América do Sul e Central

The Minustah concerned following the incidents of Park La Visite in Haiti

Published in Tuesday July 31st, 2012 In Social movement news

July 28, 2012 The United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (Minustah) said it was concerned by the reports reporting several victims and injured, in circumstances not yet clear, during a forced eviction operation, in circumstances not yet elucidated, conducted by police officers in the National Park La Visite, located in the town of Galette […]

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In Haiti, anger over slum eviction plans

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

July 28, 2012 A general view of the hillside slum of Port-au-Prince on July 12, 2012. The government plans to demolish hillside shanties for a flood-control project. Photo: AFP Plans to evict people from slums precariously situated on the vertiginous slopes around the Haitian capital are sparking protests from many who want to stay despite […]

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In Haiti, a police operation goes wrong at The Park La visite

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In Social movement news

July 27, 2012 Monday, July 23, around noon, a squad composed of 36 officers of the Departmental Unit of Law Enforcement (UDMO), directed by the Departmental Director of the PNH, accompanied by the Departmental Delegate of Southeast, the Government Commissioner and a Judge of Peace, went to Seguin [Commune of Marigot] specifically at Parc La […]

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UN in Haiti: At least 4 die in police eviction in national park

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

July 27, 2012 Investigators from the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Haiti are trying to figure out how at least four Haitians died after police officers carried out an eviction in a national park. A statement on Friday from the U.N. said the killings took place in the southeastern town of Seguin, but didn’t say […]

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Slum eviction plans in Haiti spark protests

Published in Wednesday July 25th, 2012 In In the media

July 25, 2012 Plans to evict people from slums precariously situated on the vertiginous slopes around the Haitian capital are sparking protests from many who want to stay despite the dangers. Port-au-Prince acts as a magnet in the poor Caribbean nation, which was struck by a catastrophic 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 225,000 people […]

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Affordable rental housing scarce in Sacramento region, in the United States

Published in Monday July 23rd, 2012 In In the media

July 23, 2012 by Cynthia Hubert and Phillip Reese Trying to find affordable rental housing in the Sacramento region is a bit like playing the lottery: Fifty thousand prospective tenants recently vied for one of 3,000 slots on a Sacramento County waiting list for subsidized housing. Families are waiting two years for an apartment in an affordable housing […]

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The Making of an Urban Occupation: Manoel Congo

Published in Wednesday July 18th, 2012 In Social movement news

Manoel Congo is comprised of 42 families and 120 residents, the vast majority of whom have lived there since occupation in 2007. Many, but not all, are MNLM activists. Watch the video below to find out more about community life in this occupation:

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About 100 protest planned eviction in Haiti

Published in Friday July 13th, 2012 In In the media

July 13, 2012 About 100 people marched in Haiti’s capital Thursday to protest a government plan that threatens to demolish their homes. The protesters said they won’t let authorities destroy their houses even though they sit on the edge of a ravine looming over Port-au-Prince and sometimes crash down the hillside during heavy rains and […]

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Favela as a sustainable model

Published in Wednesday July 11th, 2012

Sustainability principles already exist in Rio’s favelas, but they are so organic that they go unnoticed. Launched at Rio+20 by CatComm.org, the short film “Favela as a Sustainable Model” aims to initiate a global dialogue around the qualities inherent in informal settlements, particularly consolidated ones like those in Rio, and the potential lessons they offer towards a sustainable urbanization. Watch the video bellow (in Portuguese, with English subtitles):

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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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