RECLAIMING SPACES

While Covid has reduced tourist numbers, Lisbon looks to convert 4,000 short-term rentals into social housing. Will this strike a better balance between locals grappling with soaring property prices and a tourism industry that ushered in urban renewal? theguardian.com/world/2020/dec… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

The European Union’s Green Deal would set off a wave of building renovations — and a chance to find a new common architecture aesthetic. trib.al/Ebqjw1m Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Kanada: Mehr als 50 Rechtswissenschaftler fordern die Stadt Toronto auf, ein sofortiges Moratorium für die Räumung von Zeltlagern zu verkünden und Mieter zu unterstützen, die gegen Massenräumungen bei der LTB kämpfen. Keine COVID-Räumungen @JohnTory @anabailaoTO @joe_cressy twitter.com/estair/status/… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

PAH online meeting for a ban on #evictions in Spain.✊#DecretoStopDesahucios twitter.com/CampPah/status… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

300.000 #homeless 3 million empty homes. Droit Au Logement demands the confiscation of empty dwellings to house those in need. Protest today in front of an empty building in St-Lazare #Paris. #réquisition twitter.com/federationdal/… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Wir begrüßen die Anträge der @Linksfraktion bundestag.de/dokumente/text… , Mieterinnen und Mieter besser vor ungerechtfertigten Kündigungen zu schützen, ausdrücklich. Kündigungen müssen ausgeschlossen sein, wenn sie #Mieter in besonderer Härte treffen! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Allô @EmmWargon et @gouvernementFR c'est pour un signalement d'immeuble vide : 45 000 m2, propriété du min. de la Défense, vides depuis la fermeture de l'hôpital en 2016. #requisition Il fait partie de la liste "BÂTIMENT BIENVENU" pour héberger décemment sans logis et mal-logés ! Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

"A rent cap should not be seen as a panacea. As Andrej Holm reminds us, such a policy must be used to stimulate a return to “socially oriented” housing construction and generate a wider conversation around land allocation and non-profit property policies." twitter.com/Potentia_Space… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

In #Paris, several hundred migrants set up tents on Place de la République dlvr.it/RmHCm8 twitter.com/libe/status/13… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

#ForcedEviction Alert, Manipur: Despite strong resistance from local communities, authorities forcibly evicted families & demolished 18 houses in M Chahnou Village & LS Lhangnom Village for construction of Moreh–ICP road. #NoEvictions @ADB_HQ @CRAManpiur ifp.co.in/eviction-drive… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

ANNOUNCING: The Zimbabwe People's Land Rights Movement (@zimlandrights) "African countries have gained their independence, but remain trapped in conditions of economic colonisation. And land sits at the centre of this story of new colonial exploitation." progressive.international/wire/2020-10-2… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

BLACKSTONE. First they buy your home and make it unaffordable. Then, they buy the storage space you need to rent because you've been evicted. A new kind of evil. @Push_TheFilm @FredrikGertten Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Allies, Friends and Members of HIC! Join us this Wednesday - we want to highlight YOUR priorities for the mandate of the new Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing. All welcome. See you soon! twitter.com/habitat_intl/s… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

All #evictions are wrong, but some are beyond comprehension. Ali is 70, handicapped and has a heart problem. He was evicted last Tuesday from his social housing apartment in #Toulouse by the @PrefetOccitanie while the state of health emergency is prolonged. #StopEvictions twitter.com/DALToulouse31/… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Happening Next Thurs: I get to host a @WorldHabitat webinar w some of the projects I am a huge fan of! Join us to hear from #CommunityLandTrusts in Puerto Rico @CanoMartinPena, Brazil @CatComm, Bangladesh re how they secure #LandRights from the bottom-up world-habitat.org/news/news-upda… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Our housing system places the needs of banks, landlords and investors over those of occupants. The impact of this system has been made clear during the pandemic, when landlords have been protected while many tenants are facing eviction. Me for @BigIssue bigissue.com/opinion/its-ti… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

The people should decide democratically how land is used. In a growing housing crisis, Albany Parkers don’t want it gobbled up by profiteers who offer the bare minimum in “affordability” & want to “recruit snipers” to deal with civil unrest. blockclubchicago.org/2020/10/21/ald… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

here again my piece "The City and the Virus." iberdrola.com/shapes-en/sask… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

More than ever, we need to have “People oriented urbanization”. Want to know how? Join us to the webinar “People oriented urbanization – #planning and #publichealth working together to generate healthy urban environments” Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces

Covid-19 has exposed the catastrophic impact of privatising vital services theguardian.com/society/2020/o… Retweeted by reclaiming_spaces