Learning More About Financing Prosperity in East London

27 October 2020

On October 27th the Institute for Global Prosperity hosted a conversation on Financial Crisis and Inequality in East London

Four picture collage. Top left: two women in front of a colourful wall. Top right: a secondary school class room with students and a teacher. Bottom left: a classroom with adult female students. Bottom right: phone booth in front of a graffiti wall

On 27^th October 2020, IGP hosted a seminar to discuss financial crisis, inequality and race in East London. If you missed this event, you can find a recording here.

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Contributions included a presentation about Money A&E’s work, and an overview of Bank Job, a feature film and art project pushing for a national debt write off as part of a fairer economic system.

Building on that discussion, we would like to share a reading list for those interested in learning more about the topic of financing prosperity in East London.

What does prosperity mean for East London communities?
Read more in-depth stories about prosperity in London from five neighbourhoods.
How has Covid-19 impacted those communities?
What are the challenges presented by in-work poverty?
UK Poverty 2019/20: Work
What has driven the rise of in-work poverty?
Trust for London data about poverty in London