Light my way, London

In Camden we’re proud of our diversity – it’s what makes Camden special. Our borough has a long history of coming together to stand up against injustice and bring about change. We want to make Camden a place where everyone has a chance to succeed and where nobody gets left behind. One of our ambitions for the future of the borough is for it to be a place where we actively tackle injustice and inequality, creating safe, strong and open communities where everyone can contribute. As part of this, we are a ‘borough of sanctuary’, a place where everyone is welcome and where we acknowledge that new arrivals enrich Camden and the UK. Together we are creating a place that works for everyone and where everyone has a voice.

JW3 – Jewish Community Centre London is the UK’s flagship Jewish Community Centre, the only such public venue for Jewish arts, culture, learning and community of its kind in the country – open to all, regardless of race, religion, belief, gender, sexuality, ability or age.

In 2022 over 100,000 people have come to JW3 for more than 100 different activities each week, with many more accessing the programmes online. The diverse programme includes adult education, language classes, theatre and musical performances, youth activities, film, family events and social impact programmes.

JW3’s Vision: A vibrant, diverse, unified British-Jewish community, inspired by and engaged with Jewish arts, culture, learning and life.

JW3’s Mission: To increase the quality, variety and volume of Jewish conversation in London and beyond.

We are the national library of the United Kingdom and give access to the world’s most comprehensive research collection. We provide information services to academic, business, research and scientific communities.

Our collection of over 170 million items includes artefacts from every age of written civilisation. We keep the nation’s archive of printed and digital publications, adding around three million new items to our collection every year.

We have many books, but we have so much more. Our London and Yorkshire sites have everything from newspapers to sound recordings, patents, prints and drawings, maps and manuscripts. Our inspiring exhibitions interpret these collections and bring their stories to the public.

Layla Madanat is a freelance creative producer, artist and activist. She combines artistic and socially engaged approaches to create live relationships between arts projects and social justice causes. Since graduating with a Master’s in Gender, Development, and Globalisation from LSE in 2019, she has been freelancing across the arts and social justice sectors as a producer, director, dramaturg and researcher.

As a Producer, she is part of the Stage One Bridge the Gap cohort, and most recently produced Mahad Ali’s My Brother’s Keeper at Theatre503. As a Director, she was most recently the Assistant Director on Hakawatis at Shakespeare’s Globe, following a year-long term in 2021/22 as Peter Hall Fellow and resident director at the Rose Theatre Kingston. She has worked in research for social impact organisations such as CEASE UK (Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) and Spark Insights.

Layla was previously Assistant Producer and Assistant to the Artistic Director on Little Amal’s walk across Europe in 2021.

London Borough Faiths Network is an active network of local religious and intercultural practitioners working across London.

The Lynk Up Crew (LUC) members are young advisers to the Mayor. They contribute to shaping policy and represent the often-unheard voices of young Londoners in the 7-15 year old age group. They are a reflection of modern day London and its diversity, with young people coming from a cross section of different areas, cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs. The LUC members come from an array of life experiences and lived different personal challenges. They meet once a month to discuss issues important to them, as well as attend and contribute to events in London. The LUC regularly feeds back to the Mayor with solutions and ideas around the issues its members are exploring on behalf of other children.