RECLAIMING SPACES

This wasn’t supposed to be evergreen content. There are now twenty eight million reasons to cancel rent. Each one is a household at risk of eviction because they can’t pay. thenation.com/article/activi… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

“The United States is full of lily-white, deep-blue suburbs with lawn signs that shout Black Lives Matter — and zoning laws that whisper, But preserving ‘neighborhood character’ matters more.” nymag.com/intelligencer/… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Spontane demonstratie in het Haagse Zeeheldenkwartier, een toonvoorbeeld van gentrificatie Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Here's the backstory behind the design of Singapore's popular affordable housing program trib.al/ujBpGkD Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

From 2012 through 2015 I documented foreclosure and home eviction in Barcelona. These stories hurt but also the feeling that so little changed from one "crisis" to another. Precarity, despair, absent state.. it's not the virus, it's a highly unequal system washingtonpost.com/local/coronavi… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

More than 100 people came to our Stop Evictions training earlier this week. Today our Eviction Resistance Teams were out in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Brent, Hackney and Lewisham. We’ve already helped dozens of our members stay in their homes and prevented several illegal evictions. Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

. @leilanifarha @adequatehousing India coronavirus: 'More than half of Mumbai slum-dwellers had Covid-19' bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

The repeal of the AFFH rule makes right to adequate housing for all in America even more illusory than what it is. washingtonpost.com/politics/fair-… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

#ForcedEviction Alert, Gurugram: @MunCorpGurugram demolishes over 550 homes without notice, rendering people homeless & without food during the pandemic & monsoon season. Government of India must stop all evictions. @HardeepSPuri @cmohry @adequatehousing thehindu.com/news/cities/De… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Don't forget to participate in the First Virtual World Assembly of Inhabitant in History! Let's support the initiatives of organizations & networks of inhabitants for the #righttothecity 🗓️31/07 ⌚️13h30-GMT 🗣️EN/ES/FR/PT/IT ℹ️right2city.org/events/virtual… #amvh2020 #vwai2020 #amva2020 Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

700,000 people are #homeless each night, an increase of 70% in 10 years. More&more families, women, children & people w a non-European nationality are among them. Read our 5th Overview of Housing Exclusion & get to know the factors behind these facts → bit.ly/5thOverviewcha… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

YESSSSSSSSSS!! Lisbon Mayor @FMedina_PCML in the Independent:: After coronavirus, Lisbon is getting rid of Airbnb +turning short-term holiday rentals into homes for key workers independent.co.uk/voices/coronav… @Push_TheFilm @leilanifarha @SaskiaSassen Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Commissioner @NicolasSchmitEU says: 🔘 The housing market is not working 🔘 Speculators are profiting as people are pushed out of the rental market 🔘 The cost of housing is rising faster than salaries & announces the launch of an EU platform to tackle #homelessness! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

"What happened to homeless people during the #healthcrisis? Surprisingly most homeless people got accommodation in just a few weeks," explains @Rakotomilimo @Abbe_Pierre, "These efforts must now be made sustainable." Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

The #eviction of Ari and her family in Tetuán, #Madrid has been stopped today! Congratulations for everybody involved! #AriSeQueda #SiSePuede #StopEvictions twitter.com/OSTetuan/statu… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

.@NicolasSchmitEU at the launch of @FEANTSA & @Abbe_Pierre 5th overview of #housingexclusion in Europe ✅700.000 ppl #sleeprough every night📈+70% ✅Housing is a core issue in #povertyprevention ✅#homelessness must be visible on the political agenda to enable systemic change Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Ten houses washed away amidst heavy rain in Anna Nagar, Delhi. Highlights need for investment in adequate & affordable social housing. The state must provide compensation for loss of housing & also develop a monsoon action plan to prevent such disasters. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/cav… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Barcelona is now warning landlords to fill vacant rental units with tenants or the government will take over their properties trib.al/WCAUKsv Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Schwarzer Tag für die Steuergerechtigkeit in Europa! Die Gerichtsentscheidung für #Apple muss ein Weckruf für die deutsche EU-Ratspräsidentschaft werden. Jetzt ist die Politik am Zug Steuergerechtigkeit oben auf die EU- Agenda zu setzen! @OlafScholz @peteraltmaier handeln Sie! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Commissioner @NicolasSchmitEU at @EAPNEurope conf: 🏘️Homelessness can be solved by 2030 ⏬EU can help bring numbers down dramatically 🚦It is question of (EU) political will 💰Corona Recovery €€ to house homeless We are looking forward to EU initiative on homelessness! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces