Settlements: a radical legacy of social change, a model for the future?

In 1885, Pembroke College students came to take up residence in South East London, to live and work alongside local people to build a better neighbourhood, creating the settlement movement.

The students were driven by a belief that the growing inequality and deprivation in inner cities demanded a radical response.

Join us in person or online for Pembroke House's Spring Lecture, 'Settlements: a radical legacy of social change, a model for the future?', given in conversation by Professor Richard Sennett.

The settlement movement has inspired radical transformation in the UK and across the world.

We’ll explore the theoretical foundations of that movement and how it inspired the architects of the modern welfare state with Professor Sennett, Senior Advisor to the United Nations on the Council on Urban Initiatives and renowned sociologist. He has written extensively about social relations and social life in cities and the settlements in Chicago shaped his childhood.

It will be a wonderful occasion to learn more about Pembroke House and the College’s history.

Professor Sennett’s remarks will be followed by a Q&A session and a small reception with drinks and nibbles.

If you can’t join in person, sign up to watch the event online.