Gillett Square, one of the Mayors 100 public spaces regeneration projects. Formerly a run down, bullet holed, prostitute filled no go zone, but its renovation has changed its life around, and brought some of the regeneration to East London as it deserves. However the regeneration of the space sparked alot of points of interest amongst my fellow peers, and we decided the best way to handle it would be to have a debate.
Motion 1 : Gillett Square stands to represent Dalston's mixed cultural characteristics.
Vortex Jazz club attracts people from around the globe, but mostly of african american descent.
This sparked the culture issue, as well as pointing the finger at the architectural design of the space is trying to sell the space itself, rather than work with it.
Motion 2 : In the context of Dalston Regeneration has an Equal Positive Effect on the whole community.
Most agreed it was a positive effect, but who benefits was the question? It is definately not evenely spread, and locals quite probably have to move out due to rises in house pricing. Also, is this really for the locals of Dalston, or are they trying to clean things up and brush everything under the carpet for the Olympics? *Tune from the twilight zone*
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