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From ‘slumming’ to solidarity.
The evolution of responses to urban poverty and inequality. Part 2. From London to Chicago and back again Two selective and interlinked chronologies: London 1884: Toynbee Hall in Whitechapel was founded by Canon Samuel Barnett and his wife Henrietta Barnett … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Beatrice Webb, Canning Town, Charles Booth, Chicago, Citizens UK, Clement Attlee, East london, George Lansbury, Henrietta Barnett, Hull House, Jane Addams, London citizens, Mansfield House, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Percy Alden, Plaistow, Rebecca Cheetham, Saul Alinsky, TELCO, Toynbee Hall, Universities, University of East London, university settlements, William Beveridge
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From Toynbee to TELCO via Chicago.
The evolution of responses to urban poverty and inequality. Part 1. From settlement to social activism Living and working in East London, I am interested in how our part of the city has been shaped by its past, how today’s … Continue reading →
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Barack Obama, community organiser
I was asked to speak on “Obama as a role model for young people”. To do this I think we need to understand what shaped Barack Obama. He didn’t come from nowhere. Like all of us he comes from somewhere and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Chicago, community organising, Hull House, Jane Addams, London, London citizens, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Saul Alinsky, Solidarity, Toynbee Hall, volunteering
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