1-4pm

97-99 Hoxton Street, London N1 6QL
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As part of Grow Your Own oral history project, On the Record hosted an interactive, zine making workshop, exploring the history of community action for childcare in Hackney. In the 1970s campaigners demanded better childcare and created nurseries and children's centres for everyone to use. The workshop invited participants to discover what can be learnt from this history to help tackle the childcare crisis faced today.

This event was part of Hoxton Street Summer Fair, a day to showcase the arts and cultural organisations of Hoxton as part of Hoxton Street Market.
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BIOGRAPHY
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‍‍Grow Your Own uncovered the little-known history of childcare activism in London with the aim of sharing useful information from this history with people and groups affected by childcare today. It was a project run by On the Record, an oral history and community heritage organisation, with Post-Pandemic Childcare Coalition and funding from Trust for London.