About

We are a creative community place-making organisation, founded in 2019 and based at International House in Lambeth.

We specialise in creative and cultural public realm projects and events, participatory research and engagement; fostering positive collective imagination for the future, with joyfully creative ways to explore and action ideas for change.

Our work seeks to improve the social, cultural and economic potential for an inclusive community and is a model of community placemaking that ensures everyone has equitable access to impact the conversations, strategies and policies that shape how we live, work and play.

Find out more about our projects here.

> Our Aims

We work collaboratively with the local voluntary community and faith sector, community leaders, creatives, the arts and culture sector, funders and Lambeth Council to co-create a shared, positive future for Brixton and the wider borough. We also work with universities, cultural institutions, and organisations outside of our local area to build a movement for change.

Community involvement/Social connection: We run arts-led projects, activities, workshops, and events that invite local residents to imagine and explore the past, present, and future of their area, supporting social connection.

Community influence: We support local communities to have a say in future plans for the area through creative engagement, participatory projects, and narrative leadership.

Community ownership: We support local people and organisations to take ownership of their neighbourhood by collaborating to find innovative approaches to own and operate local assets collectively and inclusively.

> Our Team

Binki Taylor, Founding Partner

Binki (she/her) is one of the founding partners of the Brixton Project. She is a cultural placemaker, working across sectors from arts and culture to the built environment, local government and public health. Her experience in creative engagement and community networks has positioned her as a thought leader at the intersection of art, community development, public space and social justice. Her contribution to the development of the new London Memorial to the Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, has positioned her as a thought leader in culturally representative place-making.

Ella Dias, Associate Partner

Ella (she/her) works across community research, creative engagement and participatory practice at the Brixton Project, where she has been part of the team for six years, delivering the Community Research Exchange in 2024 and 2025. Her background is in Fine Art and she is currently undertaking a practice-based PhD at UAL, exploring the role of art in community memory, social justice and collective storytelling. Alongside her artistic practice, she has led creative research projects with workers, trade unions and local communities, developing participatory approaches that make research more accessible and grounded in lived experience.

Josh Falconer-Roberts, Associate

Josh (he/him) works across Power to Prosper and the Brixton Commons with the Brixton Project, centring the development of community ownership and collective infrastructure guided by solidarity economy principles. He has spent over 15 years working across social justice, community development and social enterprise, with roles ranging from supporting individual community organisations to developing systemic interventions at The Ubele Initiative, to strategy consulting with funders and Local Authorities. He brings systems thinking, operational rigour and a hands-on approach to the Brixton Project.

Catriona Macleod, Project Coordinator and Systems Design Lead

Cat (she/her/they) coordinates across all of our main projects. She leads on communications for our VCS projects, as well as designing the systems and data structures that support the organisation. Before joining, she worked in the voluntary sector and in climate tech to address complex problems. She has experience engaging with local and national governments, community groups and educational institutions and has previously worked on projects spanning climate justice, the rights of displaced people, and the power of language in shaping cultural identity.

Mala Naicker FRSA, VCS Engagement and Network Lead

Mala (she/her) connects with Voluntary and Community Sector organisations across Lambeth through boards, forums and events, strengthening the borough's grassroots networks. Drawing on 30 years across community development, the corporate and transport sectors, public health, education and policy, she works at the intersection of grassroots action and strategic influence. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as Food Alliance Lead for Lambeth, directing emergency food support across the borough, work recognised with a Lambeth Heroes Outstanding Service Award.

Dr Franca Roeschert, Embedded Researcher

Franca (she/her) is an embedded researcher at the Brixton project and Research Fellow at University of Greenwich. Her work in Brixton is part of the Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness, an initiative aimed at building stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. Prior to joining the Brixton Project and London Metropolitan University, she has worked across academia and the charity sector, using qualitative and participatory methods to support communities in their social justice efforts.

> Board of Directors

Binki Taylor

Founding Partner

Binki (she/her) is one of the founding partners of the Brixton Project. She is a cultural placemaker, working across sectors from arts and culture to the built environment, local government and public health. Her experience in creative engagement and community networks has positioned her as a thought leader at the intersection of art, community development, public space and social justice. Her contribution to the development of the new London Memorial to the Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, has positioned her as a thought leader in culturally representative place-making.

Ella Dias

Associate Partner

Ella (she/her) works across community research, creative engagement and participatory practice at the Brixton Project, where she has been part of the team for six years. She delivered the Community Research Exchange in 2024 and 2025, bringing together residents, organisations and researchers to share knowledge and strengthen community-led action. Born and raised in South London, Ella’s background is in Fine Art and she is currently undertaking a practice-based PhD at the University of the Arts London. Her work explores the role of art in community memory, social justice and collective storytelling. Alongside her artistic practice, she has led creative research projects with workers, trade unions and local communities, developing participatory approaches that make research more accessible, inclusive and grounded in lived experience.

Josephine Namusisi-Riley

Board Member

Josephine brings over two decades of community development and voluntary sector leadership to the board, with particular depth in early years, family support and health equity across South London. She currently leads a new community-based early years and families programme in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe as Senior Early Years & Families Development Manager at Spring Community Hub, and holds the Voluntary Sector Care and Clinical Professional Lead role for Children & Young People at NHS South East London, contributing to strategic direction on the Partnership Southwark Strategic Board. She sits on the Expert Reference Group for Reducing Black Maternal Health Inequalities with the SEL ICB and Impact on Urban Health, and on the Council of Reference for the Anti-Racist Allies Network. Earlier in her career she spent 15 years in the HIV sector, including as African Services Team Manager at Positive East, and led services at School-Home Support and Parent Action in Southwark. She is a qualified Reflective Practice Supervisor and the founder of White Allies, a project supporting white people to confront and address racism.

Marsha Lowe

Board Member

Marsha (she/her) is a Founding Director of Oxygen Arts CIC, a Lambeth based cultural production agency that specialised in targeting and working with diverse communities. She has over 20 years of experience in project management, marketing communications, fundraising, campaigns, policy and research in the voluntary and cultural sector and is an innovative and creative leader with a strong strategic focus. She leads the groundbreaking Black British Ballet project that documents and celebrates the stories of Black dancers in ballet. As a writer, Marsha is also passionate about exploring the ways that creativity can address the challenges facing young people, particularly those from the global majority, in the UK and abroad.

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The Brixton Project CIC. Registered in England and Wales no. 11966234. Registered Office: International House, Canterbury Crescent, London, England, SW9 7QD