Arts
Knowle Westers sorting out their housing. | Recorded with a live audience in the prototype We Can Make House, in this episode, hosts Makala Cheung and John Bennett chat with Knowle West residents Gillian and Lewis about the realities and workarounds when it comes to affordable homes. | This episode's game 'Closest Wins' introduces the shocking stats around affordability. Get to know the guests and discover the results of the show's (very technical) opinion polling system, 'snog, marry, avoid', which is used to review radical projects and policies out there in the world that trying to address the fundamental housing issue of affordability. | Poet Sam Grudgings wraps up this episode with a few lines inspired by the show. The full poem is available as part of the The We Can Make Chat Show limited edition postcard collection, which you can purchase here: https://nobindings.bigcartel.com/ | The We Can Make Chat Show brings together people from the garden city neighbourhood of Knowle West in Bristol, UK, to chat about how they are sorting out their housing. | Over four episodes, Knowle Westers explore how communities can get beyond the housing crisis. They share personal stories, uncover inspiring housing ideas from around the world, and think about what would work best for Knowle West. | Artists were invited to sit in on the recordings, and created poetic and visual responses to the discussions, captured in a unique collection of postcards that are available to purchase in shops and online. | The Chat Show is part of the wider We Can Make project, which is developing citizen-led approaches to creating affordable homes by working with the assets and knowhow of communities. | The We Can Make Chat Show is brought to you by We Can Make, No Bindings, Knowle West Media Centre and White Design, and, made possible with support from Bristol City Council, Arts Council England and the Nationwide Foundation. | https://wecanmake.org/ https://www.nobindings.co.uk/ https://kwmc.org.uk/ https://www.white-design.com/