Message from Urban Movements Istabul to the Anti-Mipim tribunal.
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The group “Habita!” accuses the municipality of Lisbon (CML) for selling the city to the real estate industry and tourism. […] Activists from London today released two case studies on the disastrous effects of the pacts between MIPIM developers and politicians on the lives and communities of Londoners. […] On Thursday 6th March housing groups and residents from across London demonstrated outside City Hall to express their anger at Mayor Boris Johnson and over 20 UK councils participating in the MIPIM conference which is fuelling the housing crisis. […] The governments’ gigantomanic plans for a “New Istanbul” and the connected corruption are causing victims. As “Deutsche Welle” reports thousands of villagers are being evicted from their homes north of Istanbul. Evictions taint Turkey’s murky megaprojects
in December housing rights activists from a number of European cities met in Paris to discuss ideas for joint actions in 2014. One of the main outcomes was a general plan for action at the occasion of the international real estate fair MIPIM. After the meeting some of the participants created the folloeing text. […] |
"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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