social movements facing neo-liberal urban transformations
Patrick LACOSTE and Antoine RICHARD
From the beginning, the big project of real estate investors in the second half of the 19th century has battled with the lack of interest of the Marseille elite. The buildings of the Société Immobilière Marseillaise (SIM) were rented to craftsmen, tradesmen and those working in the ports. The SIM maintained [...]
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Call for Contributions: Resistance to Neoliberal Urban Transformation. deadline 15.12.2009
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On June 6th 2009, hundreds of activists will converge on a piece of derelict land close by to Hammersmith in south west London to create an eco-village community based entirely on sustainable technology and construction techniques.
This eco-village occupation is inspired by campaigns like
The Land is Ours which campaigns peacefully for access to [...]
A video about the occupation of a building in Marseille during the European Housing Minister summit, on the 22nd November 2008, is now online on primitivi.org
http://www.primitivi.org/spip.php?article11
Une vidéo sur l’occupation d’un immeuble rue de la république à Marseille, lors du sommet européen des ministres du logement, le 22 novembre 2008, est en ligne sur primitivi.org