For years, in broke and beleaguered places, outsiders have gathered underground, after dark and at the margins to cut loose and create communities. Today, speculation, gentrification and monotonous development mean that the mainstream is overwhelming and erasing alternative spaces. How can a city flourish if there’s nowhere for different people to hang out and it’s impossible to get a party started? With Amy Lamé (American -British performer, TV Presenter, Duckie, Royal Vauxhall Tavern London), Give Us the Night (Dublin night-time activist group) and more to be announced.
https://www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/7-things-mayors-night-czar-has-done-her-first-year
