“The West Indian Cultural Centre (WICC) in Wood Green was constructed in the 1980s, becoming a vibrant hub for cultural events and debates on subjects such as the struggle for racial equality. It drew huge numbers of visitors who came to hear speakers including the Nobel prize-winning poet Derek Walcott, the American civil rights activist Al Sharpton and the MP Bernie Grant. Decades on, though, people have stopped coming.” But who should repair and replace it? It’s a private developer – whose parents arrived as part of the Windrush generation – versus the very council that has let the building fall into disrepair. – The Observer (UK)
