Celebrating and recognising our diversity across London's public realm

Self guided walking tours people can do at their own pace would be really good. Highlighting the history and stories of people from minorities. Self guided tours can be done at all paces and if on a digital platform they can be made to be accessible to most people. 

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I would like to see more sculptures that represent the communities so past present and future the little girl with plaits mum with head wrap the women in a sari the man with locks the ships and slavery with sculpture's at the dock yards palm trees and coconut trees in the malls like Milton keys which makes you recognise we are living in a multi- cultural society create peoples museum like goldsmith university and Deptford heritage peoples museum .
Created by the people the history of names you have street names block names who are they give people a sense of belonging if you know who your block is named after we found that people don't know their local history give funding to support and give each children a book when leaving school

art at bus stops with history is good as we spend a lot of time at the bus stop murals on the walls in street telling the history is good and don't for get you can tell the history of the imported goods that Britain exported sugar cane ,coffee, chocolate etc

Extremely difficult site to use. how about starting a complaints site and process first.
Why do you make this difficult to even post ?
Why ask for everyones details, like stealth data collection ?
Its a survey for gawds sake not a data skim.

Anyways firebrigades like the nhs, only available for some.

Diversity in the Public Realm? Most art and culture in public realm still speaks to a mostly middle class demographic with few or no mobility requirements. So for public realm perhaps concentrate less on the "art'n'culture" and more on accessible environments for all communities - You should ask different communities this question too - not just the "Talk-London" community.

The Arts and Crafts movement had this sussed over a century ago - their values of simplicity, utility, and beauty should inform design and function of public realm. IMHO as a carer, diversity in the public realm should especially reflect accessibility for Londoners with mobility and sensory impairment - beautiful and useful benches to rest on, access routes without steps, dropped kerbs, tactile textures, lifted access to different levels, music/soundscapes, green and blue environments, haptics, smell etc - good design makes the public realm a sculpture trail itself, audio provides commentary on BAME pioneers and LGBTQ+ activists, sensory gardens punctuate streetscapes and a wheelchair user can go anywhere.

A diverse public realm covers all of London - not just the charmed central areas of the "West-End" - Camden, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Tower Hamlets and Westminster. Given that London is "moving east" (GLA HQ relocated to Newham) I hope to see such treatments here in Dagenham East 😹😹

Brilliant suggestions but quite limited.
Where is the music?? Where is the encouragement for young artists, carnivals, community outreach projects??

Exploring the history of our parks and public spaces and celebrating local history: Gunnersbury Museum has a fantastic, free celebration of local activism with 'Ealing Rises Up', an exhibition by The National Portrait Gallery in partnership with Ealing Local History Centre Archives, artists Asia Ahmed and Narvir Singh, and local volunteer Citizen Researchers. It investigated the stories of people who stood up and resisted racism in the and recognises some of the lesser known figures involved. Film and outdoor exhibitions brought the stories to life - only thing that was missing was music!

We tore down the memorials to Jimmy Saville - quite rightly so. Other historical abusers like Jimmy Saville should meet the same fate.

I fear anything that doesn't immediately embrace the idea of the suggestion above will be cast aside as 'racist' or 'homophobic' or whatever - and I am neither. But I will say that statues and memorials are erected to those that have earned their place in the history of both the UK and London and of the former 'British Empire'. Whatever the changing views over time and ages, they are part of the history (Colston did a huge amount for the city of Bristol and while the slave trade was not seen as we'd view it today). When I visit Africa, or Asia, the Americas etcI don't expect o see memorials to people of other heritages, countries or whatever unless they contributed greatly to that country as a visitor or even invader! Nor of people still living, generally. Making statues or murals (are we professional graffiti artists now?) to fulfil someone's idea of a 'quota' is patronising at best. For over 2000 years our 'movers and shakers' have been largely white and indigenous Brits. In another thousand years there will be statues to today's movers and shakers, whatever their colour religion or creed, sexual determination, marking what they have done for Britain in their lifetime. After they are dead. It often takes until after someone's life is over to be able to appreciate what they have accomplished in life.
'Memorials' while someone is still living is simply an ego-trip for that person. Imagine if a statue to Jimmy Savile had been erected while he was seen as a fantastic contributor to sick children and genial host of Jim'll Fix It' - how foolish we'd all be feeling in hindsight.

