What does the Situationism of Guy Debord and Paris ’68 have to do with sustainability and the need to imagine better futures?
Tag: sustainability
Not a Drill: Social Enterprise, Community Resilience and Corona
The Hackney changemakers tour dealt with issues we sometimes prefer to ignore. Now we cannot, thanks to Corona Virus…
Journey to Future Hackney
If the exciting radical past of radical Hackney was the pizza of conventional tourism where I started, then eventually I would always end up with a big long stringy piece of cheese stretched out between it and my face. This was the future
East London Innovators Ride Again
More curious and committed changemakers explore East London innovation and inspiration…
Antitours – the Antidote?
This is a polemic, by someone who has more questions than answers. No slur or offence is intended to all the smart people employed in ‘conventional’ tourism, (like myself with my other hats on). I’ve worked in that field for 14 years now and learned a phenomenal amount from some fascinating, entertaining educators. There’s room…
William Blake to Hackney Social Enterprise & Sustainability Walks
What’s the connection between this famous poet and Hackney social enterprise?
Hackney Wick to Extinction Rebellion: Everything is Connected
From Hackney Wick to Extinction Rebellion, it’s all connected. Can we save some of the good stuff…?
SHW the Group that Burned 10,000 Names
The KLF burned a million pounds on the isle of Jura in 1994 to make a statement and try (it’s said) to negate the all-pervasive power of money. On Tuesday on another island, Fish Island, Save Hackney Wick burned 10,000 names on a petition to mark the apparent failure (at the time of writing) to…
Stay Closer, Shop Local – Travel Deeper
Our ‘Food & Culture’ tour of Dalston and its markets is a labour of love – and a product of love for the area. It just got a great review on Funzing this week; but it’s not really about us it’s really about connection to the community. We’ve been hanging out at the places involved…
Disruptors: Using Hackney History to Hack the Future
Join us on Wednesday 28th for a special tour by Hackney Tours for changemakers 6heads, an experiment in shared learning (book here)… “If we are to better the future, we must disturb the present” …it could be the mission statement of a modern day innovator in East London
Art Everywhere for Everyone – Beauty is Where You Find It
Imagine a world with art and beauty on every corner? Who doesn’t want some of that? Yet maybe it already exists, we just need to see it? At Hackney Tours we’ve become fascinated by state and its effects on how we see the world.
Hackney Green Party Walk Sun 1st, Open to All!
Hackney Wicked and our walks there may have ended, but with Hackney Green Party we have organised a great walk from Hackney Wick to Clapton and everybody’s welcome! The walk will cover not just Green Hackney projects like tree nurseries, urban gardens, sustainability initiatives and community activism/planning but also street art and social history in…
Hackney Tours: East LDN Creative Exploration 