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The Hungarian Organization “The City is for all” and the “European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and the City” called for three days of international solidarity action against the criminalization of homelessness by the Hungarian government. Local groups in 15 cities organized protests between 13th and 15th February 2014. […] What does a public space mean? Currently, public spaces such as ports, parks, shores, squares, green areas, shortly spaces that should be open to the free access of the public have been commercialized, privatized by central and/or local governments which no longer act to manage but to sell their cities just like entrepreneurs. Wilderness, […] Initiated by Hungarian homeless advocacy group The City is for All, local groups in 9 countries are organizing solidarity events to protest against the criminalization of homelessness in Hungary. The persecution of homeless people is in violation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the European Convention on Human Rights, and […] On November 14, 2013 the General Assembly of Budapest passed a local law that designated the majority of Budapest as an area where engaging in “habitual residence in public space” is an infraction punishable by community work, fine and ultimately jail. In this way, street homelessness has become criminalized in the capital of Hungary […] The homeless activists of The City is for All and their allies were holding hands, telling poems and singing around the chairs of the Budapest City Council members in the council’s assembly room at 8.15am on Thursday, November 14th. The group’s aim was to prevent the assembly from passing an ordinance, which extends the […] Webpage: http://avarosmindenkie.blog.hu The members of A Város Mindenkié (The City is for All) are homeless and formerly homeless people, those struggling with housing problems and their allies, who all work together for an egalitarian and just society. Our group is based on voluntary work and provides an opportunity for homeless people to stand up […] |
"Straße für Straße, Siedlung für Siedlung, Block für Block: #Mietergewerkschaft-en bilden die Basis, die uns fehlte." Ein Bericht aus England, mit Ausflug nach Los Angeles. notesfrombelow.org/article/taking… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Yesterday should be a day that our universities' media schools should use as an example of the establishment's undiminished capacity to manufacture consent. Yesterday Greece entered 32 years of permanent harsh austerity while the world media celebrated the end of Greek austerity Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
The story is international. Hundreds face 'forced displacement' in Canada's capital @AJEnglish aje.io/yb86f Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Housing Crisis in Ireland disproportionately affecting EU migrants and members of the Traveller community. bit.ly/2P2HLsz Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
"resistance is a creative act" twitter.com/Potentia_Space… 
The average renter in Chicago leaves each month in debt after paying rent #LiftTheBan We need #RentControlNow Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
A small village in France fought against the deportation of a young Sudanese man from their community. 1 in 4 people signed a letter demanding his regularization, and half the town physically fought the police. And in the end, they won! twitter.com/ajplusfrancais… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
La subvencion del "Baukindergeld" es absurda, dice nuestro director general @lsiebenkotten y no favorece a las personas y familias que mas lo necesitan. Diese Subvention ist aus der Sicht der Wohnungspolitik absurd. Es fehlt an sozialer Gerechtigkeit. #Baukindegeld twitter.com/idealista/stat… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Spain: The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights #CESCR has granted a number of requests for interim measures suspending evictions one year after the #CESCR ruled that Spain had violated the #right2housing in the M.B.D. v. Spain case: housingrightswatch.org/jurisprudence/… twitter.com/ViviendaXaToda… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces
The student-led protests over poor road conditions continue in Bangladesh. Here is what you should know about it Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces
@michaellondonsf @janicemorphet @rosegrayston @SmithTonyD @hayestweets @RichardBlyth7 @tomekenny @planitpres @JanetAskew @pilkingtonhale @justspace7 @4HousingandCity @lauracolini @INURAorg I think activists and critical researchers should organize some transnationsl critical relation to it. Laura knows more background, I think. How could we begin? 
Boston has an #EvictionCrisis & an #AffordabilityCrisis. Calling it a #HousingCrisis isn’t clear enough: we need real *protections from eviction* and *affordable housing* to solve the crisis. Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces 
Manifestation unitaire devant le Sénat. Tous ensemble contre la loi #ELAN ! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces
They also call for "instruments to regulate the housing rental market, protecting tenants from speculative bubbles and giving them the right to greater security of tenure." Good, but this is hardly a clear statement in favour of the needed rent regulation. #regulateRent Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces
Limiting regulation on "speculation" is not enough. The #finacialisation of real estate is more fundamental. It affects all aspects of housing. And it is based in the normal use of property in this globalized world. Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces
Limiting regulation on "speculation" is not enough. The #finacialisation of real estate is more fundamental. It affects all aspects of housing. And it is based in the normal use of property in this globalized world.
They also call for "instruments to regulate the housing rental market, protecting tenants from speculative bubbles and giving them the right to greater security of tenure." Good, but this is hardly a clear statement in favour of the needed rent regulation. #regulateRent
Progressive municipalities "demand more legal and fiscal powers to regulate the real estate market in order to fight against speculation and guarantee the social function of the city." #regulateProperty twitter.com/crosstowns/sta…
Plusieurs mouvements se sont alliés pour faire face aux dangers de la loi #ELAN et appellent à une : MARCHE MARDI 17 JUILLET rdv 17H à Odéon (puis marche vers le Sénat) Des organisations de mal logés,... facebook.com/droitaulogemen… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces |
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