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Four years have passed since the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower.

Today, what is left of the tower stands as a reminder of the ever-growing inequality and class divide in Britain. In fact, some would argue it waswhich took the live of 72 people in Grenfell.

The tower, although situated in one of the richest boroughs in London, also housed some of its most marginalized communities – poor, racialised and migrant families.

Watch below asÌýremembered and reflected on the continued significance of this tragedy in light of ongoing oppression as well as resistance to it. Our speakers addressed the links between the Grenfell fire and wider crises of housing, poverty, structural racism and xenophobia in Britain.

Speakers:

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is a hip hop artist and political campaigner who has performed everywhere from the Royal Albert Hall to the Oxford Union. He is a patron of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and others.

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Ìýis the Community Collaboration Consultant for Central and North West London NHS foundation Trust (CNWL). She has worked for CNWL as an Islamic psychotherapist and child and adolescent primary mental health therapist. Fatima has had a major a role in helping ensure that the Grenfell community voice is amplified at decision-making levels both locally and on a national level.

Paul O’ConnellÌýis a socialist and trade unionist. He teaches law at SOAS University of London and was a founding member of the LeFT Campaign and The Beehive, a political education project centred on Greater Manchester.

Moderator:

Ìýis an activist, a former president of the National Union of Students, and co-founder of the Students not Suspects/Educators not Informants Network.