On November 18 and 19, 2021, the RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group held its ‘Cities of Hope’ annual conference. The event brought scholars and activists together to explore what more just cities might look like, tackling issues ranging from gender-based and racial forms of violence to housing injustices.

On Nov 18, I chaired an inspiring session with Veda Popovici and Michele Lacione entitled ‘The false symmetry of research-activism. Towards accompliceship and undercommon praxis’ on their joint work in Bucharest with the Common Front for Housing Rights (FCDL). It has been featured in the ‘It started raining’ documentary (https://www.ainceputploaia.com), and the https://jurnaldinvulturilor50.org blog – take a look.

You can find more information about the RGS-IGB Urban Geography Research Group by visiting our website and you can follow our activities on twitter @UGRGRGS