Underneath every shiny new megacity, there's often a story of communities displaced. In this moving, poetic talk, OluTimehin Adegbeye details how government land grabs are destroying the lives of thousands who live in the coastal communities of Lagos, Nigeria, to make way for a "new Dubai." She compels us to hold our governments and ourselves accountable for keeping our cities safe for everyone. "The only cities worth building, indeed the only futures worth dreaming of, are those that include all of us, no matter who we are or how we make homes for ourselves," she says.

OluTimehin Adegbeye: Who belongs in a city?

Who belongs in a city?

Lagos, a city with deep disparities, where luxury and squalor exist side by side, reshapes notions of belonging and resilience.

In Lagos, the clear line between possibility and impossibility is often just who you are or who you're connected to, a harsh urban reality.

Governments aiming for megacities like Dubai often overlook existing communities, causing displacement in pursuit of urban dreams.