Around the city, over a hundred events have already happened for our Festival of Ideas. From glassblowing to rewilding, Londoners are finding amazing ways to get together and talk about their visions for strong communities. You can still attend our closing event and join our poster competition, more information at the end of the page.
The message of ‘Tower Hamlets Together’ feels very powerful...
During the Festival of Ideas, Trapped in Zone One came together to paint a stunning mural at Ackroyd Drive Greenlink. Lockdowns made them value their local greenspace so they decided to brighten up an empty arch wall with an incredible message of unity, “Tower Hamlets Together”. Here's their story:
"After a challenging year, it was a joy to come together to make this mural. We got to meet new people and improve our green space in Tower Hamlets.
While we were doing this project, we talked about how much nature impacted all our wellbeing during the pandemic. We feel it’s really important that more communities use and enjoy their local green space. We really hope our new mural can be a positive step towards achieving that.
The feedback we’ve received about the mural has been overwhelmingly positive. The message of ‘Tower Hamlets Together’ feels very powerful at a time when division is resurfacing again in our society, especially through social media.
Doing this project, we’ve learned that creativity can play a big part in bringing communities together."
For more information about Trapped in Zone One, visit their website:
https://www.trappedinzoneone.com
About our Festival of Ideas
The Festival of Ideas is a month-long festival hosted by Londoners across the city. Its purpose is to explore our collective visions and plans for strong communities.
Ways to get involved in the Festival of Ideas
- Join the closing event, on Wednesday 28 July.
View Festival of Ideas event listings - Join the discussion about communities and community hubs on Talk London, the Mayor’s online discussion forum.
Visit Talk London and join the discussion - Share your creativity in our Festival of Ideas poster competition
Enter Festival of Ideas poster competition - Follow #FestivalOfIdeasLDN on Twitter and Instragram