The Breach | 01-05-2026 |

- Toronto renters just formed a city-wide tenant union -

Saima Desai reports from the launch of the Toronto Tenant Union, as they organize to tilt the scales of housing power.

#renters #tenants #TenantUnion #union #Toronto #TorontoTenantUnion #Canada #RentControl #RentHike #RentStrike #AdequateHousing #RightToHousing #HousingJustice #huurders #woonstrijd

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Toronto renters just formed a city-wide tenant union

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🌦️ Shelter isn’t just physical—it’s about belonging. With rents rising 19% since 2001, millions struggle to stay housed.

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The digital world is loud, but the soul whispers. 🌿

I’ve launched "The Kosmic Quill," a new home for my reflections on spirituality, housing justice, and the human experience. Join me as we strip away the noise and seek truth together.
Explore the journey: kosmicquill.com

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The Angel of Death isn't who we were taught to fear. It's the one who strips away the noise and leaves us with the truth: we need each other.

New essay from The Unpolished Prophet.

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King's College London is hiring a fully funded PhD position to investigate England's 1-1.5 million empty homes, focusing on housing justice, system dynamics modeling, and degrowth.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7439619089406423040/

#urbanism #urbanplanning #degrowth #housingjustice #postgrowth

Empty homes in the UK: Systemic drivers, impacts, and opportunities to reconcile social and ecological targets. at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com | Anna Pagani | 20 comments

[NEW OPEN POSITION] ❓ “How many homes do you think lie empty in England? Hundreds? Thousands? Hundreds of thousands?” Most students answer somewhere in that range. 🏡 Current estimates indicate that between 1 and 1.5 million homes in England - including second homes not in residential use - stand empty. ‼️ If you’re committed to #impactful research and want to work at the intersection of housing justice, systems dynamics modelling, and degrowth, join me at King’s ‼️ Apply for a fully funded PhD position under my supervision. 🤝 You will play an active role in building new collaborations and engaging with a range of stakeholders, including Action on Empty Homes, a leading organisation that has spent decades working to bring empty properties back into residential use. Open to #home and #international students. More info here: https://lnkd.in/eZkx4yuh Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences System Dynamics Society #housingdegrowth #emptyhomes #climatecrisis #systemdynamics #housingjustice #netzerocentre | 20 comments on LinkedIn

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King’s College London is hiring a fully funded PhD position to investigate England’s 1-1.5 million empty homes, focusing on housing justice, system dynamics modeling, and degrowth.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7439619089406423040/

#urbanism #urbanplanning #degrowth #housingjustice #postgrowth

Empty homes in the UK: Systemic drivers, impacts, and opportunities to reconcile social and ecological targets. at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com | Anna Pagani | 20 comments

[NEW OPEN POSITION] ❓ “How many homes do you think lie empty in England? Hundreds? Thousands? Hundreds of thousands?” Most students answer somewhere in that range. 🏡 Current estimates indicate that between 1 and 1.5 million homes in England - including second homes not in residential use - stand empty. ‼️ If you’re committed to #impactful research and want to work at the intersection of housing justice, systems dynamics modelling, and degrowth, join me at King’s ‼️ Apply for a fully funded PhD position under my supervision. 🤝 You will play an active role in building new collaborations and engaging with a range of stakeholders, including Action on Empty Homes, a leading organisation that has spent decades working to bring empty properties back into residential use. Open to #home and #international students. More info here: https://lnkd.in/eZkx4yuh Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences System Dynamics Society #housingdegrowth #emptyhomes #climatecrisis #systemdynamics #housingjustice #netzerocentre | 20 comments on LinkedIn

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The significance of this story is not only the immigration angle, but the mechanism: housing eligibility itself. HUD’s proposed rule would require verification of citizenship or eligible status for all residents in covered assisted housing, which could fundamentally change how mixed-status households are treated.
#HUD #PublicHousing #ImmigrationPolicy #HousingJustice #USPolitics #MixedStatusFamilies #news #usa
🌍 [ES] ⚖️🏠 En los últimos años, la lucha contra los 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲 ha logrado importantes avances. La combinación de normativa europea, jurisprudencia y organización vecinal está frenando desahucios y abusos. Ejemplos: primera querella colectiva en Lavapiés; vecinos de 17.000 viviendas en Madrid se movilizan para evitar nuevas ventas masivas y reclamar gestión pública.
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#Vivienda #DerechoALaVivienda #HousingJustice

🌍 [GL] ⚖️🏠 Nos últimos anos, a loita contra os 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲 acadou importantes avances. A combinación de normativa europea, xurisprudencia e organización veciñal está a frear desafiuzamentos e abusos. Exemplos: primeira querela colectiva en Lavapiés; veciños de 17.000 vivendas en Madrid mobilízanse para evitar novas vendas masivas e reclamar xestión pública.
🌐 +info: h̲t̲t̲p̲s̲://u̲r̲l̲.e̲c̲o̲a̲r̲g̲l̲o̲b̲a̲l̲.o̲r̲g̲/1̲z̲7̲

#Vivienda #DerechoALaVivienda #HousingJustice