A Bond Across The Pond.
A first of its kind twinning joins two important Business Improvement Districts (BID) between two radical communities of colour.
In 2021, Brixton BID and Harlem’s 125th Street Business Improvement District started a first of its kind twinning. Brought together through their shared place values, rich histories and diverse communities, together they want to celebrate, learn and forge new relationships between both the businesses and the people.
The two BIDs were forged out of almost identical principles and values including equality, togetherness and social justice. Their mission reflects this: to improve the quality of life for residents of their respective communities by improving the economic health and well-being of the community, and by creating programs that reflect the vibrancy and history of the people and the neighbourhoods.
At the beginning of 2022, Brixton BID was awarded funding from Lambeth Council’s Economic Resilience Fund Round 3 to bring the twinning to life through a five-day festival across Brixton. The festival will celebrate and amplify this twinning, building on the shared projects already underway between the two BIDs. The festival programme will explore the deep cultural and historical similarities between the two communities.
