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Latin Elephant’s response to London Enterprise Panel on Economic Development Plan

by Latin Elephant | Dec 8, 2014 | News and Events, Policy Responses

The relationship between urban growth, regeneration and small migrant and ethnic economies is a theme that we feel should be explicitly addressed in LEP’s economic development plan for London. Read full response here: LEP_EmergingThemesSubmission_LatinElephant

Migrant ethnic economies and urban regeneration in London

by Latin Elephant | Nov 15, 2014 | Latin Elephant Blog, News and Events

Is there space for alternative migrant and ethnic economies in a regenerated London? Presentation by By Patria Roman-Velazquez, Latin Elephant. London for All: opening up debate on London’s economy (14 July 2014)
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Promoting participation, engagement and inclusion of Black and minoritised Londoners in processes of urban change

Diana Sachs, owner of La Bodeguita for over 20 yea Diana Sachs, owner of La Bodeguita for over 20 years, makes the case for all migrant-led small businesses being displaced in Elephant and Castle due to so called ‘re-generation’.

📢“I am one of the dozens of traders who were relocated to nearby sites such as Castle Square and Elephant Arcade, following the demolition of the Shopping Centre, with the promise that we would be able to continue trading and eventually return to the new town centre. Many of us have now lost the businesses we spent decades building.”

Watch the Full Deputation at Southwark Council on our YouTube channel 📺
📢 NEW VACANCIES! Are you excited about campaig 📢 NEW VACANCIES!

Are you excited about campaigns, policy engagement and advocacy in ‘re-generation’ contexts across London?

Do you care about migrant and racialised communities shaping the future of their neighbourhoods?

At Latin Elephant we are seeking a Project Officer and a Network Coordinator to start soon.

ℹ️ More info and application package, check the link on our bio or visit: latinelephant.org/vacancies
📣 We are is seeking a Network Coordinator to su 📣 We are is seeking a Network Coordinator to support the development and coordination of the POP Coalition, a London-wide network of campaigns, community groups and organisations working to address the impacts of regeneration and displacement on migrant and racialised communities.

ℹ️ Find out more at: https://latinelephant.org/vacancies/

🗓️Deadline: 30th March, at midnight
We are is seeking a Project Officer to support mig We are is seeking a Project Officer to support migrant and racialised traders navigating regeneration, rising costs and structural inequalities in Elephant and Castle and South London.

Find out more at: https://latinelephant.org/vacancies/

🗓️Deadline: 24th March, at midnight
🚨 Calling all raffle ticket buyers 🚨 Firstl 🚨 Calling all raffle ticket buyers 🚨

Firstly thank you! 

Secondly, please check your email to see if you've won, and if so accept your prize on the Raffal site, or we won't be able to release the funds to traders.

Ta! x
💥 IT’S THE LAST PRIZE DROP!💥 We’ve got 💥 IT’S THE LAST PRIZE DROP!💥

We’ve got lot’s more juicy prizes, and still 3 more days to get your tickets! (raffle ends midnight Monday 9th Feb)

A £2 ticket could win you:

📚Books / magazines / zines: 

A406 book by @10foot10foot10foot10foot 

London Feeds Itself book by @jonathandnunn (2 chances to win!)

@vittlesmagazine 1y online subscription (2 chances to win!)

(re)imagining the elephant zine by @inescdo 

Inhabiting Spaces and Working Disobediences bundle by Latin Elephant (2 chances to win!) 

Multitudes and Inner City Pressure by @danhancox book bundle 

🖼️ Artworks

Photo print by @paloma.passetto 

Risograph print by @wovenradical + ticket to next workshop 

Print by @gisella_stapleton 

Framed photograph by @notsergioh 

Watercolour A4 pet portrait of your or a loved one’s companion by @anonniks 

Collage by artist @veronicaposadaalvarez 

Photo print by @alexkuru 

Art print by @davidaguileraperez 

👕 Merch

@toadbakery T-shirt 

@chucha.uk T-shirt

🧘🏽 Experiences 

Class at @hotpod_elephantandcastle (5 chances to win!)

