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        • RECLAIM HOLLOWAY

           

           

           

          The opportunity of a generation to reimagine

          women’s services and spaces in the UK

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        • Our Story

          Holloway, the largest women's prison in Western Europe, was closed in 2016 and sold for redevelopment

          Reclaim Holloway are campaigning for a Women's Building to be built on the site.

           

          Visually striking, inclusive, accessible and welcoming, the Holloway Women’s Building will provide a positive and lasting legacy for the tens of thousands held in the prison over its 160-year history, while helping women to stay out of the criminal justice system. It will deliver a range of much-needed services for women and the local community. The Building will also feature working and meeting space for women’s projects that support social change, and for creative and cultural activities.

           

          In early March 2019, three years after prison was closed, the site was sold to the Peabody housing association, backed by a £42 million loan from the Mayor of London. Peabody has committed to constructing genuinely affordable housing, green space, and a Women’s Building. Our activism paid off: these three major objectives of the Reclaim Holloway campaign were adopted by Islington Council’s 2018 planning guidance for the site.
           

          Reclaim Holloway is continuing its campaign to ensure that three commitments are honoured, and in particular that the Holloway Women’s Building achieves its vision. Reclaim Holloway is working with architects, artists, women’s organisations and charities, academics, and women with experience of imprisonment to develop a detailed vision.

           

          Peabody's public consultation process is underway. Find out more on Peabody's website.

           

          Our work is inspired by the stories of women who were imprisoned in Holloway. Visit the Holloway Prison Stories site to read realistic and recognisable stories of Holloway, to explore the heritage of the prison, and to be inspired by a vision for the future.

        • The Women's Building: Vision & Designs

          Women's Rights | Women's Support Services | Activism & Advocacy | Community Space | Arts & Creativity | Childcare | Social Enterprise | Workspace

        • All sketches by Niki Gibbs.

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          Join the Women’s Building Working Group at Community Plan 4 Holloway
          Do you have 2 hours per week to support the Working Group to take concrete actions
          around the Women’s Building? Do you like to get hands-on and work with a group of local
          residents with similar passions? If yes, please join the Working Group.
           

          Fund us to conduct a feasibility study
          Are you a funder who shares our vision for the Women’s Building, and passion for making
          London an inclusive place for all women to thrive?
          We are looking for funding to produce the feasibility study and business plan, in order to
          bring more community voices into the planning of the Women’s Building.
           

          Share with us your insights
          Do you work to advance women’s rights in this country? Have you been active in feminist
          activism? If yes, please share with us your insights on what you want for the Women’s Building
          by emailing us or connecting on twitter at @reclaimholloway.

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        • Latest News

          Keep up to date with the campaign and how to take action

          ARTICLE: ‘Placard parade’ demands community voices are heard over Holloway Prison site plans
          September 26, 2020
          Spaces that inspire us
          July 23, 2020
          Councillor Diarmaid Ward calls for Peabody consultation extension
          July 2, 2020
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          Or email us at reclaimhollowaymail@gmail.com

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