Kensington and Chelsea council has shared first designs for an exhibition space providing access to the Social Justice Archive that is being develop by the library service, with local groups and residents. The public space is one element in the £1 million project that will tell stories of campaigns including those for housing, playspace, anti-racism, … Continue reading “Social Justice Archive takes shape in North Kensington”
Nearly 60 years ago photographer Adam Ritchie returned to North Kensington from New York – and moved from recording Velvet Underground to picturing children playing in the streets. Adam reports on his website: “I found the Greater London Council (GLC) had just demolished 700 houses across North Kensington to build the longest elevated motorway in … Continue reading “Where are they now? Picturing play in 1960’s North Kensington”
Tucked away under the Westway motorway near Portobello Market is an engaging photographic exhibition that highlights several pioneering projects of the 1960s and 1970s. The main focus is a set of photographs by Adam Ritchie documenting a Summer Play Programme. As the exhibition programme says: “This exhibition focuses on Adam’s photography documenting pioneering Summer Play … Continue reading “Remembering radical community action in North Kensington”