Gentrification and African Presence in Peckham (GAPP) walking tour highlights the spaces occupied by the Caribbean community, 1960 – 1990. The pinnacle of the walking tour contextualises the significant educational, recreational and cultural spaces which shaped Peckham’s social, cultural, political and economic history over a defined period. Each Caribbean heritage landmark illuminates the entwined history and impact on the economic, social and cultural capital of Peckham.

The GAPP walk is conducted by founder and CEO Dr Charmaine Brown and lasts for about 1.5 hours. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

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2025

• Brown, Charmaine (2025), Community voices: ‘From Time’. In: Institute for Lifecourse Development Early Career Academic conference 2025: “Supporting and developing ECAs”, 30th June, 2025, University of Greenwich, London . pp. 17-17 (doi: https://www.gre.ac.uk/institute-lifecourse-development).
• Brown, Charmaine , Minton, Anna, Owoo, Betty, Rao, Ash , Taylor-Barret, Eleesha (2025), How (not) to make a city: gentrification, displacement, regeneration -podcast. (doi: https://on.soundcloud.com/q1N5xIAVcHruWarhWM).
• Brown, Charmaine , Colquhoun, Caitlin, Joubert, Pearlie, Aylesham Community Action [Peckham] , Reclaim the City [Cape Town] , Black History Walks [London] (2025), Land for people not for profit from Cape Town to Peckham. In: Aylesham Community Action: Fundraiser Screening of “Mother City, a Documentary”, 24th September 2025, Prince of Peckham (pub), and Southwark Law Centre, London 
• Brown, Charmaine (2025), Community activism: the Rye Lane Campaign 2012. In: Black History Walks: “Community Activism – The Rye Lane Campaign 2012”, 22nd July 2025, Prince of Peckham University 
• Brown, Charmaine (2025), Caribbean voices from time: collecting and sharing stories of the Caribbean presence in the Bellenden Road Area. In: “Caribbean Voices From Time”, 18th July 2025, Copleston Church & Community Centre, Peckham, London
• Brown, Charmaine (2025), The Gentrification of Peckham: in conversation at ‘Prince of Peckham University’. In: Black History Walks: “The Gentrification of Peckham – in conversation at Prince of Peckham University”, 15th July 2025, Prince of Peckham University, London 

2024

• Brown, Charmaine and Peckham Heritage Regeneration Partnership (2024), Contribution to oral history in ‘Peckham’s Heritage: Past, Present and Future’. Peckham Heritage Regeneration Partnership. (1st) . pp. 196-199 . ISBN: 9781399940290 (doi: https://peckhamheritage.org.uk/).
• Brown, Charmaine (2024), Heritage, urban regeneration and gentrification: Heritage and gentrification revisited – Who wins and Who loses!. In: Heritage and gentrification revisited – Who wins and Who loses!, 25th June, 2024, University of Greenwich .
• Brown, Charmaine (2024), Liveable cities: the gentrification of Peckham and Black urban removal worldwide. In: AMPS: Liveable Cities London, 26th – 28th June, 2024, City, University of London (doi: https://amps-research.com/conference/livable-cities-london/).

2023

• Brown, Charmaine (2023), The gentrification of Peckham and Black urban renewal worldwide revisited. In: Local Cultures: Global Spaces, Communities, People and Place, 5th – 7th December 2023, Virtual International Conference: Rochester Institute of Technology, New York | Chinese University of Hong Kong | University of Melbourne (doi: https://amps-research.com/conference/local-global/).
• Brown, Charmaine (2023), Prompts & Logistics: Black Love and/In the City. 1st November 2023 – Syracuse University, Faraday House, 48 Old Gloucester St, London WC1N 3AE
• Bacon, Paul and Brown, Charmaine (2023), There goes the neighbourhood. https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/pNN8CjZlXTgjRjGSWmliG?domain=open.spotify.com 
• Bertram, Sharon and Brown, Charmaine (2023), Portraits of Peckham: what does a sense of belonging mean to you?. (doi: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/portraits-of-peckham-what-does-a-sense-of-belonging-mean-to-you-tickets-742076720447?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)
• Brown, Charmaine (2023), Peckham gentrification walk and portraits of Peckham workshop. (doi: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/portraits-of-peckham-a-black-history-month-exhibition-tickets-711370768117)
• Brown, Charmaine  (2023) Rights in Focus – Gentrification of Peckham and Black urban removal worldwide. In: Rights in Focus – ‘Gentrification of Peckham and Black Urban removal worldwide’ lecture and a walking tour of Peckham focusing on this work., 21st – 22nd April 2023, UAL Camberwell College of Art and South London Gallery, London.
• Brown, Charmaine (2023), Keynote Address. Heritage and gentrification: who wins, who loses?. In: Heritage and Gentrification: Who wins, Who loses? Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) Day Conference, 3rd October 2023, Royal College of Physicians, London .
• Brown, Charmaine (2023), ‘Gone too far’: gentrification and the intersection of race and identity politics in Peckham. In: Talk to NYT cast of Bola Agbaje’s play ‘Gone Too Far’, 6th March 2023, Peckham, London .

