reclaiming spaces: news

http://www.fahamu.org/publications/item/a_place_in_the_city/
A Place in the City[/lang_en]

Posted on June 26th, 2010 under Right to the City, movements, repression, South Africa, evictions & demolitions, action, transactions & privatisations. Comments: None

PRESS RELEASE FROM SULUKULE STUDIO :
Why we didn’t apply for the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award?
THOSE WHO CAUSE FORCED EVICTIONS SHOULD NOT GIVE URBAN AWARDS!
As the Sulukule Studio, we didn’t apply for the Urban Age Award, both due to Deutsche Bank’s role in the mortgage crisis, which triggered the current global crisis, and also [...]

Posted on November 4th, 2009 under Foreclosure, Right to the City, Uncategorized, Urgent calls and petitions, movements, Germany, Turkey, evictions & demolitions, transactions & privatisations. Tags: Deutsche Bank, Istanbul, Resistance, Sulukule, Urban Age, Turkey. Comments: None

Line in front of the business-centre “Karelia”, where the the public hearing over the planed “Gazprom city” took place
See more photos:
Photo reportage part 1
Photo reportage part 2
The pubic hearing on “Gazprom city” in St. Petersburg was scheduled on Sept. 1st, the traditional begining of the russian school year. But neither this important day for Russian [...]

Posted on September 14th, 2009 under Right to the City, Russia, transactions & privatisations. Tags: Capitalism, Right to the City, urban speculation. Comments: None

European Coordination Via Campesina
Reclaim the Fields
European Camp To Cultivate Alternatives
30th of September - 4th of October 2009, Minerve (France)
The young people of European Coordination of Via Campesina are organizing an European camp to gather people who wish to settle in agriculture, who are young peasants, landless peasants and/or who want to recover food sovereignty.
The [...]

Posted on August 27th, 2009 under Uncategorized, Urgent calls and petitions, movements, France, action, transactions & privatisations. Tags: Access to Land, call for solidarity, Capitalism, reclaiming spaces, Resistance. Comments: None

http://www.openshoreditch.net/
Following a long running campaign by OPEN Shoreditch a major developer has now abandoned its plans to demolish and redevelop The Light building at 233, Shoreditch High Street in London.
Hammerson’s Managing Director, Martin Jepson, announced yesterday that “Following the local campaign to preserve the Light Bar building, we are preparing amended proposals for our Bishops [...]

Posted on August 14th, 2009 under UK, countries, evictions & demolitions, action, transactions & privatisations. Tags: reclaiming spaces. Comments: None

TEAR DOWN THE WALLS! RAISE THE ROOFS!
HOUSING MARCH @ G20 MELTDOWN 1 APRIL … meet at Cannon Street at 11AM
On April the 2nd the world’s leaders are meeting in London for the G20 summit. In the wake of the banking crisis, they are meeting to try to salvage a tottering system, which is aimed at [...]

Posted on March 27th, 2009 under Foreclosure, Right to the City, Uncategorized, movements, UK, repression, evictions & demolitions, action, squats, transactions & privatisations. Tags: G20, housing, London, Right to the City. Comments: None

Videos from IWantDemocracyNow >
After an $850 billion bailout for Wall Street and another $25 billion for the auto industry, struggling homeowners still await large-scale government assistance. The Obama administration says it’s working out the details of its plan to stem foreclosures. In the absence of government action so far, some are taking action on the [...]

Posted on February 8th, 2009 under Foreclosure, USA, evictions & demolitions, squats, transactions & privatisations. Comments: None