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Displaced Families Appeal for Compensation in Tanzania

Published in Thursday November 29th, 2012 In In the media

November 28, 2012 OVER 80 families in Rusumo Ward, in Ngara District, have appealed for compensation from the government after their houses were demolished to pave way for the expansion of a parking space for heavy duty vehicles plying between Tanzania and Rwanda. Reports from Ngara said the families were facing difficulties and had already […]

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Tent camp evictions on the rise in Haiti

Published in Wednesday November 14th, 2012 In In the media

After the 2010 earthquake, 1.5 million Haitians were forced to live in makeshift tents. Almost three years later, these displaced Haitians are facing a new threat – eviction by alleged landowners and government officials. More than 360,000 people still live in tent camps, according to estimates by the Internal Organization for Migration (IOM). But Haitians who say they own the land these tent camps sit on argue that they should get their land back. And in many cases, the local government authorities are supporting the landowners’ cause. Click here to watch the video.

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Arrest of activists protesting criminalization of homelessness in Hungary

Published in Wednesday November 14th, 2012 In Social movement news

November 14, 2012 On 11 November 2011 the City is For All (AVM) held a demonstration in front of the municipality of Budapest’s 8th district claiming that local mayor Mate Kocsis repeal his proposal to impose a 530 euros fine on homeless people or 60 days of imprisonment for “residing in public places”. Despite the […]

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Hungarian Constitutional Court struck down on the criminalization of homelessness

Published in Wednesday November 14th, 2012 In Social movement news

November 13, 2012 We are very happy to announce that the Hungarian Constitutional Court, the country’s highest court, has confirmed what The City is for All has represented for years: “The mere fact that someone lives in public space does not infringe on other people’s rights, does not cause damage and does not endanger the […]

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‘Deserving’ families to get council housing priority in the UK

Published in Monday November 12th, 2012 In In the media

November 9, 2012 Homeless families will be rehoused to free up social homes for ex-servicemen and people who volunteer Working families, ex-servicemen and people who volunteer will get priority in council housing lists over those who are homeless or destitute under new Whitehall plans. Vulnerable homeless families will be rehoused in the private rented sector, often […]

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For many, D.C. housing waiting list offers little more than hope

Published in Tuesday November 6th, 2012 In In the media

November 04, 2012 Ceola Lewis has been waiting a long time. In 1975, Lewis signed up for the District’s Housing Choice Voucher Program, which used to be known as Section 8. At the time, she was 19, living with her mother and working a string of low-wage jobs to provide for herself and her newborn daughter. […]

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Inclusive approach to urban planning

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012

This is a short film made by Shelter Associates about a city-wide approach to slum rehabilitation. The film focuses on a project that is currently in progress in Sangli & Miraj. The film advocates that an inclusive approach, informed by a city-wide consciousness, and driven by an institutionalized monitoring system, is necessary to ensure tangible, long-lasting change, which results in the elevation of the quality of life of the urban poor.

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Leva – Documentary

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012

The documentary LEVA follows the lives of habitants of the Mauá occupation and reveals the organization of parties united to turn abandoned spaces into homes.

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Homeless families to be expelled from London by councils

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012 In News

November 04, 2012 Survey reveals councils acquiring properties across the UK for vulnerable families due to welfare cuts and high London rents Local authorities in London are preparing to send thousands of homeless families to live in temporary homes outside the capital, in defiance of ministerial demands that people should continue to be housed locally. Councils […]

Learning From Urban Transitional Settlement Response in the Philippines: Housing, Land and Property Issues

Published in Friday November 2nd, 2012

This publication documents CRS’ experience in implementing an urban transitional settlement program following Tropical Storm “Washi” in Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines. Click here to read it.

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