In the Room at Accelerate Debates: Designing a Safer City

In The Room at Accelerate Debates is a new podcast from Open City, broadcasting the live debates from Accelerate, Open City’s free educational programme. In this episode, you’ll hear our first debate of the year, “Designing A Safer City”, asking: what does safety in the public realm really mean? Moderators Siraaj Mitha and Jasmin Yeo are joined by five guest speakers: Gaia Crocella, senior researcher at Publica; Accelerate alumna Bhavni Ghedia; Ciaran Thapar, from the Youth Endowment Fund; artist Hanna Benihoud; and Dr David Knight, founding co-director of dk-cm.

Hosts: Manijeh Verghese and Siraaj Mitha

Music: Massive Music

This episode includes discussions of adult themes, including personal safety and abuse, which some listeners may find distressing. If you’ve been affected by the issues discussed, please find support through the organisations below:

* Samaritans – 116 123 (free, 24 hours a day) – samaritans.org 

* Refuge (for women and children experiencing domestic abuse) – refuge.org.uk

* Rape Crisis England & Wales – rapecrisis.org.uk

* Men’s Advice Line (for male victims of domestic abuse) – mensadviceline.org.uk

* Mind (mental health support) – mind.org.uk

Further reading:

• Safety in Public Space: Women, Girls and Gender Diverse People
• Hanna Benihoud: Girls of the Light
• Cut Short
• Women’s Safety Report
• Expanding London’s Public Realm
• Inclusive Safety Toolkit

The podcast is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture platform and produced in association with the Architects’ Journal, London Society, C20 Society and Save Britain's Heritage. It's recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Subscribe on Spotify, Soundcloud or iTunes and to further support, become an Open City Friend.

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