In conjunction with the 16th Annual Oxford Human Rights Festival, we are organising a session on "Identity and [Affordable] Housing", with a focus on self-build housing. The session will screen the BBC documentary 'The House that Mum and Dad Built'
(1982), that captures the stories of families involved in the first
Walter Segal self-build project, Segal Close. The project, a
collaboration between local authority, self-builders and local
community, highlights a strong theme that promotes self-empowerment
through building one's own home, and alleviating poverty through the
process.
The
film screening will be followed by a diverse and interactive panel
discussion session with experienced speakers including Professor Nabeel
Hamdi, one of the pioneers in participatory planning and author of
"Small Change", Lesley Dewhurst, CEO of Restore Oxford and former Cheif
Executive of Oxford Homeless Pathways, and others.
Join
us in the much needed discussion to highlight that affordable, self and
secure housing is a basic human right. The session will also highlight
the role of community-led housing in alleviating poverty, promoting
self-empowerment, and hopefully together, we can gain a deeper
understanding of how alternative options to Oxford's unaffordable rents,
poor housing conditions and lack of control in one's living condition
can make significant changes.
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