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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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“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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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 United States, more homeless evictions are expected

Published in Monday July 2nd, 2012 In In the media

July 1st, 2012 More cruel and heartless evictions of the homeless will take place in Fresno on July 16. The City of Fresno has budgeted $968,232 to demolish the Monterey Street Bridge which is the site of several homeless encampments. This bridge, which engineers say can no longer be used for automobile traffic, is currently […]

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Take Back the Land Madison video on housing liberation

Published in Monday July 2nd, 2012

Watch bellow one of the two videos made by Take Back the Land Madison. The group requests Bank of America to turn a home over to a community land trust so it can be used as affordable housing, instead of evicting their occupants. The other video is also available here, just click to read the entire post.

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In South Africa, squatters to live among rich

Published in Friday June 15th, 2012 In In the media

June 8, 2012 GROUP of informal dwellers living in a shanty town in Moreleta Park, informally known as Plastic View, has won the right not to only stay – but to build houses in one of the city’s most affluent areas. When the housing project gets off the ground, those who qualify will live on […]

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In the UK, housing crisis deepens

Published in Wednesday June 13th, 2012 In Opinion

June 12, 2012 by Mark Easton The desperate shortage of affordable homes in England appears to be worsening, following Tuesday’s publication of national housing statistics. The Homes and Communities Agency has announced that the number of “affordable housing starts” for 2011-2012 was just 15,698 – a 68% fall on the previous year. The Housing Minister […]

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In Australia, a project is turning around lives of the homeless

Published in Monday June 11th, 2012 In In the media

June 11, 2012 by Duncan Kennedy A project helping homeless in a Sydney suburb is claiming impressive results, by challenging the notion that people living on the streets need to find the help themselves. Are we helpless when it comes to the homeless? It seems that many countries and societies don’t know how to solve […]

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Colombia evictions: residents bury themselves in protest

Published in Wednesday May 30th, 2012

Residents from the northern Colombian town of Aguachica have protested against evictions by burying themselves in the ground. The news report can be fully watched here.

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