? Learn more about London gentrification and its impact on artists with Lillian Ogbogoh (Author, Storyteller & Woman Empowerment Facilitator, Soul Calling), Dr Andrew Harris (Co-Director UCL Urban Lab, University College London), Cllr Guy Nicholson (Cabinet Member for Regeneration, London Borough of Hackney),…

Is the creative class moving (and if so, where are they off to)? Learn more about London gentrification and its impact on artists with Lillian Ogbogoh (Author, Storyteller & Woman Empowerment Facilitator, Soul Calling), Dr Andrew Harris (Co-Director UCL Urban Lab, University College London), Cllr Guy Nicholson (Cabinet Member for Regeneration, London Borough of Hackney), and Annie Menter (Co-Founder, Arts and Society). The experts ask whether London gentrification is causing the creative class to be pushed out, and what’s happening with investment into the arts in London.

Zealous X Talks Day 4: Creative Migration

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Guy Armitage is the founder of Zealous and author of “Everyone is Creative“. He is on a mission to amplify the world’s creative potential.

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