Divided City Open Forum

(See also list of other activities over the weekend in association
with the Habitat International Coalition , World Habitat Day and
London Tenants Federation including talk on Kings Cross development
Think again Campaign )

Open Forum on speculation, housing, land and social rights
Sunday October 1, 2006, 12.30pm-6 pm
Limehouse Town Hall,
646 Commercial Road, London E14 7HA
Organised by the London Social Forum

The Programme:

12.00 Doors Open Food and Refreshments

12.30 Key Note Panel Discussion, with:
Doreen Massey (Open University): London as Financial Hub
Ana Sugranyes (Habitat International Coalition): Social Impacts on
Habitat
Sebastian Mueller (Dortmund University): Impacts of privatisation and
speculation
Fred Harrison (Land Research Trust): The Property Bubble
+ time for Open discussion

14.00 Privatisation, Development and Large-Scale Speculation
Chris Shirley Smith (Independent Water Consultant): Thames Water
Speaker from WDM (tbc)
Martin Slavin (Journalist): Impact of 2012 Olympics on London
Knut Unger: European global investments
+ time for Open Discussion

14.45 Workshops
- The Lea Valley, impact of the Olympics, Gentrification and
Displacement
- Networking on Housing Rights and Finance

15.45 Workshops
- London Effect on Property Markets
- A Right to Land

16.45 Open Forum (including):
- Introduction to Urban Watch and Mapping (Citymine(d), NodeL), L-
Atlas, Cartograhy of Resistance, Violation Database and Real Estate
Corporate Watch and Greek Initiative for the Right to the City.
- London Campaign Roundup
- The Democratic Deficit, including speakers on:
Democratic Audit (Manchester Open City) and London GLA, Sustainable
Communities Bill (Steve Shaw), Inclusive dialogue on rural
inhabitants, farmers and public lands and Perspectives from the
South (Angie Balata) and the North (Simon Fairlie)

18.00 Summing Up and Close

Other events over the weekend include:

Friday 29 September
6 pm, at The Square , 26 Tolmer's Square, off Gower Street
(Camden end-of Euston Road):
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL COALITION EUROPAN MEETING

Saturday September 30th

10.30 am-4.30 pm Friends Meeting House, Euston, London Tenants'
Federation Conference, Tenants's Vision for Housing in London
(please book in advance: , 020-7874 5464).

8pm til 10.30pm Somerstown Community Centre
HOUSING IS NOT ENOUGH with Rob Inglis, artistic director of
Jellicoe-Neville Performing Arts. Featuring discussion on the KX
Cultural Interchange and the work of the local grassroot community
re-evaluating the King's Cross development.

Somalian - Bangladeshi food & refreshment will follow.

Monday 2nd October 2006
Day of Direct Action on Housing & landrights in London,
as part of World Habitat Day 2006