Beginner Lindy Hop class with @blackmambasjazz at @siobhandaviesstudios (Saturday 7th March)

Two tickets to Babe: Pig in the City at @the_cinema_museum (Thursday 26th February)

Two tickets for Children of the Night at @swkplay 

🎟️ Vouchers (Food / Books / Shops) 

🍜 Food 

Tea and cakes for four at @littlelouie.london (+ merch bundle)

£100 to spend at @elephantcastlepub 

Dinner for 1 at @kaieteurkitchenoriginal 

£50 to spend at @thekernelbrewery online shop 

£25 to spend at @electricelephantcafe 

£15 to spend at @toadbakery 

📚 Books

£15 to spend @56a_infoshop 

🛍️ Shops

£20 to spend at @solocraftfair Elephant
🔔 SUPPORT EVICTED CASTLE SQUARE TRADERS BY ENTE 🔔 SUPPORT EVICTED CASTLE SQUARE TRADERS BY ENTERING OUR RAFFLE! 🔔

Traders @el_guambra_ , @daddyosuyaspot , @kaieteurkitchenoriginal , @theoriginalcaribbeanspice and @comaybebalondon are running a raffle to raise the final £1k needed to cover outstanding legal fees following their unfair eviction. Their solicitor worked at a discounted rate, but the costs are still significant and this is the last push so traders don’t have to pay it out of their own money. 

🎟️ Raffle closes 9th February
Every ticket counts ❤️

⬆️ Raffle link in bio
 #elephantandcastle #gentrification
We’re running a raffle to support evicted Castle We’re running a raffle to support evicted Castle Square traders!

We’ve received some amazing prize donations to support traders as they make their final push to cover legal fees.

Taking part in our Raffall helps raise the last £1,000 in solicitor costs, so traders aren’t left out of pocket following their eviction in October PLUS you could win something special donated by local shops, artists, and members of the community

💥 Tickets are £2
More tickets = more chances to win + more support for traders.

⚡️ Final push! £1k to go ⚡️

🎟 Running until 9 February
👉 Tickets in bio
✨ More prizes to come! Drop us a message if you’d like to donate.
🔔 THIS JANUARY, HELP EVICTED CASTLE SQUARE TRAD 🔔 THIS JANUARY, HELP EVICTED CASTLE SQUARE TRADERS START THE YEAR BY REACHING THEIR FUNDRAISING GOAL! 🔔

Traders @daddyosuyaspot , @el_guambra_ 
@kaieteurkitchenoriginal , @theoriginalcaribbeanspice @comaybebalondon are fundraising £1k to meet fees owed to their lawyer (who worked at a discounted rate, but substantially). It’s the final push so traders aren’t left out of pocket at the start of the year following their unfair eviction.

All shares or donations are greatly appreciated ❤️ Stay tuned for more ways to help!

⬆️ Fundraiser link in bio
Start the year supporting local businesses in Elep Start the year supporting local businesses in Elephant & Castle.

Check out @andreashairandbeautybar and @maya__clothing located at Castle Square. 
And don’t forget to explore and support all the independent traders there!
#ElephantAndCastle
Thank you to the traders, volunteers, friends, col Thank you to the traders, volunteers, friends, collaborators, and supporters who have stood alongside us this year. Together, we continue to push for more inclusive redevelopment and support communities in Elephant and Castle and across the city.

Season’s greetings, and best wishes for 2026!
From the Latin Elephant team

#elephantandcastle
Have you done your NYE / Xmas shopping yet? Check Have you done your NYE / Xmas shopping yet? 
Check out colourful clothing and accessories at @stella_fashion_uk located at Ash Avenue. 

Pop by and support local traders across the area, there are so many to discover ✨
#elephantandcastle
🔔THIS DECEMBER, HELP EVICTED CASTLE SQUARE TRAD 🔔THIS DECEMBER, HELP EVICTED CASTLE SQUARE TRADERS REACH THEIR FUNDRAISING GOAL! 🔔

Traders @daddyosuyaspot , @el_guambra_ ,
@kaieteurkitchenoriginal ,@theoriginalcaribbeanspice @comaybebalondon are fundraising £1k to meet fees owed to their lawyer (who worked at a discounted rate, but substantially) It’s the final push so traders aren’t left out of pocket following their unfair eviction! 

