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In the US, homeless housing project sparks worry it could harm downtown business

Published in Tuesday July 10th, 2012 In In the media

July 9, 2012 A new apartment building, intended to bring stability to Bellingham’s worst homeless cases, has received local backing and is likely to be built – even as some local leaders worry the project would hurt downtown business. If the project is fully funded and built, the Catholic Housing Services project at 1100 Cornwall […]

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For black Americans, financial damage from subprime implosion is likely to last

Published in Sunday July 8th, 2012 In In the media

The implosion of the subprime lending market has left a scar on the finances of black Americans — one that not only has wiped out a generation of economic progress but could leave them at a financial disadvantage for decades. At issue are the largely invisible but profoundly influential three-digit credit scores that help determine who can buy a car, finance a college education or own a home. The scores are based on consumers’ financial history and suffer when they fall behind on their bills. For blacks, the picture since the recession has been particularly grim.

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Urban Social Forum – an altenative to the UN-Habitat’s World Urban Forum

Published in Friday July 6th, 2012 In Social movement news

July 6, 2012 Let’s build an open space for all those struggling for a City of Common Goods as an alternative to the market-city of UN-Habitat’s WUF With the participation of some thirty associations making up the Organising Committee, and in particular, with interventions by: Father Alex Zanotelli, Combonian Missionary; Consiglia Salvio, Movement for Water; […]

German investment to provide Roma with jobs and housing

Published in Thursday July 5th, 2012 In In the media

July 5, 2012 BELGRADE – The Roma National Minority Council and a consortium of German companies represented by Jugoagent KTS and Roma Investment Group signed an MoU on Thursday The memorandum of understanding should provide employment opportunities and solve the housing problems of part of the Roma population in the country. Under the document, the […]

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“Under Tents”: International Campaign Launch for Housing in Haiti

Published in Thursday July 5th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

July 5, 2012 The quantity of people who are homeless in Port-au-Prince today is not acceptable. We need the support of other governments, like the US, to demand that the Haitian Government create a social housing plan. We are looking for allies to help our advocacy. We are asking simply for quality homes where people […]

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Namibia: Cheap Housing Concept Cold-Shouldered

Published in Wednesday July 4th, 2012 In In the media

July 4, 2012 The patent that could be the solution for low-cost housing in Namibia could be lost to the country, if the Kavango Block Brick idea is sold to interested South African investors scrambling for the product that has been cold-shouldered locally. During the formulation of the National Development Plan (NDP) III in 2007, […]

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How can housing help migrants integrate into communities?

Published in Wednesday July 4th, 2012 In In the media

July 3rd, 2012 The vast majority of housing organisations fail to realise the role they can play in community integration Recent discussion about migration has focused almost entirely on the numbers of people coming into the country, but debates about numbers don’t respond to the issues that emerged in the areas where migrants had gone […]

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UN housing rights expert to visit to Rwanda – 5-13 July 2012

Published in Tuesday July 3rd, 2012 In News

During her nine-day visit, Ms Rolnik will meet with Government officials, human rights groups and other stakeholders. “This will be a great opportunity to look into how the most densely populated nation in Africa is managing land and housing issues in a way that takes into account equality and non-discrimination,” the Special Rapporteur said.

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Czech Republic: Violence against homeless people rises

Published in Tuesday July 3rd, 2012 In Social movement news

July 2nd, 2012 Romani people are not the only targets for violence in Czech society – the recent deterioration in the societal atmosphere is also being felt by homeless people. The assault on two homeless people in Olomouc this past Monday is not the only such recent crime, and hatred against homeless people is on […]

In the US, California lawmakers pass historic foreclosure protections

Published in Tuesday July 3rd, 2012 In In the media

(Português) State lawmakers approve what would be the nation’s strongest legislation to help financially troubled borrowers stay in their homes. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign them this week or next. The legislation would make California the first state to prohibit lenders from “dual tracking”, the practice of negotiating with clients to modify a mortgage so that payments become more affordable while simultaneously pursuing foreclosure.

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