Welcome to the Shared City Blog

Hello! Welcome to our first Shared City Blog post.

Deborah Chatterjee and Caroline Bourne, the creators of Shared City, are behind this blog. 

A little about us: we were born and raised in London and between us have a healthy crazy London mix of Indian, Italian, Hindu, Catholic, Jewish, Polish, Russian and Spanish heritage. 

Deborah now lives in south London. Caroline lives in north London. In their twenties both Caroline & Deborah travelled and worked all over the world. Now we wouldn't live anywhere but London. 

Between us we have over thirty years of experience working with the different communities of London through contracts in Education, TV, Media, Local Government and Journalism. 

Mid 2013, we set up Shared City as a social enterprise aimed at increasing understanding and tolerance between everykind of people. 

Shared City is a social enterprise and we run creative cross-cultural projects, events and experiences. So far we have organised events in mosques, temples and synagogues - and they have been brilliant!

We are blogging to showcase amazing international experiences in London and to encourage more people to explore the world without leaving London. There is so much to see and we have so much to share. 

A serious side of the blog is our mission to break down barriers between communities living next to each other in London (and often elsewhere) by challenging some misconceptions and creating openings into different, sometimes inaccessible, worlds right on our doorstep.

Anything that showcases another culture whether it's a new exhibition, concert, shop or supperclub will appear in this blog, as well as our ideas for creating a 'travel' experience without leaving London (and sometimes without even leaving your living room). We hope the blog will help you explore the exciting worlds within our city and transport you there for an hour, a day or longer.

For more information about our events and experiences see www.shared-city.org. If you'd like to get in touch please tweet to @sharedcityUK or leave a comment here.