Whoever you are, whatever you do, whatever your colour, creed, religion or role in society - Make your mark in life - give the nation, or people of London a reason to mark your life in return with a tribute after your life's work is done. But not just because you achieved it while being black, brown, gay or whatever. One's make up is irrelevant it's what one does for others that matter.

I live in Newham. It's very multi-cultural which is great. There are some lovely open spaces, for example, Barrier Park and near the new Mayors office. We do have a lack of small pocket parks where locals can meet and chat and where children can play without having a long trek. Ideally, several small pocket parks within a few minutes of home. This would improve social cohesion. Royal Victoria Square is a great example. It used to be used a lot a few years ago. After the Sunborn arrived, fewer children use it as constant cars and lorries drive along the dock edge loading and unloading. It's a pity. It used to be a tranquil oasis overlooking the dock. The permanently moored boats do disconnect locals and visitors from the docks. This is unfortunate as the open water is the best feature in the area, especially when the swans are swimming along.

When we celebrate diffence, and do not fear it, we create peace.

I was impressed to learn that Islington have put up plaques on lamposts which celebrate people in the the LGBTQIA+ community. This scheme should be widened to include community heroes of all types. Including art on these plaques, which could support artists in London. It would make walks with the dog a lot more interesting.

I also like the idea of bus stands celebrating black drivers, actually all drivers, who’ve gone through a lot in this last couple of years.

Murals (and bus stops) to celebrate our wonderful NHS workers who come from such multi-cultural backgrounds sound great to me. Statues and murals celebrating the contributions of non-white males to the communities in London, would help people learn more about the history of areas in which we live.

We need to learn from history, such as the suffragette movement from the 1870’s, the demonstration against Moseley’s fascists in the 1930’s, and the marches by the LGBTQIA+ community against Section 28 in the 1980’s. I’d love to see murals depicting communities of all kinds demonstating for the rights which we enjoy, and which are under threat, today.

Rather than dispersal orders (I see this a just moving a problem and not fixing it) why not do a zero tolerance order and ensure you have enough police to enforce it. People should be fined or arrested when any crime is committed weather its littering, disturbing the peace, anti social behaviour……. What ever you make from the fine re invest into the scheme again and again. Also like to see more cctv being monitored weather that will be local volunteers or a private firm and again have enough police/ enforcement officers to deal with the crimes captured

Since England was a home of many tribes that eventually integrated and the one area became Londoners there has always been continuing diversity, all too often ending in strife caused by cultural differences and resistance to finding a common culture. Diverse groups must be encouraged to find a common ground, use a common language and a common way of life and once again all be Londoners with the Londoners' way of life. Then perhaps London will again become the world's greatest metropolis.

If you want to be truly inclusive get a team of creatives from each of the communities (areas and cultures) and give them the brief to identify key topics in their borough/area, and by them working with the local community, to find out what they value the most in their area, who stands out in their area, what their idea for a vibrant neighborhood is and then assess what can be delivered.

I see so much that could be done from painting a wall a colour to increasing Biodiversity, to having more creative images, and built environment could be much more imaginative.

London is stuffed full of creatives.. yet you wouldn't know it looking at the public realm which still tends to be only designed by town planners. It's time local authorities had artists, designers, creatives involved in high street design, new development design, parks and open spaces design. The UK really DOES NOT need to be as visually boring as it currently is. We travel abroad.. Why? Because IT'S BEAUTIFUL (Mediterranean/Asia/India etc) just so we can come home to feel depressed as soon as we arrive back ... The UK is so visually DULL. Let's see some energy, murals, bright colour paving, led street lights that change colour, buildings painted in bright colours, design of buildings that makes them attractive and appealing.. The Gherkin, Shard, telephone are not my idea of visually stunning...I'm more of a Segrada Familial, Cassa Millau and Battlo, Morocco Inc the place where Yves St. Laurent lived. The UK urban scene is like a reflection of our politics predictable and dull. Where's the fun? Where's the energy? We've so many talented people who would be glad to recreate our urban spaces.