Since the beginning of the year the “International Working Group for the Promotion of Market Regulation and Market Alternatives at Habitat III” has tried to advocate for an inclusion of socially grounded regulations of markets that stop the speculation and treat housing, land and mortgage as goods for people and not for profit. This […]
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Statement by MieterInnenverein Witten (Witten Tenants Assoc.) on behalf of the “International Working Group for the Regulation of Real Estate Markets and Market Alternatives” to the Habitat III Plenary 20th Oct. 2016 […] Within the frame of the conference „Ways to affordable Housing“ of the German Network Renting & Housing, Sept. 16 & 17 in Berlin, Humboldt University <GERMAN PROGRAM HERE> housing right internationalists are organizing workshops dealing with critical views on Habitat III and political proposals for the regulation of financialized real estate corporations. […] Members of the “international working group for the promotion of market regulation and market alternatives at Habitat III” have reminded the currently ongoing prepcom in Surabaya, that the new draft of the “New Urban Agenda” still is totally is ignoring the economic frames of the global housing crisis. “Without addressing the global economic frames […] in:Barbara Schönig | Sebastian Schipper (Eds.): Urban Austerity: Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis on Cities in Europe, Verlag Theater der Zeit 2016 1. Introduction In Germany, since 1999, more than three million rental housing units have been traded in the context of large‐scale transactions. Sales to “financial investors” played a dominant role among […] for the informal hearings of stakeholders June 6 – 8 in New York The signatories of this statement are among the authors of the open letter dated 31 January 2016: “Make social regulation of real estate markets an issue at Habitat III”. Most of the positions expressed in the following have been discussed among […] In August 2015 the German Forum on Environment & Development submitted a first critical statement on the preparation of Habitat III. Statement of the German Forum on Environment & Development on Habitat III PDF at http://www.forumue.de The German Forum on Environment & Development was founded in 1992 after the UN conference in Rio on […] STATEMENT of European housing movements on the clash of the European austerity regime with the Greek people The Greek government has called for a national referendum on Sunday, 5th July, for the new ‘bailout’ terms presented by the EU, the ECB and the IMF on June 15. These terms include an extension of high […] demands for investment prgrammes and non-profit housing sector On May 31 the assembly of the German tenant union DMB expressed concerns regarding “the still expanding negative impacts of the financial and Euro crisis and the neoliberal austerity policies on housing conditions in Europe, like housing losses for economic reasons, evictions and permanently increasing […] May 31 a huge majority of delegates at the biannual federal assembly („Mietertag“) of the German tenant union “Deutscher Mieterbund” (DMB) voted for two motions expressing a political rejection of the planned free trade agreements TTIP and CETA. The delegates, who represent regional and local associations with a membership basis of 1.27 million households, […] |
The Gypsy/Traveller Youth Assembly stand in solidarity with young Gypsies and Travellers in the rest of the UK, after @ukhomeoffice announced plans to ‘crack down’ on Traveller camps. Their message to the Home office - “#ShiftYourPerspective” #GTYA @Article12 @TravellersTimes Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Three people own more wealth than the bottom half of our country. 25 hedge fund managers earn twice as much as all 140,000 kindergarten teachers. One family (Kochs) spent $400 million to buy elections. That's why we need a political revolution. Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
People claim Trump said not one word about climate change but that's false. He celebrated the US being the world's "No. 1" oil and gas producer. And the house cheered - they cheered for the knowing destabilization of the planet. Don't call them deniers, they are arsonists. Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
"I think as a lawyer I'm allowed to say, that we aren’t always as creative as we can be, we don’t always try hard enough to use the law, which can be a sharp sword, to protect those who most need protection." @leilanifarha calls on lawyers & law schools to #MakeTheShift! 🌎🏠🙌 Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Face à l’explosion des #loyers à #Berlin, un puissant mouvement d’habitants veut exproprier les gros bailleurs privés - bastamag.net/Face-a-l-explo… @dwenteignen @die_gennburg via @Bastamag Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
The two largest & awesome London latin@ communities are being shredded by property developers: Latin Village in Tottenham and the Latin quarter in The Elephant. Both scheduled for demolition. Surely this isn’t the London we want? @LatinVillageUK @LatinElephant @londonlatinxs Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
VICTORY! Mehrheit im Europaparlament stimmt für mehr #Transparenz im #Lobbyismus! In Zukunft erfahren die Bürger schon bei der Entstehung eines Gesetzes, welche Lobbyisten darauf Einfluss nehmen. Das ist ein großer Fortschritt für die europäische Demokratie! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Tomorrow @Abbe_Pierre will launch annual report on state housing exclusion in France. Mobilisation stakeholders (1000s), press coverage, impact on political debate unrivalled in EU. Follow via #REML2019 In French of course. This yr FEANTSAs @RuthSOwen1 one of keynote speakers! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Vor 100 Jahren wurden in der #Schweiz die ersten Wohnbau-#Genossenschaften gegründet. Congrats! Dazu Radiobeitrag: srf.ch/play/radio/ech… Ausserdem gibt es eine Website mit Infos, Kurzfilmen, Veranstaltungen: wbg-100jahre.ch Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Спасибо! Am 27. Januar 1945 befreite die Rote Armee die Gefangenen des größten Vernichtungslager der Nazis. #AnDiesemTag #Auschwitz #KeinVergessen #NieWieder #Holocaustgedenktag Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
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The chaos in France hasn't just been confined to the big cities. These shocking scenes are reportedly from Évreux, a medium-sized town of around 50,000 people in Normandy: #GiletsJaunes Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
@FieldsDesiree Yes, database on landlords! 
Tenants rights in HUD Multifamily, Section 8 Vouchers, and Public Housing, in the event federal funds are cut off! twitter.com/NHLP/status/10… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
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The new Pieces of Berlin #Book comes with an additional chapter dedicated to the topic living! Texts by @AndrejHolm, @ra_grasskamp, Dagmar Pelger, Anna Heilgemeir, Michael Prütz (@dwenteignen) und Georg Hubmann! >>> piecesofberlin.com/pieces-of-berl… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces
On the Eve of #HumanRightsDay, here is @leilanifarha's message from last year. 1 year later and we still need to understand that: Housing is home, and home is a #HumanRight. 🏠🌎 #Right2Housing #MakeTheShift twitter.com/adequatehousin… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
@FEANTSA @EuropeanYouthEU @ChristophidouEU @FocusIreland @Abbe_Pierre @UNCLLAJ @adequatehousing @leilanifarha @AndyBurnhamGM @ClaudeCahn1 Wohnungslosigkeit ist kein Verbrechen. Menschen in Wohnungsnot brauchen Wohnraum nicht Repression! #notacrime #housingnothandcuffs Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Activists from around Europe have come together with an important message for #HumanRightsDay: "Homelessness is not a crime." Please like & share @EuropeanYouthEU @ChristophidouEU @FocusIreland @Abbe_Pierre @UNCLLAJ @adequatehousing @leilanifarha @AndyBurnhamGM @ClaudeCahn1 Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces |
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