Zagreb, 4. 12. - 7. 12. 2008. Community Center Mosor, Zvonimirova 63

The Neoliberal Frontline is an international conference aimed to reflect on transformations of cities, urban landscapes and urban governance in Croatian and other post-socialist societies in the Eastern Europe at a moment of urgency when the development of cities in those societies increasingly comes under pressure of neoliberal policies and economic overexploitation of space.

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Posted on November 28th, 2008 under Urban Transformations, recent events. Comments: None

October 25 about 200 people gathered in front of the Finnish Station in St. Petersburg to protest against the neoliberal policies and “reforms” of the government. Mostly communist groups, but also liberals and housing activists called for the right to strike and living pensions, but above all for housing rights and the protection of small individual investors and against the destruction of the historical centre and green spots, against in-fill-construction and corrupt practices of the government and the police.

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Posted on October 26th, 2008 under St. Petersburg, all news, local resistances. Tags: demonstration, green space, privatisation, St. Petersburg, Union of Coordinating Soviets. Comments: None