THE THREAT TO BRICK LANE, HEARTLAND OF BRITISH BANGLADESHI CULTURE

A discussion of Brick Lane's cultural significance for the Bangladeshi community, its history and the challenges which threaten it.

Speakers include Professor Claire Alexander, author of the Runnymede Trust report Beyond Banglatown - Continuity, change and new urban economies in Brick Lane, Dr Fatima Rejina and Tasnima Uddin, co-founders of Radical Socialist Bangladeshi Group Nijjor Manush, and Councillor Abdal Ullah, founder of the BBPI Foundation, whose first address was Brick Lane.