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Your Artwork Here projected onto wall in front of city skyline

See your artwork on our outdoor community projector

We invite local people to submit and select creative works to be projected across Mallon Gardens. Autumn is here and the long winter nights are beginning to draw in, but it’s not all doom and gloom. This means we can restart our community-led public art projection programme. We have a high-spec projector on our premises…
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Saluting our sisters: a collage of black women icons.

Black History Month at Toynbee Hall: Saluting our sisters

This Black History Month, we celebrate black women icons who fought against injustice

Uber drivers holding a banner while on strike

Deliverance: The story of the 2018 Uber strike and its impact

This blog reflects on a recent screening of Maria Andrews’ community-commissioned film ‘Deliverance’ and the subsequent panel discussion on the challenges facing uber drivers. By Daria Koukoleva, Research Intern at Toynbee Hall. Photos from the Deliverance film, courtesy of Maria Andrews. In 2018, Uber riders went on strike. Maria Andrews’ community-commissioned film ‘Deliverance’ covers that…
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Couple in the kitchen, working out their finances

The cost of living crisis deepens as high interest rates and inflation continue to bite

The recent hike in interest rates and consistently high inflation leave many people struggling to cope…

Financial Health Exchange logo over images of events

Financial Health Exchange: Innovating Solutions for Financial Challenges

Join Toynbee Hall’s Financial Health Exchange. Explore trends, learn about our innovations, and shape London’s support services future.

Pride flag in front of blue sky with text: Toynbee Hall presents Rainbow Reflections

Toynbee Hall presents: Rainbow Reflections – Amplifying Proud Voices

Join us at Toynbee Hall on July 5 for ‘Rainbow Reflections’: a vibrant panel discussing key LGBTQIA+ topics. Keep the spirit of Pride alive.

Nasrat delivers speech at Ofgem’s presentation to the Social Research Association annual conference

Nasrat’s reflections on Participatory Action Research into the transition to net zero for low-income consumers

This speech was delivered as part of Ofgem’s presentation to the Social Research Association annual conference on 15.06.23.  

Renters Reform Coalition sign

The Renters Reform Bill: Government introduces the long awaited Bill banning no fault evictions

The Renters’ (Reform) Bill was promised in the Government’s 2019 manifesto with a commitment to abolish section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions.

Bee and Dr Xia Lin photographed with Luis Gallegos, President of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Silvia Candamil Neira, vice president of the United Nations Global Initiative on Ageing

“Nothing about us without us,” Toynbee Hall joins the United Nations Institute for Training and Research for launch of the new Global Centre of Excellence on Ageing

On Thursday 27th April, Toynbee Hall Peer Researcher, Bee Eng Lim, and Head of Research, Dr Xia Lin attended University of Surrey panel event with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. As Luis Gallegos, President of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), emphasized during his speech at the launch of…
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Topping up a pay as you go Mains electric digital prepaid card credit meter with a key

Prepayment meter customers urged to claim unclaimed energy bill support before deadline

Prepayment Meter customers urged to claim £160 million in energy bill support before scheme ends on June 30th

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