Join us for a special evening celebrating the release of a new documentary, Nubia Way, which tells the story of a black-led self build housing cooperative in 1990s Lewisham.
Nubia Way is an unassuming cul-de-sac of thirteen timber framed houses built by Fusions Jameen, London's first black housing co-operative, on a narrow site in Downham, Lewisham in the late 1990s. Constructed using the principles of Walter Segal, self-builders were offered long-term discounted rents in return for building the homes. Through interviews with the original self-builders, historians, architects and economists, the documentary celebrates the legacy of Nubia Way and examines self-building as an act of resistance against the housing discrimination faced by Black British Communities.
The screening (20 mins) will be followed by a panel discussion with architect & former housing officer David Ogunmuyiwa.
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