2022

• Brown, Charmaine (2022), BBC 4 PODCAST – Thinking Allowed https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001c6n2
• Brown, Charmaine (2022) Southwark news https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/the-fate-of-the-real-desmonds-of-peckham-is-a-classic-example-of-what-gentrification-means-for-the-community-says-senior-lecturer/ 
• Brown, Charmaine (2022), Place / Changemaking.  In: Place/Change making, 28th October 2022, Mountview Peckham (doi: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/events-culture-and-heritage/49396/56794/49396?c=5).
• Brown, Charmaine (2022), Peckham Heritage Society: Black people’s empowerment through wealth creation, and the experiences of the Windrush generation and their families in Peckham and London. In: Regeneration, Gentrification & urban removal: impact on the Caribbean community in Peckham., 23rd September 2022, Peckham Heritage Society (1st).

• Brown, Charmaine (2022), Keeping the ‘old’ Peckham alive! Regeneration, gentrification and the impact on the Caribbean community in Peckham. In: Copleston Remix: Love & Respect, 16th -18th September 2022, Copleston Centre.

• Brown, Charmaine (2022), Levelling up! ‘The Gentrification of Peckham and Black urban removal worldwide’. In: Black History Walks, 20 February 2022, Online . pp. 1-16 (doi: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-gentrification-of-peckham-and-black-urban-removal-worldwide-tickets-145762362149).

2021

• Brown, Charmaine (2021), ‘Gentrification of Peckham and Black Urban removal worldwide’, the impact on the Black community and the ways in which a complex set of public policy interactions have played out in practice. In: ‘Gentrification of Peckham and Black Urban removal worldwide’, the impact on the Black community and the ways in which a complex set of public policy interactions have played out in practice., 28 October 2021, Cabinet office online (doi: https://blackhistorywalks.co.uk/talks/the-gentrification-of-peckham-and-black-urban-removal-worldwide/).
• Brown, Charmaine (2021), The gentrification of Peckham and Black urban removal worldwide (2021). In: Gentrification of Peckham and Black Urban removal worldwide, 5 May 2021, online (doi: https://blackhistorywalks.co.uk/talks/the-gentrification-of-peckham-and-black-urban-removal-worldwide/).
• Brown, Charmaine (2021) Community Bridges 15 – https://www.communitybridges.co.uk/post/lloydie-s-the-real-life-desmond-s 

2019

• Brown, Charmaine (2019), Gentrification & effects on local communities. In: Gentrification & effects on local communities, 16 April 2019, Drapers Tenants Hall, Elephant & Castle (doi: https://www.drapertogether.org/events-list/2019/1/18/the-gentrification-of-peckham).
• Brown, Charmaine (2019), The Build Up: Gentrification performance in two parts. (doi: https://wellcomecollection.org/events/XDyjwBAAAJITMOaQ).

Publications

• Brown, Charmaine (2019), ‘Lloydie’s’, the real life Desmond’s – A tale of urban regeneration, gentrification and displacement in Peckham. Community Bridges, 5 (doi: https://www.communitybridges.co.uk/post/lloydie-s-the-real-life-desmond-s).
• Brown, Charmaine (2019), Regeneration v gentrification? Transforming an area and keeping the social capital: gentrification of Peckham and other black areas. Community Bridges, 2 . pp. 13-14 (doi: https://www.communitybridges.co.uk/post/regeneration-gentrification).

2014

• Brown, Charmaine ORCID: 0000-0002-6471-9706 (2014) Raising awareness and galvanising the local community to  find ways of acting against further gentrification. In: Exhibition and talks about learner-creators, 2-7 June 2014, Thomas Calton Centre.
• Brown, Charmaine  (2014) Nzinga lecture series: the gentrification of Peckham & other Black areas. In: Nzinga Lecture series – Black History Walks, 12 April 2014, Birkbeck, University of London.