RECLAIMING SPACES

You’ll find the letters I wrote (re: govt accountability, non-compliance with #humanrights + financialization of housing) to @blackstone and the 6 governments of: Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, USA and Czech Republic at the bottom of this page: ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Hous… twitter.com/aidan_regan/st… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

La déclaration de fin de mission de @leilanifarha, la Rapporteuse Spéciale à un #DroitAuLogement convenable en #France de 2 -12 avril 2019 est maintenant disponible en Français: ohchr.org/FR/NewsEvents/… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

‘After visiting makeshift migrants camps in Paris and the port town of Calais, urban squats in Marseille and Roma settlements in city outskirts, Rapporteur ⁦@leilanifarha⁩ called for an end to evictions that violated international law’ #Right2Housing nytimes.com/reuters/2019/0… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

VERY exciting news everyone. The government is going to introduce open-ended tenancies and ABOLISH Section 21, the law that allows landlords to evict their tenants at a moment’s notice, leaving misery and homelessness in its wake. #EndSection21 Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

The most difficult aspect of this mission were my visits with residents where they live – on streets, and in parks, squats, hotels, informal settlements, and tents situated in the woods and under highways. Read more on @leilanifarha’s visit to #France: ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Members of the LA Tenants Union stopped by our exec cmte meeting last night and taught us this hot chant we’re gonna be using soon Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Important statement UN Committee on Ec, Soc & Cult Rights on #SDGs. Call 2 ensure "Leave NoOne Behind" doesnt bcome empty slogan. Relevant 4 EU decisionmakers who believe extreme poverty (SDG 1) is non-issue in spite of >700k ppl experiencing #homelessness on any given day in EU. Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Berlin: "Falsche Vergleiche, das vermeintlich arme Berlin und abgestandene Sozialismus-Klischees: in der Enteignungsdebatte wimmelt es von schrägen Argumenten" @Moritz_Wichmann nimmt sie sachkundig auseinander! @dwenteignen neues-deutschland.de/artikel/111633… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Bouwen bouwen bouwen. Maar als je de verkeerde woningen bouwt krijg je dit: washingtonpost.com/business/econo… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

New #HLRN Publication! See the first compilation of progressive judgments on the #Right2Housing from Indian High Courts: hlrn.org.in/documents/Hous… #Right2Housing #Access2Justice #HumanRights #DueProcess @adequatehousing @leilanifarha Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Occupation du Crédit Agricole à #Grenoble pour le Droit au logement et la lutte contre les expulsions ! Appel à se rassembler devant le bâtiment pour éviter l'expulsion ! Un toit c'est un Droit ! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Very interesting @OECD report on "squeezed middle class". Read before jumping to conclusions. Devil is in the detail... oecd.org/publications/u… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Video acção 6 abril habita&stopdespejos #Lisboa #Mietenwahnsinn #StopDespejos StopEvictions vimeo.com/328951883?ref=… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

"The fight pits two philosophies against one another: free-market companies that see real estate as a means to profit, and housing activists who see low rents not only as a necessity but as central to the German capital’s character" @AP on #Enteignung apnews.com/6e88e4eb0b0843… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Dimanche 7 d'avril 2019 belle et importante Mobilisation pour une #MaisonduPeuple au Parc de #Belleville et contre la privatisation de la #MaisondelAir. Occupation du Belvédère tous les premiers dimanche du mois 17h #gentrification #BiensCommuns #DroitALaVille #Paris #Paris20 Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

.@leilanifarha visited a Roma community living in #Marseille. It’s widely known that throughout Europe, Roma people suffer some of the worst housing conditions. Day 7 of the visit to 🇫🇷 #Right2Housing #RomaDay Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Finished the first week of #FranceMission in #Marseille. I had the opportunity to visit the neighborhood of Noailles known for its decrepit beauty, precarious buildings that are falling down. What lies behind these doors? #Right2housing @adequatehousing Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

“Thousands of Berlin residents took to the streets on Saturday to vent anger over surging rents and demand the expropriation of more than 200,000 apartments” THIS uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Evidence from our UK Housing Review 2019 published today suggests that if short-term lets such as Airbnb are left unregulated, there's a real risk of loss of much-needed homes from the private rented sector & displacement of long-term residents: bit.ly/2uKuvQf #UKHR2019 Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Les Gens du Voyage or travelling community have an average life expectancy of 52 yrs compared to 82 yrs for the rest of the French population. They told us that land they have to live on is often far away, beside free ways and wastelands having a big impact on health. Day 6 🇫🇷 Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces