The Public Land Grab

The Public Land Grab is a grassroots experiment of local actions in the Borough of Lambeth (London). Commoners investigate whether the tactics generally used by private developers can be subverted in order to oppose capital-led development and its corresponding inequalities. The Public Land Grab started with a food growing project (The Loughborough Farm), before transforming into a neighborhood-wide network of community-led spaces (including a childrens’ playground, a co-op café and a self-managed hub for employment, named LJ Works). The energy behind the project comes from local volunteers, the Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG) and an activist architecture collective (Public Works).