About
Leith Open Space Group formed in the aftermath of the London bombings of July 2005. We wanted to try to do something to strengthen the links between the many different communities living side by side in our area. How many of us know our neighbours? What exactly is a multicultural community? What hopes and fears do we have in common? What can we learn from one another?
The first multicultural discussion event in November last year set out to find answers to questions like this by inviting ethnic minority community groups in Leith to join together in an Open Space event. The invitation asked Can We Listen to Each Other? The answer was an overwhelmingly positive, ‘yes’. Click here to read the pdf report of the first event.
The second event in May 2006 explored How Can we Widen Opportunities? The day ended with unanimous agreement that it was time for ethnic minority communities to work together to create new opportunities in politics, employment and voluntary work. Click here to read the report of the second event.
This website takes a further step forward by creating an open space to introduce and promote the work of local people who are helping to make Leith a vibrant and welcoming community of many different minority groups.
Although Leith Open Space Group is sponsored by Leith Walk Central Branch of the Labour Party our multicultural Open Space events are completely non-party-political.