Better known as, gentrification. These past couple decades have seen the UK's cityscapes changing at an increasingly rapid rate. The Ends (social housing estates) are being replaced with glossy gated-communities, complete with futuristic living facilities, logos and colour palettes to market a glamourous ‘inner-city living’ lifestyle experience— at the expense of the Mandem.
So, how do we preserve the Ends?
The answer: we privatise the Mandem.
And how do we ‘privatise the Mandem’?
The answer: we buy the Block.
To find out how, get your copy of Privatise the Mandem below. And be sure to hit up the privatisation line with any of your questions:
Visit the socials:
Privatise the Mandem (Paperback)
Thugz Mansion (Card Deck)
Using the cards is simple. Draw a card at random and ask yourself the question that pops-up. Share the question with the Mandem, and discuss your responses.
Press Coverage
“Privatise the Mandem is the blueprint to fighting inner-city gentrification”, The Face (2022) — https://theface.com/society/privatise-the-mandem-nabil-al-kinani-inner-city-gentridication-council-affordable-housing-politics-london-how-to-stop-gentrification
“How to fight gentrification in the ends? Privatise the Mandem”, Gal-Dem (2022) — https://gal-dem.com/how-to-fight-gentrification-in-the-ends-privatise-the-mandem/
“Speculative Futures”, Dazed & Confused (Autumn, 2022)
“On the Question of Privatising the Mandem”, Port Magazine (Issue 31, 2022)— https://www.port-magazine.com/commentary/on-the-question-of-privatising-the-mandem/
“Wellness in Social Housing Communities”, Sista Zine (Issue 3, 2022)
“Do we need to be more self-reliant?”, BBC 1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave (2022) — https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017twq
“Speak It, Live It Feat. Nabil Al-Kinani”, The Day After Podcast (2023) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usgiYuxUIoE&t=5846s
“Privatise the Mandem”, The Domino Effect Podcast (2023) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUPyU5Booy4&list=PLXHQRI58xXAwEWdCe5m9VKLrvGuoAe70X&index=7&ab_channel=TheDominoEffectPodcast
“Privatise the Mandem”, Paper Trails Podcast (2024) — https://open.spotify.com/episode/3d2KbC2PktNKzNkm1Enb7P?si=SSUhxfGISvGB2I0eVGCMCQ
“To create tomorrow, we have to start dreaming today”, Dazed & Confused (Autumn, 2024)
“How to fight gentrification in the ends? Privatise the Mandem”, Gal-Dem (2022) — https://gal-dem.com/how-to-fight-gentrification-in-the-ends-privatise-the-mandem/
“Speculative Futures”, Dazed & Confused (Autumn, 2022)
“On the Question of Privatising the Mandem”, Port Magazine (Issue 31, 2022)— https://www.port-magazine.com/commentary/on-the-question-of-privatising-the-mandem/
“Wellness in Social Housing Communities”, Sista Zine (Issue 3, 2022)
“Do we need to be more self-reliant?”, BBC 1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave (2022) — https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017twq
“Speak It, Live It Feat. Nabil Al-Kinani”, The Day After Podcast (2023) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usgiYuxUIoE&t=5846s
“Privatise the Mandem”, The Domino Effect Podcast (2023) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUPyU5Booy4&list=PLXHQRI58xXAwEWdCe5m9VKLrvGuoAe70X&index=7&ab_channel=TheDominoEffectPodcast
“Privatise the Mandem”, Paper Trails Podcast (2024) — https://open.spotify.com/episode/3d2KbC2PktNKzNkm1Enb7P?si=SSUhxfGISvGB2I0eVGCMCQ
“To create tomorrow, we have to start dreaming today”, Dazed & Confused (Autumn, 2024)