LSE Department of Sociology/Runnymede Trust Jim Rose Memorial Lecture
The riots across England in the summer of 2011 were sparked by events in Tottenham, north London. Tottenham was also the site of the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985. David Lammy MP (SOAS & Harvard law graduate), reflects on the causes of these events and what role racial inequality played.
David Lammy has been the Labour MP for Tottenham since 2000. More info about the politician here
Date: Wednesday 1 February 2012
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: LSE, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: David Lammy MP
Chair: Dr Rob Berkeley, director of the Runnymede Trust.