All shares or donations are greatly appreciated ❤️ 

⬆️Fundraiser link in bio
 #gentrification #southwark #elephantandcastle
❄️💗 THANK YOU, GRACIAS 💗❄️ To all t ❄️💗 THANK YOU, GRACIAS 💗❄️

To all that wonderful folks that joined our Walking the Elephant - Winter Edition. Together we raised £203 for the fundraiser for Evicted Castle Square Traders 👏

An especially big thank you to Laroma  @theoriginalcaribbeanspice for your generous insights, delicious sorrel and fritters, to Diana  @bodeguita.deli for our fave empanadas, and Faye @kaieteurkitchenoriginal for the best bakes in town.

We highly recommend the @guyanaspeaks Bourda Bazaar Winter Market at @drapertogether - don't miss the next one!
🔔THIS DECEMBER, HELP EVICTED CASTLE SQUARE TRAD 🔔THIS DECEMBER, HELP EVICTED CASTLE SQUARE TRADERS REACH THEIR FUNDRAISING GOAL! 🔔

Traders @daddyosuyaspot, @el_guambra_
@kaieteurkitchenoriginal @theoriginalcaribbeanspice @comaybebalondon are fundraising £1k to meet fees owed to their lawyer (who worked at a discounted rate, but substantially) It’s the final push so traders aren’t left out of pocket following their unfair eviction! 

All shares or donations are greatly appreciated ❤️ 

⬆️Fundraiser link in bio
🇬🇾HELP FAYE REOPEN KAIETEUR KITCHEN🇬🇾 🇬🇾HELP FAYE REOPEN KAIETEUR KITCHEN🇬🇾

Pls share widely & get in touch ♥️
4/12 CASTLE SQUARE TRADER EVICTIONS UPDATE & Way 4/12 CASTLE SQUARE TRADER EVICTIONS UPDATE 

& Ways to support right now ♥️
💙 Kaieteur Kitchen Fundraising Pop-Up Restauran 💙 Kaieteur Kitchen Fundraising Pop-Up Restaurant 💙

Sit-in limited to 6 tables so arrive early if you want to dine in! 

If you missed out last month or just can't wait to eat Aunty Faye & her team's delicious Guyanese cooking again - you can this Friday! All proceeds will help her business rebuild after the Castle Square evictions.

🕔 Friday 5th December 5-8pm
📍Walworth Living Room (SE17 2JU)
📞 Order ahead: 07466616137
💗❄️SAVE THE DATE❄️💗 🕚 Saturday 6 💗❄️SAVE THE DATE❄️💗

🕚 Saturday 6th December, 11am
📍La Bodeguita Deli (118 Walworth Rd, SE17 1JY) 
🎟️ Ticket link in bio 

Join us for our annual guided walk around the Elephant where we learn about the area’s recent past, present and future through an anti-gentrification lens, which is more pertinent than ever! 

The walk is normally free, but this year we are suggesting a £10 donation (although there is an option to pay less), with all proceeds going towards the trader fundraiser. This price includes:

🇬🇾 Entry into the Guyanese Market at Draper Hall (normally £2) 
🥟 A complimentary snack from Aunty Faye 
🌺 A delicious festive sorrel drink from Laroma 

Please join us if you can or share with your networks to make sure we sell out!
Join us for a fundraiser hosted by the brilliant @ Join us for a fundraiser hosted by the brilliant @orii.community at fave @jumbipeckham ✨

The house band will be followed by an open mic ranging from funk to soul, dub to hip hop, a welcoming space for those who want to share their creativity.

🕗 Tuesday 18th November, 8pm
📍Jumbi (Unit 4.1, Copeland Park, SE15 3SN)
🎟️Ticket link in our bio 

Proceeds will go to evicted traders to mitigate costs of legal support, lost trade, and to support them to reopen at Castle Square if possible, or rebuild their businesses elsewhere if not ✊🏾
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