Ruling in Kitchener encampment case 'send a clear message' about people's rights, housing advocate says
Marie-Josée Houle, the federal housing advocate, says the recent decision by a Kitchener, Ont., judge that prevented the Region of Waterloo from clearing an encampment without providing alternatives to the people living there shows governments ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/federal-housing-advocate-statement-kitchener-encampment-ruling-region-waterloo-9.7215538?cmp=rss

Our Voice Our Vote is hosting a tenant townhall in Tucson on May 16 at 10 AM connecting renters with elected officials and housing decision-makers. The focus is on lived experience and policy change during Arizona's ongoing housing crisis.

https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/951233/

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#Tucson #HousingRights #ArizonaHousing #TenantRights #Arizona

🌎 [EN] ✊🏝️ “𝗟𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗮” explores tourism’s impact in Gran Canaria: housing, extractivism, inequality. A documentary to spark debate. Do you know other places in a similar situation?

#SustainableTourism #HousingRights #GranCanaria

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“La hora robada”: the documentary exposing the impact of tourism in Gran Canaria - IN ACTION)))

The Asociación Galega de Comunicación para o Cambio Social (AGARESO) premieres the documentary “La hora robada. Turismo, neocolonialismo y desarraigo en Gran Canaria”, an audiovisual work that examines the social and territorial consequences of the current tourism model on the island. The 35-minute piece was developed במסגרת the course “Comunicar para o cambio” and involved a team of five filmmakers traveling to Gran Canaria for five weeks. The project was initially conceived to address migration routes to the Canary Islands, … Read more

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🌎 [EN] 🐌✊ La estrategia del Caracol, a Colombian film from 1993, shows how the ingenuity of a community of neighbors at risk of eviction can stand up to power and preserve their dignity, with diverse characters and social realities that are still highly relevant today.

#HousingRights #Evictions #SocialJustice

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In Action))) - IN ACTION)))

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🌍 [EN] ⚖️✊ The Second Republic (1931‑1939) drove education, suffrage, and workers’ and women’s rights. Social mobilization was key. 💪 pepaloba.org #asociate #HousingRights #SocialStruggle
🌍 [EN] ⚖️✊ The 1931 rent strike in Barcelona shows community resistance can curb speculation. Over 100,000 families participated. 💪 pepaloba.org #asociate #HousingRights #SocialStruggle

A neighbor complained that her rooftop yoga was “inappropriate for children” and promoted “Eastern religion.” She made them regret it.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/pn-hoa-complaint-rooftop-yoga-eastern-religion-bylaws/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pn-hoa-complaint-rooftop-yoga-eastern-religion-bylaws

🌎 [EN] 🏠✊ Europe shows that effective public housing policies are possible. Vienna, Brussels and Portugal apply replicable models that steer the market toward social goals and expand housing rights.

#HousingRights #PublicPolicy

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European policies making the right to housing effective - Campañas ECOAR)))

In contrast to resignation in the face of the housing crisis, several EU countries are implementing public policies that demonstrate it is possible to guarantee decent housing at affordable prices. These measures are already in operation, with measurable results, and have become a reference point for steering the market towards social objectives.

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Protesters say Bill 60 is an attack on tenants and their right to organize

#HousingRights #TenantActivism #Bill60

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Protesters say Bill 60 is an attack on tenants and their right to organize

On Saturday, hundreds of tenants and representatives from housing rights organizations across the province marched in Downtown Toronto in a show of fierce opposition to the province’s Bill 60.

The North Star